Prompt #0: Water Under the Bridge Welcome to The Write-In!  This year, we're celebrating the 2026 National Flash Fiction Day Anthology theme of Bridges. Throughout National Flash Fiction Day, we'll be posting one prompt every hours from 00:00 until midnight (BST), for a total of 25 prompts in all.  You have until 23:59 BST on Sunday to submit your responses for possible publication here at the Write-In over the course of the next week. * To kick off our series of hourly prompts, write a flash about forgiveness or reconciliation.  Use water in your story in some way, but do not use the phrase 'water under the bridge'.   * If you’re submitting this to us, make sure to note that this is a response to Prompt 0: Water Under the Bridge. You can submit responses until 23:59 BST on Sunday, 14 June 2026 for a chance to be published here at The Write-In. You can claim the badge for this prompt by visiting our badges page. --- Photograph by  Gu Bra via pexels.

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Get your work out there! Join us for a co-working session dedicated to submitting your creative writing, etc. in a supportive community.

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Get your work out there! Join us for four hours of submitting your poetry, short stories, novels, etc. in a supportive community.

Get your work out there! Join us for four hours of submitting your poetry, short stories, novels, etc. in a supportive community.

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