Welcome to Flash Fiction Friday and the one hundred and seventy-fourth piece in this series. This week’s is the thirtieth bunch of 6-word stories by a variety of authors, together with their 6-word biographies!
6-word stories (in author order)
by Allyson Salmon – flash published, trying harder
- Humane mouse trap – mouse feeding station.
- Old coffee maker a has bean.
- New Year diet a lost Claus.
by Awen, Druid for inspiration. Procrastinator. Idealess.
- Novel competition. Choices. Entered wrong one!
by Chong Teck SIM, aspiring Singaporean writer
- Tea plantation. Lazy supervisors. Hardworking pickers.
- Erratic weather patterns. Anxious banana farmers.
Spring: a fresh beginning for lovers.- Crashing waves mirror my inner turmoil.
- I see the white light. Heaven?
- Five warriors. Sacred sword. Epic battle.
- Tell me: why do parents fight?
- Intergalactic travel. Cultural fusions. New frontiers.
- Garage sale. Unusual purchase: 5-legged table.
- Dinner surprise: pregnant daughter-in-law. Smiles everywhere.
by Deepika, writer by heart and soul
Dark sky, girl alone, safely home- Splashing waves, just touch and go
- no key, a hole, opportunities galore
- movie, popcorn: the only family time?
by Dick C. Waters self-published author (whose 6-worders are inspired by the chapter headings of his novel ‘Complete my Heart’, published under the pen name of Dixie Waters).
- Best dreams you are awake for
- Best tastes are not from fruit
- Remembering love is best being loved
- Broken hearts still possess a beat
Puzzles are harder when missing pieces- There’s expected comfort in showering alone
- First love is like no other
- Nobody should make life even shorter
- Words can cut deeper than knives
- Life isn’t easy because we’re humans
by Mark K – a writer? Trying hard.
Stupid things to say to a cage fighter: part 2
Those trunks do not fit you!- You look lovely when you snarl.
- Huh! You call that a punch?
- Have you broken your nose again?
- Has your gym membership run out?
by Susan O’Reilly – giving writing a go
- Nature’s rebirth new life springs forth.
- In winter all died, windowsills cried.
- Her bloom has faded over time.
Her loud laugh a convincing smokescreen.
and then some from yours truly… Morgen Bailey, Morgen With an E
- Doing Camp NaNoWriMo in April. You?
- Must get my draft novels finished.
- Paperbacking my eBooks – steep learning curve.
- Received my paperbacks yesterday – proud mama!
If you’d like to submit your 6-worders (up to ten per blog post, although you can send as many as you like and I’ll either pick the best ones or if I like most / all of them, schedule ahead) and / or 500-word max. stories for consideration for Flash Fiction Friday take a look here.
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.
Morgen 'with an E' Bailey 
thank you so much.. really happy to see my stories here..
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You’re very welcome, Deepika.
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Fab 6 worders – enjoyed them no end. 🙂
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Some really good stories this time. My favourites those written by Allyson and “broken hearts still possess a beat” by Dick. Congratulations on receiving your paperbacks Morgen.
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Ah, thank you, Rosemary. Many months of labour. 🙂
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Congrsts on your new baby
NOVEL
I hope it is everything thst you hoped it would be.
I hope to join your elitist group some day.
Songs are much easier (I’ve discovered) because I can use more emotion
Not limited to black and white text and “rules”
Music has variation in volume, emotional nuances and other brush strokes considered reserved for
Non-verbal only artwork.
Not saying that a good story cant bring on lsughter or tears…I just find ut easier to hear the whole Symphony at once…without forcing one well chosen word at a time
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Your student
Paul
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Ah, thank you, Paul. Yes, very proud, and a very long (five-year, on and off) labour. 🙂 It’s spurred me on to do more and some local friends and I are forming a co-operative to promote our writing… How is yours coming along? I was wondering, and then there you appeared… like Mr Benn. 🙂
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I got my paper back yesterday as well.
Turns out it was stolen off my porch by a cheapskate neighbor *
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You funny man. 🙂
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