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Words and Whispers

  • 4 min read

I think good, engaging action can be tough to write. In spite of that, I’ve chosen the following prompt (from the 500 Club) for this week’s flash fiction: “Write an action scene with just enough… Words and Whispers

Restricted

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I don’t know that, strictly speaking, this one fully fulfills the 500 Club prompt it was written for:  Take two easily relatable points and connect them in a way that you would NOT expect. Examples:… Restricted

In the Woods

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I missed my flash fiction post last week, so this is me catching up. Hit up the 500 Club for the prompt or to join the fun. in the woods Billy found the body in… In the Woods

Stink Eye

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The prompt for this week’s flash fiction struck me, at least initially, as nearly identical to last week’s prompt: “Create a character who is the opposite of you and write a scene from his or her… Stink Eye

Six Months of Night

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This week’s 500 Club prompt stumped me. It was simply this: “Break outside of your comfort zone. Write 500 words from the point of view of someone unlike yourself. Examples: Little person, amputee, autistic, or… Six Months of Night

Quite Contrary

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Why is it that writing in a bitter voice can be so much fun? It would get old doing it all the time, I’m sure, but every now and then talking on a narrative voice… Quite Contrary

Raven’s Wings

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My favorite game to play when writing flash fiction is to turn the prompt I pick on it’s head, meeting the requirements in a way that clearly deviates from the expected. It’s a challenge I… Raven’s Wings

Blood and Frosting

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I’m back on schedule this week with another 500 Club post. I keep telling myself I’m going to use prompts from a different source one of these weeks, but the folks over at The Parking… Blood and Frosting

Beating the Dead Horse

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This week’s bit of flash fiction is a little late. Late enough, in fact, that it is actually last week’s. I’m working, once, again, off a prompt from the kids over at the 500 Club. It was… Beating the Dead Horse