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: "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! 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
Flash Fiction Challenge! Week thirteen submissions are in! Check them out! Submit your week fourteen flash fiction by April 9, 2014! Each Wednesday, post a link to your submission in the comments section of the corresponding weekly prompt. Week Fourteen Prompt: Oh, I'll propose a toast to the happy couple, all right. Want to be … Continue reading Flash Fiction Challenge – Prompt Fourteen
Flash Fiction Challenge! Week twelve submissions are in! Check them out! Submit your week thirteen flash fiction by April 1, 2014! Each Wednesday, post a link to your submission in the comments section of the corresponding weekly prompt. This week's prompt is brought to you by Swirls of Truth! Be sure to check our her … Continue reading Flash Fiction Challenge – Prompt Thirteen
Flash Fiction Challenge! Week eleven submissions are in! Check them out! Submit your week twelve flash fiction by March 26, 2014! Each Wednesday, post a link to your submission in the comments section of the corresponding weekly prompt. Week Twelve Prompt: Suffering a mid-life crisis, a man on the eve of his fiftieth birthday quits … Continue reading Flash Fiction Challenge – Prompt Twelve
Flash Fiction Challenge! Week ten submissions are in! Check them out! Submit your week eleven flash fiction by March 19, 2014! Each Wednesday, post a link to your submission in the comments section of the corresponding weekly prompt. Week Eleven Prompt: While scrolling through Facebook, a women sees a picture of herself in a post … Continue reading Flash Fiction Challenge – Prompt Eleven
Flash Fiction Challenge! Week eight submissions are in! Check them out! Submit your week ten flash fiction by March 12, 2014! Each Wednesday, post a link to your submission in the comments section of the corresponding weekly prompt. Week Ten Prompt: Two childhood friends meet up after twenty years. After several drinks, one admits to … Continue reading Flash Fiction Challenge – Prompt Ten
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