![]() I particularly loved the title of the book mentioned: 35 Ways to Win his Praise!” “ Written as a letter from 1933 Germany, this is an original response to the prompt – both in terms of form and subject matter. She has recently been nominated for the Pushcart Prize and Best of the Net for poetry, the Staunch Prize for flash fiction, and her first poetry chapbook, Turbulence in Small Places will be published next year by Finishing Line Press. Her prose and poetry have been published in over a hundred journals and anthologies. Wyeth, his wife, Nancy, was the cover model.įinally, although we can’t claim to cure what ails you, the chapter “How to Make a Mint Julep” will help you forget whatever it is for the longest minute.īio Adele Evershed was born in Wales and has lived in Hong Kong and Singapore before settling in Connecticut. We wish to thank the artist who has made this book as lovely to look at as it is stimulating to use, Mr. I have shared my Grandmother Pruitt’s ‘Vinegar Pie’ recipe so the next time someone calls you chippy, you will have the perfect acid retort. Another chapter is exclusively devoted to ‘Sour Cream.’ If you suffer from yeast infections, it comes highly recommended by a lady doctor. We have a chapter on ‘Tea and Sandwiches’ there is no excuse for any woman not to be able to brew a pot of good tea. There are two insightful editorials considering the pros and cons of womb removal to cure hysteria and how to successfully eat your feelings and enjoy it. Likewise, the chapter ‘Managing on a War Widow’s Pension’ can easily be adapted if you find yourself in reduced circumstances. On the other hand, we have kept some old favorites like ‘Cooking for One After the Death of an Army Husband’ as we felt it can be equally valuable now if your spouse has taken his own life in light of the losses on Wall Street. The gratifying success of that volume encouraged us to prepare a new book covering some of the areas we omitted for example, we now have a chapter on nervous breakdowns after the birth of a child. Many of you reading will know it was a recipe book and a self-help manual in one, the first of its kind. The first ‘Depression Recipes’ was assembled by the Mid-West Woman’s Club during wartime. It made me laugh out loud!”Īdele Evershed Depression Recipes-Volume 2 I thoroughly enjoyed this clever take on the prompt, re-reading it several times at one sitting. “Told as a foreword to a recipe book, this was a standout story from first reading. Overall, an inventive set of stories which I very much enjoyed reading.”įirst prize, Depression Recipes-Volume Two. Some excellent stories were let down by endings which didn’t quite work for me. I think it’s a good plan to discard the first ideas that come to mind when writing from a prompt, unless you can come up with an original take on that idea, as they are often the ideas that will occur to others too. “The painting by N C Wyeth that Jude provided as a prompt, seemed to strike a chord with many writers and the image of the woman in the kitchen inspired many entrants to write about the menopause. These comments are followed by comments on the winning stories. All writers win three competition entries from Bath Flash Fiction Award, books from Ad Hoc Fiction and the offer of publication in the Flash Fiction Festival Anthology, Vol 6.ĭiane’s general comments on entries are below and she offers a little advice about writing to visual prompts. Adele Evershed won first price and the two runners-up are Jane Salmons and Laurie Swinarton. Jude suggested writers could add historical details from the time. Congratulations to all!įor the first challenge, writers were asked to write a story based on this painting ‘Mrs N C Wyeth’ in the kitchen: Winter Light’ Alternate title: ‘The Recipe Book’, painted by N C Wyeth in 1933. And we have another page for the t hree winning stories from the second challenge to write a triptych. The first prompt and winning stories are published on this page. And a further thank you to Diane for judging. We had two flash fiction writing contests in the January online flash fiction festival day, both challenges judged by writer and co-director of National Flash Fiction Day, UK, Diane Simmons from visual prompts set by our Festival Director Jude Higgins Thanks very much to everyone who entered.
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