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)
100 Happy Days! The Challenge! Day 37 - Griffin & Phoebe G & P in moment of non-chaos! Day 38 - Hello, Sun! The first sit outside with a book after a long winter! Cheers! Day 39 - Zombifying Pictures Hilarious! Day 40 - A Great Saturday Night! With my brother and his fiance, … Continue reading 100 Happy Days (37, 38, 39, 40, & 41)
M is for Mongoose While trying to think of an ‘m’ word to write about, one word kept straining its sinewy neck above the faceless of crowd of moons, mourning, milk, mutt, moms, maps, mumps. It was mongoose. Mongoose. Mongoose. Mongoose. My brain kept screeching. “Brain,” I said, “there is no way I’m going to … Continue reading Mongoose – A to Z Challenge
Flash Fiction Challenge! Week fifteen submissions are in! Check them out! Submit your week sixteen flash fiction by April 23, 2014! Each Wednesday, post a link to your submission in the comments section of the corresponding weekly prompt. Week Sixteen Prompt: For unknown reasons, insects begin to grow larger and smarter. Want to be part … Continue reading Flash Fiction Challenge – Prompt Sixteen
The FFC week fifteen submissions are in! Some of us are busy with the craziness called A to Z Challenge, but we're still slogging away to bring you our weekly flash fiction! There is still wacky talk about publishing a flash fiction book (bathroom or otherwise) at the end of our 52 weeks! Imagine being … Continue reading Flash Fiction Challenge – Week Fifteen Submissions
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
J is for Jumping Jesus, I've Reached 100 Posts! Six months and 100 posts on Thain in Vain! Not sure if these numbers are impressive in the grand scheme of blog posts, but they are to me! Starting this blog was a way for me to actually write instead of just thinking about writing. I … Continue reading Jumping Jesus – 100 Posts – A to Z Challenge
This post is doing triple duty: 100 Happy Days challenge and H and I - A to Z Challenge! H is for happy as in 100 Happy Days. I is for "Infinite Jest" as in my bookshelf nemesis! Day 33 - Griffin Filling in for Blogging Duties Day 34 - Hawkins Cheezies - A Guilty Pleasure! … Continue reading H&I – 100 Happy Days (33, 34, 35, & 36) & Infinite Jest – A to Z Challenge
Flash Fiction Challenge! Week fourteen submissions are in! Check them out! Submit your week fifteen flash fiction by April 16, 2014! Each Wednesday, post a link to your submission in the comments section of the corresponding weekly prompt. Week Fifteen Prompt: A desperate man comes up with a unique way to make some extra cash. … Continue reading Flash Fiction Challenge – Prompt Fifteen
The FFC week twelve submissions are in! Some of us are busy with the craziness called A to Z Challenge and Camp NaNoWrimo, but we're still slogging away to bring you our weekly flash fiction! There is still wacky talk about publishing a flash fiction book (bathroom or otherwise) at the end of our 52 … Continue reading Flash Fiction Challenge – Week Fourteen Submissions
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