Flash Fiction Friday – March 24, 2017

I’m doing something slightly different today. I waited (for the 3rd week in a row) until Thursday afternoon to write the post, but that turned out to be a good thing because I stumbled upon this “daily writing prompt”… …over at the Writers Write blog on Thursday and decided to use it along with the one prompt word (disappointment) that was left on last week’s post. So here you go—10 items …

Flash Fiction Friday – Prompt Word Ficlet – March 17, 2017

This week I’m using 15 random prompt words for my Flash Fiction Friday story scene. I got one word (hamburger) from the comments of last week’s post, and 14 words (screw – conduct – degree – square – print – clever – existence – boot – famous – crack – hungry – hands – ignite – stiff) from a random word generator (screenshot below). This week I wrote another random standalone scene, unrelated to any of my existing publications or returning flash fiction characters. I think it might be my shortest non-drabble to date, coming in at only 244 words: “Screw …

Flash Fiction Friday – Prompt Word Ficlet -March 10, 2017

This week I’m using 15 random prompt words for my Flash Fiction Friday story scene. I got one word (champagne) from the comments of last week’s post, and 14 words (bike – aromatic – bad – limit – hiss – bow – squeeze – train – soap – snow – improve – rainy – pain – grass) from a random word generator (screenshot below). This week I wrote a random standalone scene, unrelated to any of my existing publications or returning flash fiction characters: Darren squeezed through a group of passengers standing near the exit and stepped off the …

Flash Fiction Friday – Photo Shoot Bonus Scene – 15 Random Prompt Words

This week I’m using 15 random prompt words for my Flash Fiction Friday story scene. I got one word (coffee) from the comments of last week’s post, and 14 words (build – office – furtive – approach – near – upbeat – receipt – open – undesirable – string – pen – note – smell – lackadaisical) from a random word generator (I used a new one this week). This week you’re getting a bonus continuation scene for Photo Shoot, one of the short stories in my Snapshots collection. This is from Eddie’s 3rd-person POV: Eddie cast furtive glances down the halls …

Flash Fiction Friday – To Love and To Cherish – Bonus Scene

This week I’m back to using 15 random prompt words for my Flash Fiction Friday story scene. I got one word (patriarchy) from the comments of last week’s post, and 14 words (level – clean – wait – crime – apparel – rock – testy – agreeable – unhealthy – hang – channel – back – rely – island) from a random word generator (got them in three batches, otherwise they’re blocked by ads—screenshots …

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.” …

15 Random Prompt Words – Flash Fiction Friday – ’Til Death Do Us Part

For this week’s 15 random words I’m using: 1 word that was left in the comments of last week’s post: tadpole 14 words from https://www.randomlists.com/random-words: mix – vegetable – disagreeable – immense – aboard – invincible – food – intend – old – hand – alike – romantic – muscle – bad Above are screen prints of the words it gave me (I got them in 3 batches because otherwise they were covered by ads). This …

15 Random Prompt Words – Flash Fiction Friday – Vows Series

For this week’s 15 random words I’m using: 1 word that was left in the comments of my post from two weeks ago: sudoku 1 word that was left in the comments of last week’s “not-flash-fiction-friday” post: carrot 13 words from https://www.randomlists.com/random-words: lighten – level – self – language – wistful – warn – precede – end – weak – stiff – simple – wobble – fine Above are screen prints of the words …

15 Random Prompt Words – Flash Fiction Friday – ’Til Death Do Us Part

For this week’s 15 random words I’m using: 1 word that was left in the comments of last week’s post: Saturn 14 words from https://www.randomlists.com/random-words: rainy – immense – blue – sweet – gorgeous – club – bone – wilderness – jolly – shock – endurable – rail – shaky – muscle Above are screen prints of the words it gave me (I got them in 3 batches because otherwise they were covered by ads). This …

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 – Cultivating Love

For this week’s 15 random words I’m using: 1 word that was left in the comments of last week’s post: elephant 14 words from https://www.randomlists.com/random-words: advise – develop – overrated – obnoxious – notice – ludicrous – connect – toys – muddled – sophisticated – warm – balance – ray – chop Above are screen prints of the words it gave me (I got them in 4 batches because otherwise they were covered by ads). Below …

15 Random Prompt Words – Flash Fiction Friday – January 6, 2017

For this week’s 15 random words I’m using: 1 word that was left in the comments of last week’s post: transporter 14 words from https://www.randomlists.com/random-words: trick – pat – deep – passenger – valuable – oil – trail – bubble – hideous – stay – silent – existence – huge – flippant Above are screen prints of the words it gave me (I had to get them in 3 batches because otherwise they were …

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 16, 2016 – To Love and To Cherish

For this week’s 15 random words I’m using: 1 word that was left in the comments of last week’s post: obfuscate 14 words from https://randomwordgenerator.com. To the right is a screen print of the words it gave me: cool – retain – rubbish – indication – sip – communication – heart – chart – fantasy – relinquish – ritual – spine – cell phone – nervous Below is the short-short I wrote using these …

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 …

Random Prompt Words – Flash Fiction Friday Dec. 2, 2016

For this week’s 15 random words I’m using: 1 word that was left in the comments of last week’s post: juxtaposition 14 words from https://randomwordgenerator.com. To the right is a screen print of the words it gave me: acceptance – reception – occasion – deficiency – date – Mars – chauvinist – fountain – suppress – nightmare – rage – sweep – fashionable – exotic Below is the short-short I wrote using these words. Nell’s word (juxtaposition) got me thinking about my Adventures with Harrison and Mason scenes since the two are always portrayed as opposites. I figured I …

Random Prompt Words – Flash Fiction Friday Nov. 25, 2016 – To Love and To Cherish

For this week’s 15 random words I’m using: 1 word that was left in the comments of last week’s post: avocado 14 words from https://randomwordgenerator.com. To the right is a screen print of the words it gave me: large – vegetable – rich – quantity – flash – bulb – second – position – tax – scratch – money – ranch – define – grow Below is the short-short I wrote using these words creating a scene using the characters from To Love and To Cherish. Unlike the book, which was written entirely from Nash’s POV, this scene is from “Grampy’s” …

Random Prompt Words – Flash Fiction Friday Nov. 18, 2016 – ’Til Death Do Us Part

For this week’s 15 random words I’m using: 1 word that was left in the comments of last week’s post: syllable 14 words from https://randomwordgenerator.com. To the right is a screen print of the words it gave me: grind – smooth – assignment – chest – top – improve – trench – interest – concede – taste – rotation – bedroom – tent – dominate Below is the short-short I wrote using these words, creating …

Flash Fiction Friday 11/11/2016 – Random Prompt Words

I’m going with prompt words (rather than a picture) for my ficlet again this week. Like last week, I went to https://randomwordgenerator.com and asked for fifteen words. To the left is a screen print of the words it gave me, and below is the ficlet I wrote using them. piano – ridge – north – archive – sample – mouse – veteran – precede – misery – theory – mention – tease …

Random Prompt Word Ficlet

I’m doing something different for my Flash Fiction Friday post this week. Instead of an image I’m going with randomly generated prompt words. I’m also not limiting myself to precisely 100 words. Years and years ago when I first started writing, I published a few stories at Torquere Press. Back then we all had LiveJournal accounts, and the TQ authors could sign up to host the Torquere Social Community on …

Wednesday Words #01 (PT’s #68) – ’Til Death Do Us Part

I recently started following PT Wyant’s blog, Novel Notes, and stumbled across PT’s post today titled Wednesday Words #68 (4/13/2016). Number 68, so obviously this is something PT’s been doing for a while now. Anyway, the idea is that a few prompt words will be posted just after midnight, eastern time, and followers of the blog are encouraged to write a bit of flash fiction (approx. 500 words) using those …