bridport prize flash fiction winners

Eighteen years ago, she saved his life. Eighteen years later, he gave his heart to her. He asked her if she was willing to be sexually abstinent for the rest of her life, yet he kept her busy day and night. To the public, he’s sexual impotent, but only she knows how sexually passionate he is. In his special way, he let the entire world that she was his one and only!Eighteen years ago, she saved his life. Eighteen years later, he gave his heart to her. He asked her if she was willing to be sexually abstinent for the rest of her life, yet he kept her busy day and night. To the public, he’s sexual impotent, but only she knows how sexually passionate he is. In his special way, he let the entire world that she was his one and only!

The nominal mother actually intended to marry her off to an old man as a concubine! Song Weiyi was furious, and without further ado, she married a poor man.

Their marriage is a deal without foundation of love. "Hey! Don't forget the agreement we made, it's just a fake marriage!" She stopped him and said nastily. "Of course I know, but our marriage certificate is real, isn't it?" He chuckled mischievously. He is not only the CEO of the consortium but also has a relationship with the mafia. He looks mysterious, aloof, and unapproachable, but actually, he is devious, tsundere, and narcissistic! She thought he was a gentleman, but after getting married, she realized that he was definitely a complete beast!

After being betrayed by her fiancé and her cousin sister, she accidentally rescued an elegant but indifferent young master. Never did she expect to marry him and surprised many! “Sir, Young Madam took a fancy to an expensive jade.” He looked up and replied with a casual air, “No matter the price, buy it for her!” “Sir, Young Madam is fighting with others!” His face darkened and he immediately ordered, “Get her a few more men. Make sure she doesn’t lose. How dare they bully my wife?” “Sir, Young Madam has been reported having an affair with a man!” Upon hearing this, he could bear no more and dashed out without a second thought.

"I want to get married!" At the entrance of the Civil Affairs Bureau, she was without a spouse, crying breathlessly. "Then get married!" The man she met for the first time decisively took her into the Civil Affairs Bureau. A flash marriage tied her to the most mysterious man in China. He had always been silently protecting her from behind, making her the envy of all the women in China. Only this silly woman was unaware, still naively thinking he was...

The night before their wedding, her fiancé ran off with his mistress. Out of frustration, she grabbed the man standing in front of the Civil Affairs Office, "President Mo, your bride has not arrived and my groom has run away...May I suggest we get married?" Before marriage, she said, "Even if we were to share the same bed, nothing would happen between us!" After marriage, he said, "If we don't try, how would we know?"

After breaking up with her childhood sweetheart, she ended up with a poor man, living a life of complete poverty. However, she unexpectedly discovered that her poor husband's real identity: a powerful billionaire tycoon! She couldn't believe that all this was true and tearfully hugged her man who hadn't even had the chance to change out of his suit. "I'm not worthy of you, I'm not capable of being the mistress of such a prestigious family." "You don't have to be capable of anything. Just remember that you are my wife, and if anything happens, your husband will take care of it, don't be afraid of anything."

On the engagement night, after being betrayed by her fiancé, Ye Shu decisively turns around to marry Shen Shaochen, the number one abstinent male god of Jin City, in a flash marriage. After marriage, she thought that just by quietly giving birth to an heir to the wealthy family, all would be well. Little did she know that serving the great demon king would be so frustrating. Quit smoking, quit drinking, quit gaming! Ye Shu silently grits her teeth and endures, and on the day the baby is born, she brings the divorce agreement, "Mr. Shen, the task of bearing a child is completed, please sign the divorce." Shen Shaochen: "Mrs. Shen, the agreement didn't say that only one child would be enough..." Ye Shu begs for mercy, "Husband, I was wrong! I won't divorce anymore." (1V1, both male and female leads are clean and committed.)

Just because she glanced at him once more in the crowd, she inexplicably "seduced" Capital's young Mr. Peary. So— "Uncle, I'm stuck at the police station." Soon, a large group of black-clad, gun-holding people stormed into the police station, nearly blowing it sky-high. "Uncle, someone says she is your wife and told me to take good care of her." In an instant, the woman disappeared, and a certain man physically demonstrated to her that he only has one wife. In public, he is the cold and ruthless CEO of MC. In private, he is a rogue husband who tries every means to coax her into bed. One day, a certain woman couldn't stand it any longer, clutching her waist and sobbing, "You're sleeping in the study tonight." The man hooked his lips, "You seduced me first, you proposed to me, you wanted to have a child..."

On the day of receiving the marriage certificate, Nora Northwood broke up with her boyfriend and, for the sake of the dowry of 188,000 dollars her stepfather and mother demanded, she impulsively married a stranger. She viewed the dowry money as a loan, working hard after marriage to pay off the debt, hoping to divorce as soon as it was cleared. However, her husband, who initially despised her, suddenly began to subtly flirt with her. She tried hard to stay indifferent but was pinned down on the bed by him when he was drunk. "Wife, aren't my abs sexy? Don’t you want to touch them?" She really did want to touch, but if she did, could she still get a divorce? How could someone like Lily, just a humble aromatherapist, be suitable for a billionaire husband?