Well, due to unavoidable life-events, the eSpec Books monthly Flash Fiction contests have been on hiatus, but we are back in…

You thought we were going to go with a Halloween theme, didn’t you?

Where is the fun in that when just about all of us are already plotting ways to get away from pumpkin-spiced everything and themed giant inflatables….

Nope. We went in a totally other direction. Did you know that on October 1, 1959 the first episode of The Twilight Zone was copyrighted? So yeah, that happened. Now you have one month and… you guessed it… 1959 words or less to write us your own tale worthy of the Zone.

Read more about the Twilight Zone here.

Submission Deadline: October 31. Entries should be mailed to especbooks@aol.com as a .doc, .docx, or .rtf attachment. Please include your name, story title, and contact information on your entry. Winning entry will be published on the eSpec Books blog and the winner will receive a free ebook copy of the eSpec Books title of their choice.