Hey there ZapFicers!

Welcome back to the weekly ZapFic Contest!

Before we get on to this week's contest, let's check out the results of last week!

ZapFic50 - Week beginning Monday 14th July 2025

Thank you to everyone who took part!

WINNERS!

@amakauz

https://peakd.com/hive-161155/@amakauz/retreat-zapficmonday-50-words-story

@uniquezee

https://peakd.com/hive-161155/@uniquezee/zapfic-monday-retreat

@alovely088

https://peakd.com/hive-161155/@alovely088/retreat-zapfic50-story-contest

Congratulations to the WINNERS: @amakauz, @uniquezee, @alovely088 ! You have each been awarded a HiveSBI share from @zapfic.club,and a HiveSBI share from @felt.buzz

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Runners up!

@ridgette

https://peakd.com/hive-161155/@ridgette/death-before-the-trail

@wamiru

https://peakd.com/hive-161155/@wamiru/silent-tears-zapfic50-retreat?referral=wamiru

@deeanndmathews

https://peakd.com/category/@deeanndmathews/zapfic-monday-prompt-retreat

Congratulations to the RUNNERS UP: @ridgette, @wamiru, @deeanndmathews! You have received a HiveSBI share from @felt.buzz

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Proof of awards

From @felt.buzz

From @zapfic.club

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And now... lets go ZapFicin'!

ZapFicMonday - ZapFic240: The Original ZapFic

This is the original ZapFic contest! Write a story using 240 characters or less!

You have 3 days (until Thursday 23h59 GMT) to post a Zapfic (a story written in 240 characters or less) using the prompt given.

Please note it is a story with 240 characters (letters, full stops, spaces, etc) NOT 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; #zapficmonday; #zapfic240

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

^{Above: an example of a screenshot of a word counter app}

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 should only be 240 characters long (including spaces) - it can be shorter, but not longer!

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This Week's Prompt:

“indulge"

The winners will usually be announced by the @zapfic.club on Monday (in the same post as the next ZapFic Challenge)!

Look out for the post in the Freewriters Community!

Good luck ZapFicers!

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