Emily Macdonald For my twenty-fifth birthday, Nana gives me a Coco Channel lipstick. Re-packaged neatly in the black and gold case. I laugh. The tip is blunt, the pink waxy surface imprinted with lines from her bottom lip. “Unhygienic,” my boyfriend grimaces. “The colour makes you look sick”. My husband receives a tin of Valrhona … Continue reading Regifting
Congratulations again to all of our writers who made the shortlist. We’ve read them over and over again to get to our winners and found something new in all of them each time. Shortlisted Blue Mars by Kinneson Lalor How to Transport Desert Flowers into Cooler Climates by Jo Withers Kandinsky by Stephen Gallagher Little … Continue reading Winners: July 2021 Monthly Micro Competition
We’ve had such a lovely time reading all these BLOOM stories this month. So many takes on the theme and so many good stories on our longlist, evidenced by the number that got at least one vote for the shortlist from our reading panel. So well done to all of the writers who were longlisted … Continue reading July 21 Monthly Micro Shortlist
Many thanks and well done to everyone who sent a story for this month’s BLOOM prompt from Ian O’Brien. We received 120 entries so the cash prize for 1st place is £180 and for 2nd place is £120. As always the People’s Prize will be revealed along with the winners. Congratulations to all the writers … Continue reading July 21 Monthly Micro Longlist
