Category: flash fiction
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Carrot Ranch Literary Community ~ Whispers
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October 7, 2021, prompt: In 99 words (no more, no less), write a story that includes whispers. It can be beautiful or creepy and any genre. Where are the whispers, who are they from, and what do they say if they say anything at all. Whispers… Death closed its hand Beneath the whispering autumn leaves…
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Fandango’s Story Starter #14…
Fandango’s Story Starter #14 This week’s Story Starter teaser is: I heard the music as I entered the room, but all that was there… … was a faint outline, a mist of what used to be. An orchestra so fine, I sat to listen, thinking it a shame if they should ever find their way home…
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Mindlovesmisery’s Wordle #260 #poetry
Yesterday you could have called me adroit Today I am more vestige Someone has taken a large eraser Now a part of my mind no longer exists I walk the streets; tug my hat tighter on my head If my nose runs now, I swear it would freeze My hands cupped to keep warm A…
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The Sunday Whirl ~ Wordle 521 ~ #Poetry
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I have my ticket for the First passenger flight into space Not until next year will I be able to take my seat To sit in that sacred space Will bring comfort to me This may sound lame to most In my mind I avenge myself On all those who said I will amount to…
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#Writephoto ~ Emerging ~ #Poetry
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#WRITEPHOTO – EMERGING For visually challenged writers, the image shows a green man (with the traditional leaves for his hair) emerging from a bricked up tunnel. Blessings I am not who they think I am They think I represent nature, WRONG My heart, if I had one would be black, torn Created by a curse…
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#Whatdoyousee #Keepitalive #WDYS #Poetry
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What do you see # 102 – October 4, 2021 For the visually challenged reader, this image shows a rocky landscape, near the ocean. Overhead an old house with a few mechanical devices is floating in the sky on a small piece of land. Could be I have set my sights too high This old house…
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Eugi’s Weekly Prompt ~ Peace ~ #Poetry ~ Keep Spinning
Eugi’s Weekly Prompt – Peace – Sept. 30, 2021 Keep Spinning Something so beautiful, fragile, We have chosen to represent peace So soon forgotten The world continues to spin in darkness Those who are meant to protect us Leave heartbreak in their wake Lives broken, loved ones taken by violence If only the dove could touch…
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#BlogBattle ~ Scattered ~ #Poetry
October #BlogBattle: Scattered My granddaughter dropped her kaleidoscope From the top window Tiny, coloured pieces scattered across the patio I heard her little footsteps running down the stairs Holding my breath, hoping she wouldn’t fall Three-year-olds often know no fear The tiny jewels shone under bright sunlight Lost treasure belonging to the shining ones Running…
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#Whatdoyousee #Keepitalive #WDYS #Cornwall #Poetry
It has stopped raining and the sun is shining its socks off here in Hampshire. It is so good to see a blue sky, if only for one day as rain is predicted for the rest of the week. We are posting two challenges today and Sadje’s prompt has conjured up fond memories of Cornwall,…