I submitted a flash fiction story to a competition run by Fiction Factory yesterday. That makes my 2nd piece of fiction submitted this year. Given the fact we're almost in December I doubt I'll be adding any more to that total. 2 in a year does seem a bit pitiful. But it's 2 up on last year so there's that.
The story I submitted was a 1000 word story I ended up calling The Apron. A title taken in inspiration I think from Lydia Davies great story, The Sock. My story is about a girl who goes back to her childhood home because she is worried about her fathers ability to cook for himself since her mother who was an amazing cook passed away. There's a lot of personal influence in there from my partners Mum in terms of the food and links to the Netherlands so that was nice to write.
I should hear back in February whether I've had any success. Until then, onto the next thing.