Hey there ZapFicers!

Welcome back to the weekly ZapFic Contest!

Before we start ZapFicing, let's check out the results of last week's contest!

Week beginning Monday 15th September 2025:

ZapFic240: "welfare"

Thank you everyone who took part!

WINNERS!

@beckyroyal

https://peakd.com/hive-161155/@beckyroyal/welfare-s-success-zapfic-240

@alovely088

https://peakd.com/hive-161155/@alovely088/welfare-zapficmonday-240-character-story

@katriel1

https://peakd.com/hive-161155/@katriel1/the-perfect-village-zapfic240

Congratulations to the WINNERS: @beckyroyal, @alovely088, @katriel1!You have each been awarded a HiveSBI share from @zapfic.club,and a HiveSBI share from @felt.buzz

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Runners up!

@luchyl

https://peakd.com/hive-161155/@luchyl/not-a-care-zapfic-240--5iq
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@balikis95

https://peakd.com/hive-161155/@balikis95/zapficmonday-welfare-officer

@goldimo

https://peakd.com/hive-161155/@goldimo/zapficmonday-zapfic240-welfare

Congratulations to the RUNNERS UP: @luchyl, @balikis95, @goldimo! 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'!

It's ZapFicMonday - ZapFic50: The 50 Word ZapFic!

This is the ZapFic50 Fifty Word contest! Write a story in precisely 50 words (no more no less).

You have 3 days (until Thursday 23h59 GMT) to post a Zapfic50 (a story written in precisely 50 words) using the prompt given.

Please note the story must contain no more and no less than 50 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; #zapfic50

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 must be precisely 50 words long. No more, no less!

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This week's prompt is:

“recommend"

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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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