I haven’t been writing much short fiction over the past year as I’ve been concentrating on editing and revising my novel-in-progress. But I always take part in National Flash Fiction Day when I can. This year I was delighted to be asked to be one of the judges of the NFFD 2021 Microfiction Competition. With a maximum word count of 100 words, it takes a lot of skill to create a satisfying micro. There were many extremely strong entries and whittling it down to the winners and commended stories was extremely difficult. You can read them here.