K is for Kryptonite This post is playing double duty: the A to Z Challenge and the Flash Fiction Challenge. Check it out! It's fun, but on to the main event. K is for Kryptonite Bill Posten could hardly believe his eyes when the first envelope addressed to Mail Away Inc. showed up under the … Continue reading Kryptonite – A to Z Challenge
G is grapes--of the sour variety! This post is playing double duty: the A to Z Challenge and the Flash Fiction Challenge. Check it out! It's fun, but on to the main event! Sour Grapes Thain in Vain “Oh, I’ll propose a toast to the happy couple, all right,” said Nora Treme holding a wine … Continue reading Grapes – A to Z Challenge
Flash Fiction Challenge Writing prompt: "Suffering a mid-life crisis, a man on the eve of his fiftieth birthday quits his job and goes on a quest to “get the band back together.” "Summer of the Wasp" By Thain in Vain Blake Cleary had a sobering thought while pissing in the urinal in the employee washroom. You simply … Continue reading The Summer of the Wasp (FFC52)
Flash Fiction Challenge Writing prompt: "While scrolling through Facebook, a women sees a picture of herself in a post about fashion victims.""Dark Hat" By Thain in Vain Sherrie held the big square box her Aunt Tessa had handed her. Sherrie thought it might be one of the most beautiful things she ever held. The royal … Continue reading Dark Hat (FFC52)
Flash Fiction Challenge Writing prompt: "Two childhood friends meet up after twenty years. After several drinks, one admits to having murdered several people." "We Were Friends" By Thain in Vain The waitress dropped off two beers at our table. Mac grabbed his and drank with a desperate thirst. “What’s it been? Like twenty years? He said, … Continue reading We Were Friends
Flash Fiction Challenge Writing prompt: "Look, somebody has got to make a decision." "Executive Decision" By Thain in Vain It was typical day for employees at Inspired Advertising Agency on that Tuesday. Some sat in a large boardroom brainstorming creative ideas to meet the desires of a client; others were hunkered down in cubicles churning out … Continue reading Executive Decision
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