Three Dudes in a One Man Tent

Three Dudes in a One Man Tent is a free write. One dude is smirking...

Breakfast at the Diner

Breakfast at the Diner is a flash about a secretary in the 1930s who dreams of traveling to Europe.

Waterwalkers

Waterwalkers is a 100-word flash. Julius gets a call and finds himself teleported to another world. The prompt for this one was people walking in the ocean in dress clothes.

Aunt Lyona's

Aunt Lyona's is a story about a couple of sisters that get into trouble.

Blue Canoe

Blue Canoe is a more of a mood flash than a story.

The Art of Greed is another five random word, five-line poem.

Word Prompt Flashes

A Spot of Tea and Black Friday are a couple of flash fiction pieces. The prompts for the first one was to write 99 words and use two random objects. The word generator gave me doughnut and scarf, so that obviously meant I had to write a police story. The second prompt was to use the words sense, cents, scents, and sent. I decided that was too easy, so I added a 100 word limit and made a seasonally appropriate piece.

Monster Library

Monster Library is a story about a library. It's a 100 word flash fiction piece written to a random photo.

Unexpected Stations

Unexpected Stations is a story about an old man who survived genocide.

In The Bag

In The Bag is a flash fiction about life at Disneyland High School. This is intended to be humorous.

Heaven's Gate

Heaven's Gate is a dystopian story.

Surgeon General

Surgeon General is a prompt piece about a girl with a bad attitude starting a bad habit.

Kirillov

Kirillov is a historical comedy about two revolutionaries in Imperial Russia before World War I. (The picture prompt is of three young peasant women—looking extremely pleased—on the Sheksna river in front of an izba near Kirillov.)

Here is the town on gmap.

Driving Cattle

Driving Cattle is a flash piece published by Flash Fiction Magazine. It's a sci-fi dark humor piece.

Flurries

Flurries is a story about a boy who tricks himself into playing hide and seek without a seeker.

More Completely Random Poems

Reflections and Grocery Store. The random word generator came up with stationary and butter. Wow.

Where Trees Meet Sky

Where Trees Meet Sky is a dark story about a little boy who works in a field hospital and runs away.

A Man and His Bird

A Man and His Bird is another picture prompt piece.

Five By

Can't get your fill of wobbly poems? Check these out!

A Room Preserved, Secret Admirer, A Crime Scene, College Athletics, and Alaska.

These 5 poems, each 5 lines long, were written in 5 days from 5 randomly generated words. If you find any of the poems particularly good, blame the random word generator.

Bikini Girl Found

Bikini Girl Found is a free write piece. Just fun and completely random.

Rain, Rain, Go Away

Rain, Rain, Go Away was a prompt to write about a storm.

Tide's Gone Out

Tide's Gone Out is a picture prompt. The picture and story are of a guy sitting on a beach watching the sunset. The story is in the form of a response to some unknown character's unknown question.

Encountering Infinity

Encountering Infinity is a story about a very small group of pre-historic hunters who have embarked on an epic journey to explore their world. The point is simple: experience life.

Moon Over Wanda

Moon Over Wanda is a flash fiction about a character walking the beaches of Wanda (suburb of Sydney).

Hidden Moments

You never know what you are going to find in someone's junk drawer, I guess. Dad had misplaced his reading glasses—as an avid reader, this was a major catastrophe for him— and so I had come over to help search his apartment. It wasn't a big place, so I figured it couldn't take all that long.

I texted Sally and told her I might be a little late picking her up, but not to worry. The trip to the retirement community was another stop, roll, stop brain-cell-killing masochist's thrill ride through heavy traffic, just like any other day. When I finally got to dad's, I let myself in.

Old Dusty Desk

Old Dusty Desk is a story where an old man is the main character. The emotional pivot for this post is the word confusion.

Late Night Cards

Late Night Cards is another photo prompt post. Here a woman and her brother are up late playing cards at the kitchen table. The big stakes are who gets to take the trash out.

Strange Potion

Strange Potion is the latest in a series of "Strange" posts about Miss Hill's adventure (loosely following the whimsical directions of the Daily Post).

Falling

Falling is a tragedy story and comes from current events.

In our workshop we were challenged to find new angles to present stories, so the concept behind the piece was to reveal the disaster through the eyes of an observer who turns out to be an inanimate object.

The Something Series

Amelia had a 150 word short story challenge based on the saying "something old, something new, something borrowed, and something blue." The challenge was to write short stories of exactly 150 words, that had nothing to do with weddings or marriage, etc. and contained various words or phases she selected. In addition to all these constraints, I chose to place a single word theme of my own in all four stories. My challenge is for you to find the word threading through all four stories.

Something Old, Something New, Something Borrowed, and Something Blue

The Oasis

The Oasis is a prelude sort of short story. Will the story continue?

In the High Tower/Mystery Flowers

In the High Tower is a prompt post. The prompt was to write about naming an inanimate object.

Mystery Flowers is a follow-up post (part 2).

Stranded

Stranded is a post about the misery of modern air travel. If you are familiar with Hemispheres magazine's "Three Perfect Days in name-of-city", you'll understand the 2nd person pun.

Asking for Directions

This is reblogged from here.

"This is the last time I listen to you, sis," said the older sister.

"What are you mad at me for? This trip wasn't my idea."

"What? How is it my fault that you didn't get your letter to Santa written and mailed?" she asked. Tears formed in the corners of her eyes.

The younger sister wasn't paying attention. She just scanned the tundra, covered in snow as far as the eye could see in every direction.

Snow squeaked and scrunched under their shoes as they trudged on.

The older sister sniffled. "I'm sorry."

"For what?"

"For getting us lost."

"Lost?"

"Yeah. We should've found it by now." She shook her head, sending the tassel on the red hat bobbing drunkenly. "But, I can't find Santa's North Pole."

"Oh, c'mon, Nora." She patted her big sis on the arm. "Look, all we need to do is get one of Santa's reindeer there to give us directions! It can't be that hard!"

Image linked via The Write Prompts

Strange Trio Redux

Strange Trio Redux is the third post concerning our poor confused reporter, Miss Hill.

Cliffhanger

Cliffhanger is a fun flash fiction piece about a misunderstanding. The rules set a limit of 100 words...

Holding a Shoot

Holding a Shoot is a story about taking a picture of a poor Armenian woman in the Caucasus Mountains.

Outwitted (Revised)

The original story Outwitted ended a bit abruptly. I had wanted to rework the ending and this is what I came up with. Outwitted (Revised)

The Dark Road

The Dark Road is a ghost story. The story leaves the reader in suspense.

A Post Card

A Post Card is another picture prompt piece. The picture looked to be either a fake or of a dimwit hunter who doesn't know that a bobcat is, with giant glowing eyes, just a few feet away and watching him and the dead buck. So, since the photo is sort of frightening, I decided to take it on from a comedy angle.

Stuff the Ducks

Stuff the Ducks is a piece that was supposed to be inspired by looking through the last photo you had taken and finding a stranger in the background/margin. The piece turned into a rant.

Hiding Out

Hiding Out is a short story inspired by a photo prompt of two little boys on a rooftop reading books.

And Your Enemies Closer

And Your Enemies Closer is a post based on a daily prompt.

Memory of Sacrifice

I rewrote the opening to my original Memory of Sacrifice post.

Strange Rain

Strange Rain is a sequel to the Strange Brew post. Here, the story of Miss Hill, our intrepid reporter for the Post, continues.

Sunsets in Stuttgart

Sunsets in Stuttgart is a flash fiction love story.

Old Dancers

Old Dancers is a story about a pair of ballet dancers who have grown old.

Textwalking London Girls

Textwalking London Girls is a picture prompt piece. London calling.

A Case in Chinatown

A Case in Chinatown leaves one hanging on a cliff in the middle of Chinatown.

Under the Floor

Under the Floor is a 5 minute writing exercise. It's really more the start of a longer story...

Sharing Photos

Sharing Photos is a flash fiction piece based on a photo by Rona Keller.

Sabine Arrives Home

Sabine Arrives Home is a second flash fiction piece based on the same picture as the previous post. (In English this time.)

Das Mädchen auf der Straße

"Kennst du Portugiesisch?" ich habe ihr gefragt. "Ich bin nur heute nach Heidelberg angekommen."

"Nein, aber ich verstehe Englisch," sie sagte. "Ich bin Amerikanerin. Und Sie?"

Bliss Mansion

Bliss Mansion is intended to be humorous. What do you think?

Sparring with the Stars

Sparring with the Stars is a flash fiction post (intended to be humorous). Brad Pitt is clearly not dancing in the photo.

Light at the End of the Tunnel

Every weekday morning she walked from her small apartment to the office building downtown. It was just part of her morning routine now. Getting up, taking a quick shower, getting dressed, grabbing a muffin or some fresh fruit from her small galley, and walking across the city to work.

Strange Brew

Strange Brew is a story that came from an exercise to write a piece with a cat, a bowl of soup, and a beach blanket. The story is urban fantasy.

Sidrat Vending

Sidrat Vending is a little urban fantasy piece, taken loosely off one of the daily prompts. For Dr. Who fans, you may consider spelling Sidrat backwards. (Hope you enjoy the story.)

The Princess and Her Hart

The Princess and Her Hart is a Sleeping Beauty story with a few wrinkles. This was a response to a picture prompt.

Captain Penzmer's Fate

Captain Penzmer's Fate is a story about a riverboat captain who encounters someone rather unexpected. This is a response to a picture prompt.

A Southern Estate Sale

We always thought the big white house was haunted. My friends and I would sneak through the yard on the way to school despite this association with the underworld, but that didn't mean I didn't walk quickly and keep one eye on the windows. I know I saw a shadow in one of the upstairs windows several times, and I'm not afraid to say that I broke into a sprint at the sight. Fright made me fast I learned as I ran through, over, and past my friends, nothing short of a pell-mell every-boy-and-girl-for-themselves charge to school.

Another Gig

Another Gig is another photo prompt short story. This one is about a musician in Stockholm.

Alone

Alone is a micro-fiction piece given a photo and the word "wanderlust". It's a story about a breakup with a twist.

Hiking

Free Write on Hiking is a free writing exercise (no editing, stream of consciousness).

Tower of Dreams

Tower of Dreams is a fantasy story loosely based on a daily prompt.

Her Prayers

Her Prayers is a photo prompt of a young woman praying in a church.

Mrs. Pauley's Eviction

Mrs. Pauley's Eviction is a short story from the point of view of a young kid sitting on his front step.

Outwitted

Outwitted is a survival story inspired by a picture prompt.

The Most Boring Picture Album Ever

Image Tuesdays Writing Prompt

Mr. Pubbeedle was a curious little man who had befriended Uncle Herbie in a time before mine. I was never certain why they felt they needed to stop by our flat so often, but I suspect it was because mother was such a good cook and had the spine of a jellyfish. She really could not say "no" to her little brother Herbie. Despite it being common knowledge by everyone in our area that he was a grifter and had never made an honest dime in his misspent life. Perhaps she felt sorry for him. Or maybe she lived vicariously through his exploits and narrow escapes, imagining herself as some sort of flapper, dancing the night away in an underground speakeasy.

Rained Out

The piece Rained Out is more on the serious side.

Skipping Coins

Skipping Coins is another fun take on a silly daily prompt.

Taking the Cake

Taking the Cake is a prompt response. I decided to turn the prompt on its head a little bit.

Where Twelve

Where Twelve is a tongue-in-cheek piece for an assignment to write about where you lived when you were 12. If you guessed that I get tired of the prompts asking to write about all manner of personal subjects, you're way ahead of the game on this one...

Carolina Morning

Carolina Morning is a story about a morning on the Carolina Coast.

After the Humans

After the Humans is another photo prompt story. The picture looks like it may be someplace in southeast Asia, but my story is set in Pripyat, Ukraine.

There is a good documentary film on youtube. Search for "Wolves Chernobyl" if you are interested in learning more.

Lost

Lost - The assignment for this piece was to write about losing and what you learned from it. I decided to write a fictional short story about losing and lessons unlearned from the PoV of a young boy. This one turned out to be much more well received than the original, so the rewrite was a good thing...

An Introduction

An Introduction is a non-fiction piece. The assignment was to capture someone's character.

Tree of Life

Tree of Life - a short story about a bucket list.

Surfari Catch

Surfari Catch is a visual prompt post. Takes the form of a laid-back surfer dude's letter to his parents in Munich.

Taking a Hike

Taking a Hike : musings of a hiker in RMNP.

The Big Lie

The Big Lie is a parable. Is a lie ever true no matter how often it is repeated?

Kansas Girl

Kansas Girl is a story about the relationship of a daughter and her father's world.

This post won the weekly challenge.

Home on the Sea

Home on the Sea is a story about a family adventure through the eyes of a child with the backdrop of a civil war.

The Rains of Springtime

The Rains of Springtime was a 360 word flash fiction piece. It's a love story.

The Pier

Here is a link to my Short Story - The Pier. Enjoy.