It's the First ZapFic of 2026! 2nd January 2026, #ZapFic50Friday! Write a story in PRECISELY 50 words.

zapfic.club (64)in Freewriters • 4 days ago

Hey there ZapFicers! Happy New Year! I hope 2026 is full of creativity, happiness and joy for you and those you love!

Welcome back to the bi-weekly ZapFic Contest!

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ZapFic50Friday!

ZapFic50Friday: The 50 Word ZapFic!

This is the ZapFic50 Fifty Word contest! Write a story in precisely 50 words (no more no less).

You have 7 days (until next Friday) to post a Zapfic50 (a story written in precisely 50 words) using the prompt given (the results will be posted in the comment section of next week's ZapFic50Friday post)

Please note the story must contain no more and no less than 50 WORDS!

Rewards

All valid posts will be upvoted and reblogged by @felt.buzz and @Zapfic.Club

Three winners will get 2 Hive SBI shares (1 HiveSBI share from @felt.buzz and 1 HiveSBI share from @zapfic.club!

3 runners up will receive 1 HiveSBI share from @felt.buzz

Rules:

Post to the Freewriters Community.

Post a link to your entry in the comments section of this post

Use one or more of the tags: #zapfic; #zapfic50friday; #zapfic50

NO plagiarism, NO AI-generated stories (write your own story; that is the whole point!)

YOU MUST use a word/character counter (if you search for word counter on the internet or in your phone's app store you will get a big choice!) and include a screenshot. Entries without a screenshot will NOT be valid

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Please use the prompt provided as you see fit (use your imagination)

Try to tell a complete story if you can!

Another Reminder: The story must be precisely 50 words long. No more, no less!

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This week's prompt is:

“convulsion"

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The winners will usually be announced by the @zapfic.club in the comment section of next Friday's #ZapFic50Friday post

Look out for the post in the Freewriters Community!

Good luck ZapFicers!

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Every #ZapFicMonday write a #ZapFic240 (a story written using 240 characters or less), Every #ZapFic50Friday write a #Zapfic50 (a story written in precisely 50 WORDS!)}

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