Swim on your Perfume

Scent and smell ruled the Microcosm waves

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“As other spirits sail on music, mine, oh my love, swim on your perfume.” — Charles Baudelaire

My goodness, this was such a rich month for writing on Microcosm. I think we published the best overall batch of prompt stories since I took over, and some excellent submissions by writers outside the prompt too.

Thank you all so much for making Microcosm a high quality flash fiction magazine.

I’ve decided simply list all the stories this month — because honestly, I just couldn’t choose only two. The submissions were exceptionally strong, and each one deserves to be seen.

screenshot of the prompt stories

RAIN — The Smell of Rain by

MummyIj

was the first one in and so takes top spot on the magazine for the whole of April. Well done for a super, speedily written tale.

Here are all the other amazing entries —

• The Scent Is Not the Woman — On bodies, bottles, and broken chairs —
  Tiffany Harris
• Redolence — Some things never die — A prompt story —
  Kristen Haveman
• The Lovers’ Cabin — A different smell for every guest —
  Evan Purcell
• This is Love, Too — Flash fiction —
  Maisie Archer
• The Scent of Atlantic City — So many mouth-watering foods and so little time —
  Mark Tulin
• The Smell of Perfume — A night out at the art gallery —
  Ali Mai
• River — A story —
  Miyabi’s Movie Diary
• The Smell of Life — I live and die by it. —
  Zizi Majid

This prompt certainly produced some inspiring stories!

And a late netry from

Robert Gowty

• The Smell of Excess Lingers — Making sense out of scents.

Bitty bits

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I will be back on the last day of the month with a new prompt for May… Until then —

“I love to smell flowers in the dark,”