For this weeks Flash! Friday we had to incorporate the character of a writer into a story about the following prompt: Buster Crabbe as Flash Gordon. Studio promotional still photo 1936, public domain. Writers Block Another dead end. The lifeless grey wall taunts me, blocking my path with unwavering conviction. I know from experience there … More Flash Fridays – June 26th
For this weeks Warmup Wednesday we had to incorporate a lifelong goal that wasn’t the Olympics into a story about the following prompt: Olympic Games, 1896; the athlete Herman Weingartner, horizontal bar champion. Public domain photo by Albert Meyer. Down to Earth Keep your feet on the ground, that’s what people say. I wish I … More Warmup Wednesday – June 24th
As summer rolls around you may start thinking about the beach, the lake, or whatever happy place you hope to spend a modicum of free time at while the sun is in the sky. I don’t know about you, but one of my favourite things to do in my down time is pick up a great … More Flashdogs Anthology – Solstice Light & Dark
For this weeks Flash! Friday we had to incorporate the theme of Deja Vu into a story about the following prompt: Train wreck at Montparnasse, 1895. Public domain photo. Derailed I’ve watched this scene a hundred times. I’m missing something. I stare at my translucent pocket watch, counting down. There’s the toot of the horn, … More Flash Fridays – June 19th
For this weeks Warmup Wednesday we had to include a birthday or the anniversary of a death into a story about the following prompt: Taj Mahal. CC2.0 photo by Roehan Rengadurai. The Dawn His eyes light up as the sun rises over the majestic building. He makes that excited gasp I always loved so much. … More Warmup Wednesdays – June 17th
<GOTO 10> The noise is tremendous, the sound of a thousand forest fires happening inches away from us. I desperately want to look out the window, to witness the majesty of the earth from this distance one last time, but all that’s out there is a wall of deep crimson flames, hungrily lapping at our … More GOTO 10 – A Short Story
For this weeks Flash! Friday we had to incorporate a theatre into a story about the following prompt: Louis Dodier as a prisoner, 1847. Public domain daguerrotype photo by Louis Adolphe Humbert de Molard; courtesy Google Art Project. Method to my madness They clip the shackles shut with a thunk. I grab the producer, “How … More Flash Fridays – June 12th
For this weeks Warmup Wednesday we had to incorporate the beginning or end of a lifelong journey into a story about the following prompt: Rowboat. CC2.0 photo by Grant MacDonald. Beached whale Why do I always get the fatties? He must weigh 300 pounds. I try dragging him into the boat, but he’s not cooperating. … More Warmup Wednesdays – June 10th
Running Late Jared ran as fast as his skinny legs could carry him. Every stride burned, even the first one. He made a mental note to go to the gym more. He added it to the small dusty pile of such notes tucked away in the corner of his mind. He’d start his new fitness … More Running Late – A short story
For this weeks Flash! Friday we had to incorporate a farmer into a story about the following prompt: Inspection. CC2.0 photo by Brian (Ziggy) Liloia. Free Range Farmer Jones watched the cloud of dust approach. He knew the van would be stuffed full of bureaucrats. He didn’t bother with foreplay. “You’re trespassing!” A voice shouted … More Flash Fridays – June 5th
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