Flash Fiction Challenge! Week eighteen submissions are in! Check them out! Submit your week nineteen flash fiction by May 13, 2014! Post a link to your submission in the comments section of the corresponding weekly prompt. Week Nineteen Prompt: A man's dog (or pet of your choice) develops the uncanny ability to communicate telepathically with … Continue reading Flash Fiction Challenge – Prompt Nineteen
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
100 Happy Days! The challenge! I have to say that consciously thinking about my life from the perspective of what makes me happy and what I'm grateful for really does work! I now spend more time in a grateful mindset about all the simple amazing things that make up an hour, day, week, year of … Continue reading 100 Happy Days (46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, & 52)
Flash Fiction Challenge! Week seventeen submissions are in! Check them out! Submit your week seventeen flash fiction by May 6, 2014! Post a link to your submission in the comments section of the corresponding weekly prompt. Week Eighteen Prompt: "Weird things remind me of her. Cabbage, for instance." Want to be part of the challenge? … Continue reading Flash Fiction Challenge – Prompt Eighteen
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)
100 Happy Days! The Challenge! Day 42 - Turkey Larb Weird name, but totally delish! Recipe. Day 43 - The Clash "Death or Glory" I'm no musician or music expert, but the guitar rifts with the clanging twang of the high-hat, makes me want rock out in a mosh pit! And the opening line: "Now … Continue reading 100 Happy Days (42, 43, 44, & 45)
Flash Fiction Challenge! Week sixteen submissions are in! Check them out! Submit your week seventeen flash fiction by April 29, 2014! Each Wednesday, post a link to your submission in the comments section of the corresponding weekly prompt. Week Seventeen Prompt: An escaped prisoner hides from police within a group of homeless men. Want to … Continue reading Flash Fiction Challenge – Prompt Seventeen
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)
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
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
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