Words & Whimsy

08/21/2026

Good morning! We are temporarily changing our Friday hours. We will be opening at noon EVERY Friday until the end of October

08/18/2026

Congratulations, Haylee Sandberg for winning July’s flash fiction competition!! Your trophy and gift card are waiting in the store for you 😊

08/18/2026

Prompt: “the Bridge”
Be as creative and abstract or as literal as you want with the prompt!
✍️ Submissions must be 1,500 words or less.
📆 Submissions are due by the end of the last day of the month.
📧 Submissions must be emailed to [email protected]
🫣 Submissions must be appropriate for all ages.
📍 Participants must be local.
🚫 The use of generative AI is not allowed.
🗳️ Entries will be posted in store and online starting September 1st and lasting 2 weeks.
🏆 The winner will be announced alongside September’s prompt in the middle of September.
💰 The winner will receive a gift card to the store.

08/07/2026

Exciting news from Libro.fm! We don’t know the launch date yet, but ebooks are officially coming to Libro!

07/29/2026

Our storefront may have fewer hours this week, but we are still open for your Flash Fiction entries until Friday the 31st! Get them submitted before the clock strikes midnight!

And come see us between 10am and 1pm through Saturday! Back to regular hours next week!

07/24/2026

07/17/2026

Congratulations to Rebekah for winning the Flash Fiction competition for June!

07/16/2026

Prompt: “Echoes”
Be as creative and abstract or as literal as you want with the prompt!
✍️ Submissions must be 1,500 words or less.
📆 Submissions are due by the end of the last day of the month.
📧 Submissions must be emailed to [email protected]
🫣 Submissions must be appropriate for all ages.
📍 Participants must be local.
🚫 The use of generative AI is not allowed.
🗳️ Entries will be posted in store and online starting June 1st and lasting 2 weeks.
🏆 The winner will be announced alongside August’s prompt in the middle of August.
💰 The winner will receive a gift card to the store.

07/04/2026

🇺🇸 HAPPY 250th AMERICA! 🇺🇸

06/30/2026

Don’t forget to submit your flash fiction stories by midnight tonight!
(6.30.26)