Flash, Short Story, Very Short Story

In Style

Written for Esther’s “Can You Tell A Story In…..?
#295”
– exactly 44 words using the five required
prompts: ‘triathlon’, ‘dolphin’, ‘stylish’, ‘aristocrat’,
and ‘toffee’. Here’s where my thoughts went.

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Short Story

Timeless Connection

Written for Muse on Monday
where the challenge is to write
a story about an anachronism.
Using an image created by Kevin @
No Theme Thursday, here’s my take.

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Short Story

Giustizia e Libertà

This is The Unicorn Challenge
where we are encouraged to write
a story in 250 words or less using
the photo below as inspiration.
This is where the photo took me.

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Flash, Short Story, Very Short Story

Going Ape

Written for Shweta’s Saturday Six Word
Story Prompt #143
– ‘fate’. Here’s my take.

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Flash, Short Story, Very Short Story

Il Mare*

Written for Sammi’s Weekend Writing
Prompt #423
using the word ‘grotto’.
In exactly 17 words, this is my take.

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Flash, Short Story

Uncle Bobby’s Rocket Ship

Our gracious host, Rochelle,
encourages us to be creative
by writing a story in 100 words
or less using the photo prompt
below. This is Friday Fictioneers
and this is where the photo took me.

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Short Story

Bad Romance

Written for OLWG #425.
The prompts are below.
This is my story.

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Short Story

Some Explanation

Written for Sue & Gerry’s Weekly
Prompts Colour Challenge
, using
the phrase ‘black & white’.
This is my story.

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Short Story

Sanctuary

Written for OLWG #424.
The prompts are below.
This is my story.

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Short Story

The Hunt

This is The Unicorn Challenge
where we are encouraged to write
a story in 250 words or less using
the photo below as inspiration.

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Fantasy, Flash, Short Story, Very Short Story

Fortunate Son

Our gracious host, Rochelle,
encourages us to be creative
by writing a story in 100 words
or less using the photo prompt
below. This is Friday Fictioneers
and this is my 100 word story.

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Short Story

A Fleeting Dream

Written for OLWG #423.
The prompts are below.
This is my story.

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Short Story

Man With A Van

This is The Unicorn Challenge
where we are encouraged to write
a story in 250 words or less using
the photo below as inspiration.

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Short Story

Big Man On Campus

Our gracious host, Rochelle,
encourages us to be creative
my writing a story in 100 words
or less using the photo prompt
below. This is Friday Fictioneers
and this is my 100 word story.

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Flash, Short Story, Very Short Story

It’s Just How Guys Talk

Written for Sammi’s Weekend Writing
Prompt #421
using the word ‘limerence’.
In exactly 91 words, this is my take.

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Flash, Short Story, Very Short Story

The Loser


Written for Esther’s “Can You Tell A Story In…..?
#292”
– exactly 30 words using the four required
prompts: ‘note’, ‘dodo’, ‘ski’, and ‘lampshade’.
In 30 words, here’s my take.

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Short Story

Pink Lemonade

Written for Sue & Gerry’s Weekly
Prompts Weekend Challenge
,
incorporating the word ‘tempting’
This is my story.

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Short Story

Clouds In My Coffee

Written for Only Murders In My Mind
Weekly Writing Prompt #61
. This week’s
inspiration is the photo seen below.
This is my take.

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Short Story

For Too Long

Written for Muse on Monday
where the image below is
our inspiration and the prompt is

about someone who has to stay seated.
Here’s my take.

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Short Story

Shattered Reality

This is The Unicorn Challenge
where we are encouraged to write
a story in 250 words or less using
the photo below as inspiration.

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Short Story

Flatlining

Not all broken hearts are caused
by love affairs gone wrong;

many are broken before love even starts.
Written for OLWG #422. The prompts are
shown below. This is my story.

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Short Story

Mr. & Mrs. Banks

Our gracious host Rochelle invites us to
Friday Fictioneers where we are encouraged
to respond to the photo prompt below by
writing a story or poem in 100 words or less.
This is Friday Fictioneers and here is my story.

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Flash, Short Story, Very Short Story

Grandma Rose: Brioschi

Written for Sammi’s Weekend Writing
Prompt #420
using the word ‘fizzle’.
In exactly 62 words, this is my take.

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Flash, Short Story, Very Short Story

Stuck

Written for Esther’s “Can You Tell A Story In…..?
#291
” – exactly 55 words using the six required

prompts: ‘wheel’, ‘cruel’, ‘soak’, ‘labyrinth’, ‘yellow’
and ‘crab’. In 55 words, here’s my take.

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Short Story

Shadows In The Rearview

Written for Gerry & Sue’s Weekly
Prompts Weekend Challenge
,
incorporating the word ‘melancholy’

and Fandango’s FOWC – ‘worry’.
This is my story.

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Short Prose, Short Story

Cosmic Confrontation

MUSINGS

Written for Eugi’s Moonwashed
Weekly Prompt
, incorporating
her lines “life in a fairytale world”,
“cotton candy clouds”, “safe harbor
 and “reset optional”. Image courtesy
of Mike Jackson @ Only Murders In My
Mind Weekly Writing Prompt
. This is my take.

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Short Story

Her Calling

Written for OLWG #421.
The prompts appear below.
This is my story.

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Flash, Short Story, Very Short Story

The Pursuit Of Perfection

Written for Esther’s “Can You Tell A Story In…..?
#290” – exactly 45 words using the five required
prompts: ‘doodle’,temper’, ‘gin’, ‘wart’, and ‘ruby’;
also for Fandango’s FOWC – ‘quest’ and Fandango’s
FOWC
– ‘ young’. In exactly 45 words, this is my flash.

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Short Story

Suspended Animation

This is The Unicorn Challenge where we are
encouraged to write a story in 250 words or
less using the photo below as inspiration.
I used a story of mine from 2019 which I
remembered the minute I saw the image.

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Short Story

The Deep End

Written for OLWG #420.
The prompts appear below.

Image created by Kevin @
The Beginning At Last/
No Theme Thursday
.
This is my story.

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