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Sangfroid (2,486 words)
Archetype Editing romantasy short story challenge entry. WARNING: graphic sexual content and mild gore Prompt elements: Event: A masked...
Elise Betz
Sep 510 min read
Kaeru
Winner of an Honoorable Mention from WritersWeekly 24-Hour Short Story Contest (833 words) Prompt to be included: Did she just see what...
Elise Betz
Sep 24 min read
Lomonosov to Leningrad
Forest & Fawn Friday 100 word prompt challenge: an enchanting encounter The train rocked back and forth as it trundled along. She had...
Elise Betz
Aug 61 min read
SENTIENT CATTLE
Entry for the Forest & Fawn Faerie Short Story Writing Challenge (1995 words) Summary: Alfhard, a fae, goes on a voyage to another world...
Elise Betz
Jul 248 min read


The Unfathomable Barmaid
A sea shanty from the WIP manuscript, "A Sylvan Tale" Lyrics by Elise Betz, music/composed/performed by Andre Menegazzo In my current...
Elise Betz
Jul 171 min read
A Fleeting Summer Romance
Story Street Review Short Story contest entry. Prompt: Summer Sadness (100 words) Unfurling my habiliments upon Summer’s hedonistic...
Elise Betz
Jul 11 min read
Third Time's the Charm
Gotham Writers’ 10 words or less Very Short Story Contest 2025 Entry Earth exploded. “Now what?” God shrugged. “Third time’s the charm.”
Elise Betz
Jun 271 min read
The Squirrel
One sentence horror prompt: A summer serial killer known as "The Squirrel" Friday flash fiction writing prompt by Tyler Poole on Bsky...
Elise Betz
Jun 201 min read
Comedic Tragedy
Gotham Writers April 25-word short story submission. Prompt: “comic” His pantomimes portraying misery made them laugh. The more despair...
Elise Betz
Jun 181 min read
At First Glance
Gotham Writers March 25-word Contest Submission. Prompt – at first glance Meeting her fiancé’s best friend then, at first glance, he was...
Elise Betz
Jun 161 min read
Daffodils
53 Press: 53-Word Story May Contest “A Promise” Tilling the soil with the gritty, powdery mixture, she was upholding her promise to...
Elise Betz
Jun 11 min read
Shadow Dance
Tadpole Press May writing contest entry (99 words) She had danced towards his embrace since the day she was born. As a child, he was a...
Elise Betz
May 311 min read
A Kiss to Build a Spring On
Writer's Weekly 24 hour Prompt: She was on her annual trek to the Spring Fair to obtain that one essential item. She walked quickly,...
Elise Betz
May 154 min read
Love Is the Way Forward
Entry in Forest and Fawn's Romantacy Spring 2025 challenge (2000 words). Hiding from daemon troops, Princess Cerys comes across someone...
Elise Betz
May 128 min read
Hope for a Spring Promise
He promised to return to her after the war (2223 words) It was nearing sunset. She had waited for him since dawn. Eryn kept her mind busy...
Elise Betz
May 19 min read
Under New Management
Reedsy March 2025 prompt: A portal or doorway hiding in plain site (1114 words) Montgomery Brashton sat in the front pew of the small...
Elise Betz
May 15 min read
I Hope They Remember Trash Is On Friday
Story Street writing contest (99 words) “You don’t need to finish those,” he said, gently guiding my hand to put the soapy dish back into...
Elise Betz
Apr 301 min read
Party-calypse
Story story writing prompt: Aftermath (248 words) Trigger warning – implied drunk sex ‘I am never touching Gin again.’ Waking up was...
Elise Betz
Apr 301 min read
Lochetic
Based on an X post prompt (73 words) Crouching in masking shadows, she shivered, her heart thumping loudly in her own ears. The beast...
Elise Betz
Apr 301 min read
Huntress
Hiraeth Publishing - Hunting with the Wolves prompt (100 words) Invited to join the pack on their nightly hunt, Yvonne strode into the...
Elise Betz
Apr 301 min read
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