Flash Fiction Challenge This week’s prompt was brought to you by damn good writer Mark Gardner of Article 94! Prompt 25: Your protagonist is a member of jury about to hear the sentencing of the criminal you just convicted Nature Made Me Do It By Eilidh Thain Judge J.E. Owl called the court to order … Continue reading Nature Made Me Do It
Flash Fiction Challenge Writing prompt: “I’d seen some big ones in my time, but this one…..this one was huge.” The Visitor By Eilidh Thain A loud thud woke Henry Jelto with a start. The glass of scotch resting on his crotch tumbled to the floor. He watched as the golden fluid absorbed into the sun-faded … Continue reading The Visitor – Flash Fiction Challenge 24 #FFC52
Flash Fiction Challenge Writing prompt: The first men/women to set foot on Mars return to their ship only to find a large, strange insect on the door of the ship. Knight Rider: Mars Edition By Eilidh Thain “Come in Rover KATT,” said Matthew Knight as he scanned the bank of monitors for signs of the … Continue reading Knight Rider: Mars Edition – Flash Fiction Challenge 23 #FFC52
Flash Fiction Challenge Writing prompt: You (or your protagonist) walk through a door, only to find that not only are you not where you expected and there doesn’t seem to be a way back…” Beautiful Door By Eilidh Thain Maysi checked herself in the smoked mirror wall of the elevator. The light was unflattering, but … Continue reading Beautiful Door – Flash Fiction Challenge 22 #FFC52
Flash Fiction Challenge Writing prompt: "A woman purchases a cookbook at a charity book sale and discovers a note tucked in the pages.” Old-Timey Cook By Eilidh Thain Joan Whirly was more than pleased with her purchase. She traced the texture of the cover, embossed. “Mrs Poppycock’s Marvelous Old-Timey Recipes” it was called. She’d flipped … Continue reading Old-Timey Cook – Flash Fiction Challenge 21 #FFC52
Flash Fiction Challenge Writing prompt: Staring at the painting (or sculpture) in the museum, I was horrified to discover… I looked down at the strange invitation I'd received a week earlier. It read: You are cordially invited to attend the “Create or Die” exhibition. I had no idea who the invite was from, but … Continue reading Create or Die – Flash Fiction Challenge 20 #FFC52
Flash Fiction Challenge Writing prompt: A man’s dog (or pet of your choice) develops the uncanny ability to communicate telepathically with him. Starry By Thain in Vain Day 1 3:16 p.m. Jake and Tina giggled on the ride home as they listened to the light mews from their new kitten. Poor thing had started its … Continue reading Starry – Flash Fiction Challenge 52 #FFC52
Flash Fiction Challenge Writing prompt: "Weird things remind me of her. Cabbage, for instance.” Miss Maple By Eilidh Thain I first met Miss Maple in the hallway of the apartment building we lived in. She was in 201; I was in 202 across the hall. She had held out a bony, withered hand the temperature … Continue reading Miss Maple – Flash Fiction Challenge 52 #FFC52
Flash Fiction Challenge Writing prompt: An escaped prisoner hides from police within a group of homeless men. Beacon I was standing in front of a Radio Shack on Main and Station watching a Breaking News banner: “Prisoner Escapes from Police Custody.” A picture of me flashed on the screen. Next to me, a crowd had … Continue reading Beacon (FFC52)
Flash Fiction Challenge Writing prompt: For unknown reasons, insects begin to grow larger and smarter. “Tuesday Afternoon” By Thain in Vain A thud woke Henry Jelto with a start. The glass of whisky resting on his crotch tumbled to the floor. Jerry Springer was on the tube. It was about three in the afternoon. Relieved Dawn … Continue reading Tuesday Afternoon (FFC52)
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