It’s funny how I hadn’t really written a proper short story in a while before this challenge. I guess I got caught up in writing and editing a novel, and now a second one in progress, so the longer pieces consumed all of my time. I remember a time when it was opposite, and sometimes … Continue reading Flash Fiction Challenge #4 (Renovate)
“Look at the stars. Look how they shine for you. And everything you do. Yeah, they were all yellow.” ~Coldplay It’s funny how I got into Coldplay. I used to visit my local record store and see albums chronically on sale, as if they wouldn’t sell if they were ever to revert to regular prices. … Continue reading Flash Fiction Challenge #3 (The Color Yellow)
Rules of the Flash Fiction Challenge: Each entry has to follow a set prompt Each entry has to be 1,000 words or fewer Each entry has to be written specifically for this challenge Getting back to my roots has been an amazing experience already as I’ve begun to dive into this Flash Fiction Challenge. My … Continue reading Flash Fiction Challenge #2 (I Didn’t Go There)
I started out as a short story writer. The first story I wrote was called “The Sinister Smile,” and it was constructed when I was between seventh and eighth grade. I look back at it now and I see so many holes in its construction. I see wooden, two-dimensional characters who had set ways of … Continue reading Flash Fiction Challenge #1 (Candy Apple Red)
“Don’t stand there watching me. Follow me. Show me what you can do. Everybody let go. We can make a dance floor just like a circus.” ~ Britney Spears A rope hangs down from the center pole, thick and luxurious, suspended halfway between the tent lining above and the patchy grass below. If he stretches … Continue reading Finale
Jeannette hated shopping. The old man just inside the door at WalMart always smiled at her in that creepy way that reminded her of Fraggle Rock, and she tried to avoid him as much as was humanly possible. The problem was that she was never quite sure at which door he would be stationed, and … Continue reading Hating Earl
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