Welcome to Flash Fiction Friday and the one hundred and sixty-first piece in this series. This week’s is a collection of three stories made up of 6-worder stories (lines) by Chong Teck SIM.
Three stories made up of 6-worders:
1.
Life: inseparable couple exuding sweet nectar.
Death: minutes apart into Heaven’s embrace.
Paradise: carefree living, together into eternity.
Affenpinschers: my companions for a decade.
Memory: yesteryears etch into my heart.
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2.
Badminton fanatic; musician wannabe: my brother.
His 21st birthday: a surprise waited.
Nervously, he introduced his beloved Lee.
Loud gasps resonated throughout the room.
Unperturbed, I congratulated the brave couple.
Breaking barriers, more wishes came forward.
Their eyes began to tear up.
A new love story was born.
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3.
He looks at her, smiling bright.
Holding a stem, he approaches her.
Puzzled, she stares into his eyes.
She asks: where’s the pretty flower?
You, says he, pointing to her.
She turns shy, blushes, scarlet cheeks.
Your beauty invigorates me, says he.
She feels light-headed, in a dream.
He takes her hand, kisses it.
Cheesy. I love it, says she.
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They were very clever. Thank you, Chong.
Chong’s 6-word bio: Chong Teck Sim, aspiring Singaporean writer.
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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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Chong Teck SIM
May 19, 2015 at 8:21 am
Thank you to Vagrant Rhodia, Christopher Farley, Jane Risdon, Paula Acton, NannyCool, and everyone else, for your support!
It means a great deal to me.
Mark K
May 22, 2015 at 12:52 pm
Lovely, Chong Teck. Really nice. All of them!