In case you’ve missed it, Nell Iris has been running a series of Christmasvaganza blog posts this holiday season. On Thursdays during this stretch she’s featuring her fellow authors in the free anthology, Make the Yuletide Gay. Today is my turn in the hot seat! She gave us a bunch of holiday themed questions to select from and a few fun word/phrase prompts in case we wanted to add a bit of …
#FlashFictionFriday August 25, 2017 – Adventures with Harrison and Mason
Today’s Flash Fiction Friday scene uses the 3 words left in the comments of last week’s post (kiss – family – reunion). I used the words to add to my Adventures with Harrison and Mason collection. It’s more than a drabble, but still short (although quite revealing of something that had been hinted at back in the “month of drabbles” (May 19 using “calibre” and “cocktail.”)): ~ ~ ~ Told from Harrison’s …
Summary of May, 2017 Prompts – Adventures with Harrison and Mason #FlashFic
I came across this list of writing prompts for May, 2017 on the Writer’s Write page and thought I’d give it a whirl. I wrote a series of drabbles (precisely 100-word scenes) that feature the characters from my Adventures with Harrison and Mason flash fiction story scenes, and flow together to tell the story of a significant event in their life. Thirty-one drabbles in a row made some of my category archives …
Flash Fiction Friday – April 21, 2017 – Adventures with Harrison and Mason
This week’s Flash Fiction Friday features my recurring characters, Harrison and Mason, and uses the words left in last week’s post (sneeze and muzzy). For more flash fiction (including more Adventures with Harrison and Mason), and bonus scenes from many of my published stories, check out the tabs in the menu at the top of the page. Harrison moaned as he rolled and reached for a tissue. He found the box, but it was empty. He didn’t even …
Flash Fiction Friday – April 14, 2017 – Adventures with Harrison & Mason
This week’s Flash Fiction Friday is a drabble (a precisely 100-word story scene) featuring my recurring characters, Harrison and Mason, and using the word left in last week’s post (penile), and an image I found on wiki commons (links with the picture, below). For more flash fiction (including more Adventures with Harrison and Mason), and bonus scenes from many of my published stories, check out the tabs in the menu at the top of the page. “Tossed Salad.” Harrison turned …
Flash Fiction Friday Feb. 17, 2017 – Drabble – Adventures with Harrison & Mason
I’m going with a drabble this week—a precisely 100-word scene. It’ll be based on the image below, as well as use the word I got in the comments from last week’s post: cookie. This week will be another installment in my Adventures with Harrison and Mason series. “How is he not freezing his buns off out there?” Harrison peered out the window at Jaxon with his friends. “They stay warm running around.” …
Wednesday Words – Jan. 18, 2017 – Adventures with Harrison and Mason
P.T. Wyant posts a weekly prompt for writers, and followers of the blog are encouraged to write a bit of flash fiction (approx. 500 words) using those words/ideas. Last Wednesday’s post gave the prompts: a snowman, a park bench, and an empty bottle. I went with a drabble—a precisely 100 word scene—featuring my recurring characters, Harrison and Mason along with their son Jaxon. I also found a fun image to fit the words: This …
15 Random Prompt Words – Flash Fiction Friday – Dec. 30, 2016
For this week’s 15 random words I’m using: 2 words that were left in the comments of last week’s post: peanut – mermaid 13 words from https://www.randomlists.com/random-words: thaw – side – laughable – paint – forgetful – stare – zonked – five – furry – closed – farm – yawn – untidy I switched random word sites because the one I’d been using was giving me duplicates. Above are screen prints of the words it …
15 Random Prompt Words – Flash Fiction Friday – Dec. 23, 2016
For this week’s 15 random words I’m using: 1 word that was left in the comments of last week’s post: mistletoe 14 words from https://randomwordgenerator.com. To the right is a screen print of the words it gave me: trick – survivor – deck – robot – migration – define – fountain – essay – sugar – element – quality – cucumber – shallow – spontaneous Below is the short-short I wrote using these words. This …
15 Random Prompt Words – Flash Fiction Friday – Dec 9, 2016
For this week’s 15 random words I’m using: 2 words that were left in the comments of last week’s post: persimmon – reverse 13 words from https://randomwordgenerator.com. To the right is a screen print of the words it gave me: interest – queue – plan – façade – nose – length – characteristic – spring – print – cultural – scramble – sand – column Below is the short-short I wrote using these words. Once …
Flash Fiction Friday – September 30, 2016
Flash Fiction: There isn’t a standard specific definition for this term beyond “short”, but for the purposes of this “Flash Fiction Friday” post it will mean a precisely 100-word story scene (aka Drabble) written from a photo prompt. Today’s prompt picture is: This drabble is another addition to my Adventures with Harrison and Mason collection. “It’s beautiful!” Mason gushed. It was a beautiful gesture, even if the cake didn’t…quite look like the ones on …
Flash Fiction Friday – September 23, 2016
Flash Fiction: There isn’t a standard specific definition for this term beyond “short”, but for the purposes of this “Flash Fiction Friday” post it will mean a precisely 100-word story scene (aka Drabble) written from a photo prompt. Today’s prompt picture is: This drabble is another addition to my Adventures with Harrison and Mason collection. “I miss Jaxon already.” Harrison’s voice was muffled by the book covering his face. Mason squeezed his hand. “He’s having …
Flash Fiction Friday – July 15, 2016
Flash Fiction: There isn’t a standard specific definition for this term beyond “short”, but for the purposes of this “Flash Fiction Friday” post it will mean a precisely 100-word story scene written from a photo prompt. Today’s prompt picture is: This is a special Adventures with Harrison and Mason short scene, flashing back to the duo’s very first meeting. The doorbell rang as Harrison made his way to the front door with an eye toward escaping …
Flash Fiction Friday – July 8, 2016
Flash Fiction: There isn’t a standard specific definition for this term beyond “short”, but for the purposes of this “Flash Fiction Friday” post it will mean a precisely 100-word story scene (aka Drabble) written from a photo prompt. Today’s prompt picture is: This is another Adventures with Harrison and Mason short scene. “Think we should follow it, Jaxon?” Mason asked. “I’ll bet they’re on their way to feed King Kong.” Jaxon perked up in the backseat. …
Flash Fiction Friday – July 1, 2016
Flash Fiction: There isn’t a standard specific definition for this term beyond “short”, but for the purposes of this “Flash Fiction Friday” post it will mean a precisely 100-word story scene (aka Drabble) written from a photo prompt. Today’s prompt picture is: This is another Adventures with Harrison and Mason short scene. Mason placed a hand on Harrison’s head and eased the two of them a bit to the side in the shower stall so the …
Flash Fiction Friday – June 24, 2016
Flash Fiction: There isn’t a standard specific definition for this term beyond “short”, but for the purposes of this “Flash Fiction Friday” post it will mean a precisely 100-word story scene (aka Drabble) written from a photo prompt. Today’s prompt picture is: This is another Adventures with Harrison and Mason short scene. “Daddy, how do you think it got up there?” Jaxon asked. Harrison cocked his head to the side. “Maybe someone parked in the field …
Flash Fiction Friday – June 17, 2016
Flash Fiction: There isn’t a standard specific definition for this term beyond “short”, but for the purposes of this “Flash Fiction Friday” post it will mean a precisely 100-word story scene (aka Drabble) written from a photo prompt. Today’s prompt picture is: This is another Adventures with Harrison and Mason short scene. Harrison sat straight up in bed, gasping for breath. Mason blinked open his eyes and placed what he hoped was a comforting hand on …
Flash Fiction Friday #11
Flash Fiction: There isn’t a standard specific definition for this term beyond “short”, but for the purposes of this “Flash Fiction Friday” post it will mean a precisely 100-word story scene (aka Drabble) written from a photo prompt. Today’s prompt picture is: I’m going to go with another Adventures with Harrison and Mason vignette for this image. They’re just so much fun to write! “Pop did it,” Jaxon declared. “Didn’t he?” Harrison raised an eyebrow …
Flash Fiction Friday #10
Flash Fiction: There isn’t a standard specific definition for this term beyond “short”, but for the purposes of this “Flash Fiction Friday” post it will mean a precisely 100-word story scene written from a photo prompt. Today’s prompt picture is: This is related to my Adventures with Harrison and Mason vignettes in that it features their curious little boy, Jaxon. This bit of flash is from Jaxon’s POV, sharing the scene with Mason’s grandfather. “Look, …
Flash Fiction Friday #09
Flash Fiction: There isn’t a standard specific definition for this term beyond “short”, but for the purposes of this “Flash Fiction Friday” post it will mean a precisely 100-word story scene written from a photo prompt. Today’s prompt picture is: Here’s another installment for Adventures with Harrison and Mason (Click the corresponding category for more of their stories). Scritch, scritch, scritch. The muted and unsettling noise came from behind Harrison and sent a shiver down his …
Flash Fiction Friday #08
Flash Fiction: There isn’t a standard specific definition for this term beyond “short”, but for the purposes of this “Flash Fiction Friday” post it will mean a precisely 100-word story scene written from a photo prompt. This week got my photo inspiration image from the good folks at Flash Fiction for Aspiring Writers. FFfAW is a weekly blog hop, and you can check out the other posts for the week of 5/17-5/23/2016 …
Flash Fiction Friday #07
Flash Fiction: There isn’t a standard specific definition for this term beyond “short”, but for the purposes of this “Flash Fiction Friday” post it will mean a precisely 100-word story scene written from a photo prompt. Today’s prompt picture is: I thought this image would work well for another installment in Adventures with Harrison and Mason (Click the corresponding category for more of their stories). “Look, Jaxon,” Mason said. “This is another opening …
Flash Fiction Friday #04
Flash Fiction: There isn’t a standard specific definition for this term beyond “short”, but for the purposes of this “Flash Fiction Friday” post it will mean a precisely 100-word story scene written from a photo prompt. Today’s prompt picture is: For the second night in a row Harrison sat straight up in bed, gasping for breath. Mason groaned and turned to him. “Another muddy pond dream?” Harrison shook his head. “This time it …
Flash Fiction Friday #03
Flash Fiction: There isn’t a standard specific definition for this term beyond “short”, but for the purposes of this “Flash Fiction Friday” post it will mean a precisely 100-word story scene written from a photo prompt. Today’s prompt picture is: Harrison sat straight up in bed, gasping for breath. Mason sat up next to him and put an arm around his shoulders. “Another bad dream?” Harrison nodded. “And I’m not even the one …
Flash Fiction Friday #02
Flash Fiction: There isn’t a standard specific definition for this term beyond “short”, but for the purposes of this “Flash Fiction Friday” post it will mean a precisely 100-word story scene written from a photo prompt. Today’s prompt picture is: Harrison rubbed his eyes as he stumbled blearily into the kitchen, then burst out laughing. “What on earth are you wearing?” Mason looked up from the stove and grinned sheepishly. “It was in …