![](https://images.hive.blog/0x0/https://files.peakd.com/file/peakd-hive/zapfic.club/Eoc7ypWjP1BvqWZvh4sCyEYikgSCTqxE7uYyRwLvbR7WKT9JRb2ubeS2tTmfr3Vnnpb.jpg) Hey there **ZapFic***ers*! Happy New Year! I hope 2026 is full of creativity, happiness and joy for you and those you love! Welcome back to the bi-weekly ZapFic Contest! _{today is **Friday** so it must be time for...} # ZapFic50Friday! ![zapfic50.jpg](https://files.peakd.com/file/peakd-hive/zapfic.club/Ep3j8SK5ugdsAMJVsQ4E4LBxqBKXaE8PpBwPgSJTsjrA7tTywxPz5erTJKA6aEWJ3oj.jpg) # ZapFic50Friday: The 50 Word ZapFic! This is the ZapFic50 Fifty Word contest! Write a story in precisely 50 words (no more no less). You have 7 days (until next Friday) to post a Zapfic50 (a story written in precisely 50 words) using the prompt given (the results will be posted in the comment section of next week's ZapFic50Friday post) **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; #zapfic50friday; #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 ![Screenshot_2025-01-16-21-58-03-955_wordtextcounter.details.main-edit.jpg](https://files.peakd.com/file/peakd-hive/zapfic.club/EnuhpaweSfujkqwob1Hg3ngk7jU4MANmVRJGZv8jQGdnvAPLJLSWUKq211jeEF8WawD.jpg) *^{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! … ### # This week's prompt is: # “convulsion" ... The winners will usually be announced by the @zapfic.club in the comment section of next Friday's #ZapFic50Friday post Look out for the post in the Freewriters Community! # Good luck ZapFic*ers*! # ... ![banner dancing flowers.gif](https://files.peakd.com/file/peakd-hive/felt.buzz/EptdvrBDCEga4W6mWAZfkZxxtGCXu4RSqBJce2ggARqfb5pqsv1nNHR3iEczq2Wf2rT.gif) ![zapfic2025.png](https://files.peakd.com/file/peakd-hive/zapfic.club/AJoJwDNL9sLHwFisLmr5udMyw5xng93Dx1p3Fgwqy6dvtsw9TrD4UAuzyT5jgds.png) _{***Two*** ZapFic Contests a week!
Every #ZapFicMonday write a #ZapFic240 (a story written using 240 characters or less), Every #ZapFic50Friday write a #Zapfic50 (a story written in precisely 50 WORDS!)}

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