Flash Fiction
-
This week’s word prompts for the Shapeshifting 13 writing challenge are Strand and Field. Exactly 52 words. Strand: n. 1a : fibers or filaments twisted, plaited, or laid parallel to form a unit for further twisting or plaiting into yarn, thread, rope, or cordage b : one of the wires twisted together or laid parallel to
-
Three marriages; three divorces. Countless boyfriends and one-night stands but still no Mr. Right— not even a Mr. Close Enough. Six kids: two in prison three unaccounted for; one baby-bump and a big, fat drug habit. “Well done, my child. Well done!”
-
“Noah, this boat of yours is dreck!” “It’s an ark, Na’amah. An ark.” “Ark, Schmark!” “Go check on the animals, will ya?” “They’re drenched. Nu?” “So, what can I do?” “How about plugging the leaks?” “Do I look like an ark-hole plugger to you?”
-
I tried everything: friends of friends, online dating and meetup groups. No luck. Then one day I took a walk in the desert, and there it was. Slithering out from under a rock with the rest of the snakes— my future ex-husband.
-
This week’s writing prompt at Grammar Ghoul Press is the image below, I Think I’ve Done Something Stupid, by Alastair Magnaldo. “YIKES!” “I toldja not to light-up after eatin’ beans with hard boiled eggs…”
Ergo, the Ogre 