Welcome to Flash Fiction Friday and the one hundred and thirty-fourth piece in this series. This week’s is the tenth bunch of 6-word stories by a variety of authors, together with their 6-word biographies… including their names! These stories will be podcasted in episode 41 (with two <500-word stories and the eleventh batch of 6-worders) on Sunday 29th June.
6-word stories
by… William Bortz – writer, barista, dreamer.
- Soak into me like the rain.
- Burrowed deeply lies my favorite haunt.
- I see veins from airplane windows.
by… Tony Tibbenham – Writing because I must.
- Write story. Sell movie rights. Retire.
- Write story. Self publish. Earn enough.
- Love husband. Lust elsewhere. Pay lawyers.
by… Maria; my dog is my muse
- Rapid breaths. Slow down. Tell me.
- Sinking feeling. Overwhelmed. Am I alone?
- Walkies. Right now. Get my leash. …
by… Roger Hurn South London’s Raymond Chandler.
- Ghosts, like dreams, vanish at dawn.
- Church candle. Curious moth. Holy smoke.
by… Mark K, a writer?… trying hard
- Question: Do photocopiers make plagiarism worse?
- Bramble bushes make very persuasive whips.
- Highlighters don’t make me any brighter.
by… Sal Buttaci is an open book.
- Other than cancer I’m doing fine.
- “My last lie,” said the liar.
- Venice, land of bridges and sighs.
by… Sarah Palmer: written at supermarket checkouts
- I can still hear the screaming.
and then three from yours truly… Morgen Bailey, Morgen With an E
- Flexible woman; gymnast and contentedly married.
- Welcome back? Have you been away?
- It really was all a dream.
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Thank you, everyone. They were great.
If you’d like to submit your 6-worders (two per blog post, although you can send as many as you like) or 500-word max. stories for consideration for Flash Fiction Friday take a look here, or up to 1,000 words for critique on my Online Short Story Writing Group (links below).
Related articles:
- http://www.theguardian.com/books/2012/may/14/how-to-write-flash-fiction
- http://www.bridportprize.org.uk/blog/flash-fiction-all-you-ever-wanted-know-were-afraid-ask
- http://www.fictionfactor.com/guests/flashfiction.html
- http://www.awkwordpapercut.com/writing-flash-fiction.html
- http://learning.blogs.nytimes.com/2013/10/03/short-and-sweet-reading-and-writing-flash-fiction
- http://www.wikihow.com/Write-Flash-Fiction
- http://www.writing-world.com/fiction/flash.shtml
- http://www.thereviewreview.net/publishing-tips/flash-fiction-whats-it-all-about
- http://www.everydayfiction.com/flashfictionblog
- and guest blogs about short stories on this blog: Alberta Ross, Jane Hertenstein, Helen M Hunt, Morgen Bailey, Sarah Grace Logan, Warren Bull.
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Thanks a million, Morgen! I love the mix of all the stories…masterful!
Have a wonderful weekend. Hugs, Maria
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Thanks, Morgen, for publishing my 6-worders in the company of such good writers.
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You’re very welcome, Maria, Sal. Thank you for sending them to me, and I look forward to posting more of your work in the future.
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