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10-6-16 Flash Fiction Challenge (prompt word: slideshow)
The occupants of room XXX-9 sat in stunned silence in the darkness.”As you can see,” Dr. Marshall droned. “We anticipate population centers to be most affected.” “How many?” President Bailey whispered. Dr. Marshall clicked to the next slide. A pie chart titled, “Projected Outcomes of Affected Populace,” appeared on the screen. “Twenty-two percent of the […]
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10-7-16 Flash Fiction Challenge (prompt word: prediction)
The candlelight flickered along the anxious faces of the small group seated around the velvet-covered table.”Join hands, everyone,” Aloiysha, Grand Medium of the High Court intoned her instructions. Her head lolled in a circle and small moans escaped her lips. The rest of the room’s occupants glued their eyes to her face. “Madam Aloiysha,” Dalia […]
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10-5-16 Flash Fiction challenge (prompt words: private and share)
“Ok, here’s the next question in the quiz,” Alana flipped the page of her issue of Beautyé magazine. “If you were going out to have ice cream with the hot dude who asked you out at work, what flavor would you get?” “What a stupid question! How does that tell you who your perfect guy […]
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10-4-16 Flash Fiction Challenge (prompt word: voice)
“What a stupid looking doll,” Jerome gripped the doll by her hair and swung her over his head. He danced away from Sarah and held the doll out of her reach. “She’s not a doll. She’s Zoe, and she’s mine. Give her back.” Sarah’s lower lip trembled, but she clenched her fists and stood her […]
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10-3-16 Flash Fiction Challenge (prompt words: grimace and misunderstood)
With a grin, Rachel entered the Java-Mukti coffeeshop. She gazed at the bright tapestries on the walls as she neared the front of the line. “I want a soy latte, please,” she said to the tall barista. “You better leave, Kvik. We don’t serve your kind here,” he muttered. “I’m sorry. I must have misunderstood […]
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10-2-16 Flash Fiction Challenge (prompt word: incognito)
Laura stepped back from the mirror and appraised her right eye. An artful cat’s eye made her appear polished yet with a hint of mystery. With a curt nod, she applied the the same to her left eye. James entered their shared hotel suite and stopped short. “Do we have a mission tonight I didn’t […]
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10-1-2016 Flash Fiction Challenge (prompt word coat)
“I still can’t believe I’ve never seen this show,” Susan sighed and spread her arms to take in the St. James’ Theater. “Especially with what a ‘Wizard of Oz’ dork you are,’ Leslie laughed and continued flipping through her ‘Wicked: the Musical’ Playbill. “You know, when I was a kid, I thought the musical, ‘Joseph […]
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9-30-16 Flash Fiction Challenge (prompt word: digress)
“At this point, we can only speculate about the possible reason for the young lady’s apprehension that she was in dire danger,” Reginald Wiltshire Helmsworth sauntered around the room. He punctuated each by tapping his dapper fedora with his mahogany cane. He skirted chairs, tables, and the occasional foot stuck out in the middle of […]
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9-29-16 Flash Fiction Challenge (prompt word: passport)
“Do you have your passport?” He approached Jenna at the Starbuck’s. “My passport?” She looked up from her book. “Yes, your passport to love.” He emphasized the last word and sat down in the chair opposite hers. “Because I could take a girl like you on a trip around the world,” his eyes ran the […]
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Courage and Ego – two ingredients to be a writer
In my mind, it takes great courage and a healthy ego to be a writer. I mean let’s look at this. You have to believe in yourself enough to think that people would be interested in reading whatever sprouts out of your head/hands/soul. And then, you have to have the guts to put it in […]
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