For this month's contest, I want you to think of a phobia -- any phobia of your choice -- and make it the focus of your piece. (This website has a pretty thorough listing of phobias, organized alphabetically: http://phobialist.com/)

Here are the contest rules:

Compose a flash fiction piece of 300 - 1,000 words in length. The piece must adhere to the characteristics of flash fiction -- you must have a protagonist, a conflict, and a resolution. Here are some more guidelines:

- Choose one phobia and use this as the focus of your piece. It doesn't matter if you choose a common phobia or a more obscure one -- what matters is that your piece is well written.

- Your story may be written from any point of view -- 1st, 2nd, or 3rd, or even a combination.

- The genre is also flexible -- write in whatever style you feel comfortable.

- The setting/time is also flexible -- feel free to play with time and location.

You have until April 30th, 11:59 PM (EST) to enter. Write your entry as you would any other story on Protagonize, and then come back here and provide the link in a comment so that we can read it.

I will be announcing the winner on May 1st. Should you have any questions, post them in the comments below. Good luck!

Friendly reminder, the deadline for this challenge is Saturday! (hint, hint ;D)

@MyBaker Great entry!

This contest is now closed. MyBaker's entry, "Aquaphobia," wins by default since no one else entered. Did the topic scare you guys off, or what? ;)
You can read MyBaker's story here: http://www.protagonize.com/story/aquaphobia