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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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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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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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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Short Story

Come Sundown

Written for OLWG #415.
The prompts appear below.
This is my story.

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Flash, Very Short Story

Flowers For Sale

Written for Esther’s “Can You Tell A Story In…..?
#283”
– exactly 38 words using the five required prompts:
‘operation’, ‘attract’, ‘vanilla’, ‘pram’ and ‘quack’.
In 38 words, this is my very short story.

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Short Story

Green Gloom

Written for Only Murders In My Mind
Weekly Writing Prompt #56
. This week’s
inspiration is the photo shown below.

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An American Tragedy

Written for OLWG #414 and ZOZO
17.04.25 – Extra Prompts
. Combined,
there are seven inspirations, four for
the first story and three for the second.
This is my take and these are my stories.

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There’s Always Something

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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Flash, Very Short Story

Idée Fixe

Written for Sue & Gerry’s Weekly Prompts
Weekend Challenge
using the word
“obsession”. This is my take.

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Short Story

Swallowed Up

Written for Only Murders In My Mind
Weekly Writing Prompt #55
. This week’s
inspiration is the photo seen below.

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Short Story

Dismissed

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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The Weight

Written for Only Murders In My Mind
Weekly Writing Prompt #54
. This week’s
inspiration is the photo seen below.

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Restless Spirits

Written for OLWG #413.
The three prompts are shown below.
This is my take.

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Passion

Written for Sammi’s Weekend Writing
Prompt #411
using the word ‘fierce’ in
exactly 36 words. This is my story.

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Short Story

Muted Moments

Written for Muse On Monday,
where the theme is ‘lost in a fog’.
Also for Sadje’s “What Do You See?” –
#284
and the two corresponding photo
prompts shown below. This is my story.

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From Tiny Seeds

Written for Shweta’s Saturday Six Word Story
Prompt #133
– ‘kindness’. This is my tiny story.

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Musing, Short Story

Isn’t It A Pity?

It seemed fitting to bring this one back today.

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Short Story

It Is What It Is

Written for OLWG #412.
The three prompts are shown below.
This is my take.

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