Category: Micro-fiction
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Read more: Address Unknown
The word prompt is “place.” *** Every year or so, Perdida packed up and moved. Sometimes her search took her across country, other times, a few miles away. Some cities came close to what she was looking for–almost, but not quite. Always,…
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Read more: The Bond
I was thrilled—no, ecstatic—when I learned I was pregnant with you. Each day I fell in love with you a little more as this tiny life grew and stirred inside me. I couldn’t wait for you to be born so I…
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Read more: The Crimewave
The weekend writing prompt is “headline.” Exactly 55 words. The headline of The East Podunk Enquirer read, “Crash Test Dummy Found in Stolen Cadillac.” The residents of the tiny hamlet were uneasy: it was the fifth incident this month. “It’s…
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Read more: Kings & Queens
The Daily Post King Farid of Transmorovia seemingly had it all, but au contraire! Even a Porsche 918 Spyder and a harem of exquisite women didn’t matter. Actually, the car was pretty cool, but the women…Pffft! You see, Farid was expected…
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Read more: Broken Crowns
This week’s writing prompt for the Shapeshifting 13 Challenge is the word pour. Exactly 26 words. Henry had been wrestling with this demon for years. Today, he’d found the strength to dump the last bottle of Crown. After just…
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Read more: The Sub
This week’s writing prompt for the Grammar Ghoul Press Shapeshifting 13 Challenge is the word, recipe. Exactly 13 words. ** Substituting vodka for water can ruin a recipe— but it’s a great payback.
