Eilidh from Thain in Vain and Charlotte of Drafty Devil are your fabulous co-hosts for the 13 Week Streak – Summer Flash Fiction Challenge. One flash fiction story under 500 words a week for 13 weeks – this is your challenge. Prompt This week's prompt offers lots of room for creativity and interpretation. Have fun! Week 2 An hour’s walk from … Continue reading Your week 2 prompt is just a click away
Prompt - Week 1 Three couples hire a small boat and a captain for a whale watching tour, but when the boat returns to the dock several hours later, only six people remain on board. Captain N. Teba stood on the deck of the Misty Savior, watching the late afternoon sun cast long, lonesome shadows … Continue reading A turtle is not a bongo
Today is the day! Get your week 1 submissions in! Be sure to add your flash fiction offering to the linkup below to share with your fellow Streakers. Check out other writer's stories, read and comment! Have you grabbed a badge for your blog yet? Use your social media to share your story.
Besides being free, here are a few other reasons to join the 13 Week - Summer Flash Fiction Challenge. You don’t have to think about what to writeThis is one of the most daunting things a writer can face -- the blank mind. By joining the 13 Week Streak, you ditch the overwhelm of a … Continue reading It’s free and other assorted reasons you need to join the 13 Week Streak
Stanley the Streaker: I’m here with Eilidh from Thain in Vain and we're talking flash fiction, tips to get started and the upcoming 13 Week Streak – Summer Flash Fiction Challenge hosted by Eilidh and Charlotte from Drafty Devil. Welcome, Eilidh. Great to see you, and I mean all of you! Eilidh: Thanks Stanley! It’s … Continue reading What the heck is flash fiction and do I have to wear pants?
Some great tips for tidying up your blog from my co-host of the summer flash fiction challenge! I may need to revisit my about bio!!
It's a new year and with that comes those dreaded-sure-to-fail resolutions. Most people include weight loss as one of the things they would like to change as they scratch another year on the metaphorical bed post. Anyone who has tried to lose weight knows it's rough road with tons of sink holes (read: chips and … Continue reading 4 Easy Steps to Mega Weight Lose in the New Year
It's been a year since I last heard your voice; heard your laugh; laughed at your jokes; listened to your wisdom. I miss you. But what I've come to understand over this past year is that you are part of me. A really great part. Sure there are genetics involved, but it's more than that. … Continue reading Dad
The other day, I was out and about shopping for a remote car starter so I don’t have to spend the winter getting into a car so cold it makes the Pluto seem down right balmy. I was reading the particulars of a model when a salesman (read: teenage boy) asked me if I needed … Continue reading 8 Life Lessons that Didn’t Come with the Box
Under azure skies, they came with questions. Why? His journey ended fast like a bullet in the middle of the road. Poison creosote saturates me. I won’t do it with a chamber. I will look into the infinite abyss. I will fall. My very second Gargleblaster in response to Yeah Write's weekly prompt: Why don’t … Continue reading Infinite (Gargleblaster)
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