# Bring back the sweatshops? \[short fiction\] **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [April 9, 2018, 5:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bring-back-the-sweatshops-short-fiction/812093 "2018-04-09T17:27:57Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 7\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Beckdawrek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/beckdawrek/32/3647_2.png) [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Post date:** [April 13, 2018, 5:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bring-back-the-sweatshops-short-fiction/812093/21 "2018-04-13T05:13:24Z")
Hmmmm! I guess I will read the threads linked. ---
**Author:** ![Serenata67](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/serenata67/32/10646_2.png) [@Serenata67](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Serenata67)\ **Post date:** [April 13, 2018, 1:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bring-back-the-sweatshops-short-fiction/812093/22 "2018-04-13T13:05:08Z")
[Flash fiction](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flash_fiction) is extremely short fiction. Within the space of a few hundred words, a scene is established with some sort of movement: a character interacts with another, a character learns something, the reader learns something, etc. It’s prose, so no need to follow any conventions of poetry. ---
**Author:** ![GIGObuster](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gigobuster/32/421_2.png) [@GIGObuster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GIGObuster)\ **Post date:** [April 18, 2018, 3:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bring-back-the-sweatshops-short-fiction/812093/23 "2018-04-18T03:09:42Z")
> [@Serenata67](#): > > Eh, I realize this weekend may be too short of notice. > > I will start the first sweatshop next week Friday evening (3/20 - all times will be Central Time). You mean 4/20 ? Are we still on? ---
**Author:** ![Beckdawrek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/beckdawrek/32/3647_2.png) [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Post date:** [April 18, 2018, 3:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bring-back-the-sweatshops-short-fiction/812093/24 "2018-04-18T03:17:06Z")
I am. ---
**Author:** ![Serenata67](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/serenata67/32/10646_2.png) [@Serenata67](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Serenata67)\ **Post date:** [April 18, 2018, 2:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bring-back-the-sweatshops-short-fiction/812093/25 "2018-04-18T14:38:36Z")
Yes, I meant 4/20. We are still on. I will create a thread Friday afternoon with all of the contact information, deadlines, rules, etc. Look for it! ---
**Author:** ![Serenata67](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/serenata67/32/10646_2.png) [@Serenata67](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Serenata67)\ **Post date:** [April 20, 2018, 7:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bring-back-the-sweatshops-short-fiction/812093/26 "2018-04-20T19:36:07Z")
The sweatshop is up and running! [Find the details here](https://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=853391). I asked the mods to make it sticky for the weekend to help people find it, since I asked that people not comment on it until the entries are posted by me at the end of the entry window. I look forward to seeing what everyone comes up with! ---
**Author:** ![GIGObuster](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gigobuster/32/421_2.png) [@GIGObuster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GIGObuster)\ **Post date:** [April 21, 2018, 3:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bring-back-the-sweatshops-short-fiction/812093/27 "2018-04-21T15:37:48Z")
Because we should not bump the other thrad: > [@Serenata67](#): > > 1. All submissions must be received by 2:00 Central Time on Sunday, April 22. I will start posting them around that time. Is that 2:00 AM or PM on Sunday? [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bring-back-the-sweatshops-short-fiction/812093.md?page=1)