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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Executive Decision
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
Flash Fiction Challenge – Prompt Nine
Flash Fiction Challenge! Week eight submissions are in! Check them out! Submit your week nine flash fiction by March 5, 2014! Each Wednesday, post a link to your submission in the comments section of the corresponding weekly prompt. Week Eight Prompt: Look, somebody has got to make a decision. Want to be part of the … Continue reading Flash Fiction Challenge – Prompt Nine
Flash Fiction Challenge – Prompt Eight
Flash Fiction Challenge! Week seven submissions are in! Check them out! This week, I’m pleased to announce that Lucy, of the fantastic The Excessive Gardener, is my guest prompt creator this week! Great prompt, Lucy! Looking forward to writing my flash fiction! Submit your week eight flash fiction by February 26, 2014! Each Wednesday, post … Continue reading Flash Fiction Challenge – Prompt Eight
True Dark Dead Cupcake: What My Distraction Looks Like
I've been fairly distracted this week and as such I have not posted anything. I feel shame. I thought I would share some of the culprits of my distraction. Matthew McConaughey Blowing My Tiny Mind No, not in Magic Mike. Get you mind out of the G-stringed crotch. It's the new HBO show "True Detective." … Continue reading True Dark Dead Cupcake: What My Distraction Looks Like
Flash Fiction Challenge – Prompt Seven
Flash Fiction Challenge! Week six submissions are in! Check them out! Submit your week seven flash fiction by February 19, 2014! Each Wednesday, post a link to your submission in the comments section of the corresponding weekly prompt. Week Six Prompt: He makes movies. I didn't ask what kind. Want to be part of the … Continue reading Flash Fiction Challenge – Prompt Seven
RIP Marius the Giraffe
I was really disturbed to hear about the short life and tragic killing of Marius the Giraffe. Poor guy's genes were apparently "too common" and thus "useless for breeding." Isn't there a better way to deal with this besides a bullet in the head. It's too late for Marius, but I put my giraffe thinking … Continue reading RIP Marius the Giraffe
Flash Fiction Challenge – Prompt Six
Flash Fiction Challenge! Week five submissions are in! Check them out! This week, I'm pleased to announce that Chris Musgrave - Writing in Training is my guest prompt creator this week! Great prompt, Chris. Looking forward to writing my flash fiction! Submit your week six flash fiction by February 12, 2014! Each Wednesday, post a … Continue reading Flash Fiction Challenge – Prompt Six
Versatile Blogger Award
Oh, excuse me. You just caught me in the middle of basking in the glory of my latest award. Whoever said modesty is the best policy was obviously never nominated for The Versatile Blogger Award. I would like to thank The Excessive Gardener for believing in me and being my number 1 fan! I so … Continue reading Versatile Blogger Award
Starting a Fire with Archie Comics
Lately, I hear myself saying things like “I’m so glad I grew up when I did” and “Wow, I would hate to be a kid nowadays.” Sure, that sounds a tad crotchety. Like when your parents thought the music you were into sounded like cats being tortured compared to the "real" music of their generation, … Continue reading Starting a Fire with Archie Comics
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