Welcome to my (fairly) regular weekly Flash Fiction Friday post, where I take the prompt words left in the previous week’s FFF post’s comments and use them in a new bit of flash. This one uses the words/phrase, neighbor’s yappy dog, left in the comments of the December 8 FFF post. I wrote a standalone scene not featuring characters from any of my published works or any of my recurring flash …
Whee! I’m a guest on Nell Iris’ blog today!
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 Dec 8, 2017 – Photo Shoot Bonus Scene
This one uses the words, moisturizer, camera, and bikini, left in the comments of the December 1 FFF post. I wrote a short bonus scene featuring Eddie and Trent from Photo Shoot, a short story in my collection, Snapshots. Here are a couple photos that provided extra inspiration for this little glimpse into their lives: You can find additional bonus scenes from the stories in Snapshots (including a long bonus scene for Photo Shoot), …
#FlashFictionFriday – Bonus Scene – Alt. POV – Nevermore (Snapshots)
This is my not-quite-Flash-Fiction-Friday post, since although it’s a short scene, I didn’t use any word or image prompts like I usually do. I’ve actually used the 3 prompt words left for me in the comments a couple weeks ago (as well as a few additional prompts), but that bit of flash will be posting elsewhere. Look for that holiday-themed scene featuring Harrison and Mason on Nell Iris’s blog on …
#FlashFictionFriday – 2017-Nov-17 – Misadventures with Andy and Grant
Today’s Flash Fiction Friday scene uses the three words left in the comments of last week’s post: whiskey – laundry – electric guitar 😁 This scene picks up shortly after where I left off last week. To catch up on Andy and Grant’s history, visit their page, here: Misadventures with Andy and Grant Check out the menu, above, or click these links for all my bonus scene and flash fiction options. …
#FlashFictionFriday – 10-Nov-2017 – Misadventures with Andy and Grant
Today’s Flash Fiction Friday scene uses the three words left in the comments of last week’s post: butter – bees – bromance 😁 Since this is now the third scene I’ve written featuring the characters Andy and Grant, I’ve moved them from the Random Standalone Flash Fiction page to their own shiny new Misadventures with Andy and Grant page. Check out the menu, above, or click these links for all my …
#FlashFictionFriday, 3-Nov-2017 – To Love and To Cherish – #flashfic
Today’s Flash Fiction Friday scene uses the three words left in the comments of last week’s post: juice – Friday – socks 😁 It’s possibly cheating to call this one “flash fiction.” This is a retelling of an existing scene in the book from an alternate POV. In this case, it’s a scene from chapter 17 as seen from Percy’s POV. Click here for more bonus scenes from To Love and …
#FlashFictionFriday 27-Oct-2017 – To Love and To Cherish – #FlashFic
Today’s Flash Fiction Friday scene uses the three words left in the comments of last week’s post: flow – motivation – missing 😁 It’s not so much that these words led me to do a bonus scene for To Love and To Cherish as it is that I wanted to write one so I made them work. I wrote this on Wednesday, right after clicking the final approval of the upcoming audiobook …
#FlashFictionFriday 20-Oct-2017 – Adventures with Ben and Jerry #FlashFic #amwriting
Today’s Flash Fiction Friday scene uses the two words left in the comments of last week’s post: meatballs – breakfast 😁 This combination of words screamed “Adventures with Ben and Jerry” at me, so today’s scene is a precisely 100-word Drabble featuring that wacky pair. Click here for more flash fiction scenes featuring Ben and Jerry. Click these links for all my bonus scene and flash fiction options. Told from Jerry’s …
#FlashFictionFriday 13-Oct-2017 – To Love and To Cherish #FlashFic #amwriting
Today’s Flash Fiction Friday scene uses the two words left in the comments of last week’s post, plus the two from the previous week’s post (since I skipped last week): yearning – heart – banana – holus-bolus 😁 I think it’s the right time of year to celebrate Nash and Emmitt’s first wedding anniversary, so this scene does that. Click here for more information about To Love and To Cherish. Click here …
#FlashFictionFriday – Adventures with Ben and Jerry – Sept 29, 2017
Today’s Flash Fiction Friday scene uses the two words left in the comments of last week’s post: glabrous – hairy 😁 This is a precisely 100-word drabble featuring my Adventures with Ben and Jerry recurring flash fiction characters. Told from Ben’s 3rd-person POV:
#FlashFictionFriday – Cultivating Love – Alternate Universe 1 Part 7 #FlashFic
Today’s Flash Fiction Friday scene uses the words left in last week’s post: pink bubbly 😁 This is a continuation of Alternate Universe #1. You can find the first six installments on the Cultivating Love Bonus Scenes page. NOTE: The action in this scene takes place prior to the published story. IMPORTANT NOTE: The action in this scene is NOT consistent with the published story, and CANNOT be considered a …
#FlashFictionFriday Sept 14, 2017 Adventures With Ben and Jerry #FlashFic
Today’s Flash Fiction Friday scene uses this lovely image of two men kissing, and the word left in the comments of last week’s post: interstice I figured I’d go with an Adventures with Ben and Jerry drabble for this word. Seems like that duo is who comes to mind whenever I’m faced with a need to do something out of the ordinary. Click here for more story scenes featuring Ben and …
#FlashFictionFriday – ’Til Death Do Us Part – Bonus Scene #FlashFic
Today’s Flash Fiction Friday scene uses the 4 words/phrases left in the comments of last week’s post: shower – toothbrush – my own bed – home sweet home! You can imagine this scene taking place immediately after the closing scene in ’Til Death Do Us Part. Click here for more of this story’s bonus scenes and POV switch scenes. This is a precisely 100-word drabble told from Henry’s 1st-person POV:
#FlashFictionFriday Sept 1, 2017 – Random Standalone #FlashFic and a **Treasure Hunt**
Today’s Flash Fiction Friday scene uses the 2 words left in the comments of last week’s post: tattoo – edit …and a writing prompt from “Writer’s Write”: Write a short paragraph ending with these words: He would give anything to turn back the clock five minutes. I mildly cheated because although this bit of flash is quite short, it’s not a single paragraph. This is a random stand-alone scene not featuring any …
#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 …
#FlashFictionFriday August 18, 2017 – Adventures with Ben and Jerry
Today’s Flash Fiction Friday scene uses the 3 words left in the comments of last week’s post (kiss – jockstrap – eggplant), and for an additional photo-prompt I’m using the very yummy screen-printed image, below: This is a precisely 100-word drabble featuring the recurring characters from Adventures with Ben & Jerry. Told from Ben’s 3rd-person POV:
#FlashFictionFriday Aug 11, 2017 – To Love and To Cherish Bonus Scene
Today’s Flash Fiction Friday scene uses the 5 words left in the comments of last week’s post (red – wine – dinner – Italian – date) and 10 additional words from a random word generator (misuse – mistake – heavy – have – suffer – ring – bite-sized – false – accessible – seat), screen print, below: I wrote a bonus scene for To Love and To Cherish. I originally thought maybe a …
#FlashFictionFriday – Cultivating Love – Alternate Universe 1 Part 6
Today’s Flash Fiction Friday scene uses the words left in last week’s post: “I am your father.” 😁 This is a continuation of Alternate Universe #1. You can find the first four installments here (1) and here (2) and here (3) and here (4) and here (5). NOTE: The action in this scene takes place prior to the published story. IMPORTANT NOTE: The action in this scene is NOT consistent with the published …
#FlashFictionFriday – Cultivating Love Alternate Universe 1 Part 5
Today’s Flash Fiction Friday scene uses the words left in last week’s post: I – really – like – you – but – now – pretty – please – with – sugar – on – top – write – more – longer – all – the – words 😁 This is a continuation of Alternate Universe #1. You can find the first four installments here (1) and here (2) and here (3) and …
#FlashFictionFriday – Cultivating Love – Alt. Universe 1 Part 4
Today’s Flash Fiction Friday scene uses the words left in last week’s post: best – writer – ever. 😁 This is a continuation of Alternate Universe #1. You can find the first three installments here (1) and here (2) and here (3). NOTE: The action in this scene takes place prior to the published story. IMPORTANT NOTE: The action in this scene is NOT consistent with the published story, and CANNOT …
#FlashFictionFriday – Cultivating Love – More Alt. Universe No. 1
Today’s Flash Fiction Friday scene uses the words left in last week’s post: evil – bad – wicked. This is a continuation of Alternate Universe #1. You can find the first two installments here (1) and here (2). NOTE: The action in this scene takes place prior to the published story. IMPORTANT NOTE: The action in this scene is NOT consistent with the published story, and CANNOT be considered a …
#FlashFictionFriday Cultivating Love Alternate Universe Scene Cont.
Today’s Flash Fiction Friday scene uses the words left in last week’s post: tease – taunt – torture. This is a continuation of the “ALTERNATE UNIVERSE #1” scene for Cultivating Love that I first posted back on June 2 (if you haven’t read it, consider clicking this link to do so before reading this week’s continuation of it). NOTE: The action in this scene takes place prior to the published …
#FlashFictionFriday – Cultivating Love Alternate Universe Scene
Today’s Flash Fiction Friday post uses the words left in last week’s post: queen – queer – queue This is another “alternate universe” scene for Cultivating Love, and the action in this scene takes place prior to the published story. Note: The action in this scene is NOT consistent with the published story, and cannot be considered a true prequel. The action in this scene is also unrelated to that …