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October Flash Fiction Draw: The Results

Flash Fiction DrawOctober 11, 2021October 11, 2021

I'm late getting this posted, so let's cut right to the chase, shall we? Here are the stories written based on this month's Flash Fiction Draw writing prompt: Loving Lines by E H Timms Fields of Gold by Iara Warriorfeather Dot Your I Love Yous by ’Nathan Burgoine Can't This Cow Go Any Faster? by …

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October Flash Fiction Draw: The One Without a Title

Flash Fiction DrawOctober 11, 2021October 11, 2021

It occurs to me now (and it's probably occurred to me before) that everything I do with the Flash Fiction Draw stories I write is exactly what I think I shouldn't do. I write these with no plan, no idea how they're going to end, and then I throw them up on the internet with …

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Flash Fiction Draw for October 2021

Friday Flash FictionOctober 4, 2021

October! This month begins my favorite time of year, and not just because my birthday's this month. (Although that's part of it.) The weather is finally starting to get cooler, the maple in our backyard is starting to change into its red dress, and I'm gazing longingly at the 75% of my wardrobe that I …

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September Flash Fiction Draw: The Results!

Flash Fiction DrawSeptember 13, 2021

Did you think I was going to forget to post a roundup of the other folks who did this month's Flash Fiction Draw? Well, I can't blame you, considering it's (checks notes) 11 p.m. on the East Coast. In some places, it's already tomorrow. In other places, the tea's getting cold. Wait, where was I? …

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September Flash Fiction Draw: One Last Job

Flash Fiction DrawSeptember 13, 2021September 13, 2021

OK, finishing this one up at the last minute, as usual. If you missed this month's prompt, you'll find it over here. I went fairly light on the "crime caper" part and, perhaps predictably, focused on what the character's life of crime had cost him... although maybe he has a shot at redemption, who knows? …

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Flash Fiction Draw for September 2021

Flash Fiction DrawSeptember 6, 2021September 5, 2021

So, for this month's Flash Fiction Draw, I feel it's important to point out that I just draw the cards. I can't help it if the combination is a little... weird. This month's draw would be a case in point. I mean, if you want to skip all the preamble, you can click here and …

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August Flash Fiction Draw: The Results!

Flash Fiction DrawAugust 9, 2021

I know I've said this before, so please bear with me while I repeat myself. The thing I love about a writing prompt is that every person who uses it inevitably comes up with something radically unique. This month's Flash Fiction Draw writing prompt is no exception. Check out everyone's stories at the links below: …

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August Flash Fiction Draw: The Perfect Gift

Flash Fiction DrawAugust 9, 2021August 8, 2021

I should start by saying I don't write historical fiction. And it shows. As usual, with prompts like this one, I take liberties. Yes, the story is set in 1823, and yes it references a famous poet from antiquity, and yes my main characters both hail from early 1900s St. Louis, but... Oh, heck. Enough …

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Flash Fiction Draw for August 2021

Flash Fiction DrawAugust 2, 2021August 2, 2021

It's the first Monday in August, and I'm feeling a little anxious. To be fair, I feel anxious most Mondays. (And Tuesdays. And Wednesdays. And don't even get me started on Thursdays.) Such is the joy of having a fucked up brain. But! That won't stop me from presenting the next Flash Fiction Draw writing …

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July Flash Fiction Draw: The Results!

Flash Fiction DrawJuly 13, 2021

I'm glad to say that I wasn't the only one who had fun with the prompt this month. Please also check out these writers' flash fiction pieces: Another One Bites the Dust by Iara Warriorfeather Not to Be Sniffed At by E H Timms My Old Man's the Dustman by Jeff Baker I hope I …

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