Flash Fiction
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Birthday candles were the inspiration; adolescent psychosis provided the motivation. “It’s so pretty, Mister,” Freddy explained to the fire fighter after torching the neighbor’s doghouse. (He’d made sure Duke was at the groomer’s, first). “I like the fire,” he continued. “The blue is like Mommy’s [saffer] ring. And the orange is for Halloween and pumpkins.” That was
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The Daily Post If only you had been able to tell where the invisible line in the powder had been drawn, Maybe you wouldn’t have crossed it. Maybe you would have stopped in time, but I doubt it. You never knew when it was time. You could have had it all— Me, the very,
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This week’s writing prompt for the Shapeshifting 13 Challenge is the image below, taken by our very own Tony Lovell. Exactly 26 words “Dadgum, Earl. Watchin’ grass grow’s funner’n this. “Looky—anothern’s crossin! Yee-haw!” “Can we go cow-tippin’ now?” “Bambi-Jo! Ain’t but our first date.” “It’s our last, too.”
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This week’s prompt at the Grammar Ghoul Press Shapeshifting 13 writing challenge is the word recipe. Exactly 52 words. ** The holidays are upon us. If you’re like me, you’re thinking homunculi. Don’t have one? No sweat. Be your own Homunculus Hero! Here’s how: 4 chicken bones 1 dollop spermatozoa 7oz skin fragments 4oz donkey
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This week’s prompt for the 100 Word Challenge is voice. Learn more at Thin Spiral Notebook. * His voice reminded her of sandpaper against cement. Did he gargle with gravel? She wondered if it hurt for him to speak because it sure as hell hurt to listen. She hated when these speakers came to her school. There was
Ergo, the Ogre 