Hey there ZapFicers!

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ZapFicMonday!

ZapFicMonday - ZapFic240: The Original ZapFic

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

You have 7 days (until Next Monday's ZapFicMonday post) to post a Zapfic (a story written in 240 characters or less) using the prompt given (results will be posted in the comment section of next Monday's post).

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:

“salty"

The winners will usually be announced by the @zapfic.club on Monday (in the comment section of the next ZapFicMonday Challenge)!

Look out for the post in the Freewriters Community!

Good luck ZapFicers!

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