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Litro Flash Friday Challenge
THE ODDS ARE IN
Write the future as a probability. Make it personal.
Market Opens: Friday, Feb 6 @ 4:00 PM GMT
Closes in
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Closes: Wed, Apr 9 2026 (Midnight GMT)
The Rationale
In the 21st century, prediction is no longer the domain of oracles — it’s a public language: odds, risk, probability, “priced-in” futures. We’re not looking for sci-fi spectacle. We’re looking for the emotional reality of living in a world where the future is treated like a market.
Your brief
Write a short work of fiction (max 800 words) that includes one Market Line as
data point, dialogue, or consequence.
Pick Your Market Line
Odds you get expelled: 72%
Chance your relationship survives: 18%
Prob. city floods this month: 41%
Odds your job is automated: 94%
Odds your boyfriend is real: 22%
Chance of blackout tonight: 63%
Enter the market
Submissions live on the official page. Keep this post shareable — send people to the entry gate.
Rules, ethics, and fairness
Entries are judged anonymously. Guaranteed response does not guarantee publication. LLM-generated or AI-assisted entries are barred — your submission is your confirmation of authorship.
