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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Flash, Short Prose, Very Short Story

Ten Dollar Words

A few years ago, I wrote a story I really loved.
I knew I wanted to use it again today but needed
to chop off about 150 words to make it work.
I sure hope it’s as good today as it was then.
This is Friday Fictioneers and here is my story.

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Short Story

Her Calling

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

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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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Flash, Short Story, Very Short Story

Big Day

Our gracious host, Rochelle, at Friday Fictioneers
asks us to use the photo below as inspiration

to write creatively in 100 words or less while
making every word count. This is my flash.

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Short Story

Buried Secrets

Written for WTFAIOA Pick 3 #7,
the challenge is to use at least 3

of the 21 randomly selected words.
I have used all 21 prompt words;
I hope you enjoy my story.

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Flash, Very Short Story

Who’s Sorry Now?

Written for Shweta’s Saturday Six Word Story
Prompt #138
– ‘memories’. This is my flash.

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Short Story

Danger Zone

Written for The Unicorn Challenge
where we are encouraged to write a
story in 250 words or less using this
photo as inspiration. Here is my story.

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Short Story

Slow Dancing

Written for OLWG #419.
The prompts appear below.
This is my story.

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Flash, Short Story

The Fundamental Things

Our gracious host, Rochelle, at Friday Fictioneers
asks us to use the photo below as inspiration

to write creatively in 100 words or less while
making every word count. This is my story.

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Short Story

Vanishing Act

Written for WTFAIOA Pick 3 #6,
using at least 3 of 21 randomly
selected words. I have used all
21 prompt words for my story.

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Short Story

Vespers

Written for Gerry & Sue’s Weekly Prompts
Weekend Challenge
, incorporating the word
‘silhouette’. Today’s amazing graphic
is by Kevin @ The Beginning At Last/
No Theme Thursday
. This is my story.

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Flash, Short Story, Very Short Story

Love For Sale

Congratulations to Sammi Cox as she begins
her 9th year at Weekend Writing Prompt!
❀ ❀ ❀ ❀ ❀ ❀ ❀ ❀ ❀
Written for Sammi’s Weekend Writing
Prompt #417
using the word ‘boudoir’
in exactly 56 words. This is my story.

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Fantasy, Flash, Sci-Fi, Very Short Story

X-70

Written for Shweta’s Saturday Six Word Story
Prompt #137
– ‘fate’ – and for Only Murders In
My Mind Weekly Writing Prompt #60
using the
 photo below for inspiration. This is my story.

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Flash, Short Story, Very Short Story

The Note

Written for Esther’s “Can You Tell A Story In…..?
#288
” – exactly 50 words using the six required
prompts: ‘vendetta’, ‘cool’, ‘dough’, ‘wheeze’, ‘spider’

and ‘reflexology’. In exactly 50 words, this is my story.

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Short Story

In Vino Veritas

Written for The Unicorn Challenge
where we are encouraged to write a
story in 250 words or less using this
photo as inspiration. Here is my story.

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Short Story

Quiet Desperation

Written for OLWG #418.
The prompts appear below.
This is my story.

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Short Story

The Gardener

Written for WTFAIOA Pick 3 #5,
using at least 3 of the 21 randomly
selected words on the bottom of the page.

The image below from Only Murders In My Mind
Weekly Writing Prompt #59 was my inspiration.
I was able to use all 21 words in my story.

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Flash, Short Story, Very Short Story

The Mission

Written for Sue & Gerry’s Weekly Prompts
Weekend Challenge
using the prompt word
“hang”. The amazing graphic shown below
 is by Kevin @ The Beginning At Last/
No Theme Thursday.
This is my flash.

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Flash, Very Short Story

The Intruder

Written for Sammi’s Weekend Writing
Prompt #416
using the word ‘breath’
in exactly 14 words. This is my flash.

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Short Story

The Tiniest Of Creatures

Written for The Unicorn Challenge
where we are encouraged to write a
story in 250 words or less using this
photo as inspiration. Here is my story.

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Flash, Short Story, Very Short Story

Never An Honest Word

Written for Esther’s “Can You Tell A Story In…..?”
#287
– exactly 40 words using the five required
prompts: ‘curl’, ‘potion’, ‘robin’, ‘unicycle’ and
‘bombast’. In 40 words, this is my story.

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Short Story

The Burden Of Secrets

Written for OLWG #417.
The prompts appear below.
This is my story.

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Short Story

Belle Terre

Written for WTFAIOA Pick 3 #4.
Each week the inspirational list
will be comprised of 21 randomly
selected words; we may use as many
as we want but must use at least three.
Here’s our list of words; I have used all.

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Short Story

Evening In Paris

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Short Story

Couldn’t Get Away

Written for The Unicorn Challenge
and also for Melissa’s Fandango
Flash Fiction Challenge #319
. This
week I am inspired by two photos.
In exactly 250 words, this is my story.

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Short Story

M.I.A.

Written for WTFAIOA Pick 3 #3.
Each week the inspirational list will
be comprised of 21 randomly selected
words; we must use at least three.
Here’s our list of words; I have used all.

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Short Prose, Short Story

One Shot

Written for OLWG #416.
The prompts appear below.
This is my story.

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Short Story

Undercover

Written for The Unicorn Challenge where
we are urged to get creative in 250 words or less.
The photo below is our inspiration; this is my story.

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