Welcome to Flash Fiction Friday and the one hundred and eighty-first piece in this series. This week’s is the thirty-seventh bunch of 6-word stories by a variety of authors, together with their 6-word biographies!
6-word stories
by Chong Teck SIM – aspiring Singaporean writer
Swollen lips. Wheezing. Bad food allergy.- My fried egg: burnt. Speechless mother-in-law.
- Night out with buddies. Unhappy wife.
- The breakup scarred him for life.
- His eyes; Her eyes: inter-locking embrace.
- Huge waves. Frightened cruise passengers.
- A loud crash. Screaming voices.
- Dark alleyway. Growling dogs. Defensive snake.
- Bad-tempered crab. Curious human: Ouch! Ouch!
- Colourful birds. Playful cats. Hide-and-seek ensues.
by Mark K – a writer? Trying hard.
Awkward things that kids sometimes say (usually in front of other people):
Mummy, what does brazen hussy mean?- Daddy, are you really my daddy?
- Grandma says Daddy drinks too much.
- Mummy says Daddy needs some viagra.
- Grandad, what is a reverse vasectomy?
- Auntie Violet, what is a hooker?
- I saw Uncle Morris kissing Mummy.
- I found Mummy’s special toy yesterday.
- Granny, when are you gonna die?
by Stephen Lodge – scribbler addicted to cheese (my kind of man!)
He was gassy throughout the day.- It’s not something I shall forget.
- Hi there. Nice to be here.
- Walking home singing a dirty song.
- A chilly but quite beautiful morning.
- You inspire me to play dominoes.
- It’s nice to see such kindness.
- That makes no sense at all.
- Do you have a liquorice licence?
- No, stranger. This isn’t Easy Street.
by asra choudhury – hungry for fiction stories
I run after you, unsullied soul.- “Come, sit,” says shadow of death.
- Sullen, I search for you, soul.
- Forgetting the fight I redial – wife.
- The crinkled hand holding the rose.
- Epilogue: she disappeared into the horizon.
by Ansuya – born to create and share
Writer lost the plot, needs inspiration!- Attractive lady sought to walk poodle.
- Stopped for coffee, late again… fired!
- Conman disappeared with girlfriend’s fake diamonds.
- A quinquagenarian ballet dancer retires poor.
- Skived off work, for sanity’s sake.
- Lived to eat cakes, sweet joy.
- Free food, bed, bad company – prison!
and then some from yours truly… Morgen Bailey, Morgen With an E
Mum-sitting for a week; limits pushed.- Glad to be home, cat too.
- Stressful times, nails shorter than before.
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Welcome to Flash Fiction Friday and the one hundred and eightieth piece in this series. This week’s is the thirty-sixth bunch of 6-word stories by a variety of authors, together with their 6-word biographies!
6-word stories
by Chong Teck SIM – aspiring Singaporean writer
Moonless night. Howling dogs. Quick footsteps.- No… no… I didn’t tell tales!
- Foreign investor. Local businessman. Conflicting priorities.
- Hidden talent: I’m a bathroom crooner.
- Chocolate cake: for Pinkie, my Chihuahua.
- In tears, he returned the ring.
- Big appetite. Ten burgers. Still hungry.
- Slippery floor. I fell, face down.
- He follows her from a distance.
- Heavy rain. Mother searching for child.
by Mark K – a writer? Trying hard.
Why I want to be a Cossack…
They remind me of Chelsea Pensioners.- They have old, wrinkly members too.
- I’d look absolutely gorgeous in red!
- Cossacks find love wherever they go.
- Cossack women are drop dead gorgeous.
- Cossack regiments have no height restrictions.
- Ballet Dancers eat your heart out.
- You often find them imitating Monty-Python.
- Rasputin had a secret Cossack son.
by Stephen Lodge – writer ignored by progress
Over time, my caress became careless.- Owls and rabbits never wear shirts.
- Amadeus made great music and cheese.
- I don’t think she likes me.
- Cheese fondling is my favourite hobby.
- Don’t think I got that memo.
- I look forward to your call.
- Was it all a crazy dream?
- I can’t imagine this ending well.
- I’m still wandering the eastern dream.
by Lana Bella, skull-grinder bacon commander
Silence moves with ease between gossips.- I bowed my spine across nostalgia.
- She peels coffee from my breaths.
- Night gives gradient across the floorboard.
- Innocence nests from pavement to street.
- I down the hot Vienna black.
- Wild hips walk this quiet room.
- You spent a lifetime looking back.
- I romanced your ghost with whisky.
- He always volunteered, she reflected bitterly.
BAM has other works available online.
Forgot puppies surprises needed air holes.- The only word that matters, “Yes.”
- Returned the ring after the funeral.
- Deleted her messages; just need memories.
- Shut off lights or thousands die.
- To earn sunrises: Climb more mountains.
- “You can do it, dude. Jump.”
- Falling from ten stories looked painful.
- “Sorry I was late. Another jumper.”
- Alcohol and sliding doors don’t mix.
Debbie, who meant to start writing sooner
He always volunteered, she reflected bitterly.
by asra choudhury – nightbird on a roll
- Guard your angels, summer moon swings.
- Nervous lovers. First timers. Memory blues.
- Our eyes locked, time lapsed eternity.
- “Don’t go,” I said. He continued.
- Submit, like sunflowers to the sun.
by Ansuya – tumbling curls hides indomitable spirit
‘Sorry no money’ said the atm.- Purse stolen, smashed iPhone, lost day!
- No food, no drink, lousy diet.
- Menopausal women seeks adventurous young man.
- She walked in, her first stalker.
- ‘Hi I’m Sue.’ ‘Geoff. Let’s dance.’
- No hanging around in Marble Arch.
- Sugar free craze drives Cadburys meltdown.
- Lost cat, take care of him.
- ‘Mum where’s Dad?’ ‘He’s disappeared darling.’
and then some from yours truly… Morgen Bailey, Morgen With an E
- Crunch: recession? No. I’m eating carrots.
- Annie, I’m not your daddy. Sex-change.
- August becomes September, new 6-word submissions.
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I now run online courses – details on Courses – and for anyone looking for an editor, do take a look at Editing and Critique.
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Welcome to Flash Fiction Friday and the one hundred and seventy-eighth piece in this series. This week’s is a 460-worder by Anne Kingsbury.
The Butterfly Defect
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Kirt Marse stretched and rose from his desk. His second novel, Effect, delivered to his publisher. He hadn’t meant to write a sequel to his first book, Cause, but one thing had led to another. Cause was a murder mystery based on Chaos Theory: “when the present determines the future, but the approximate present does not approximately determine the future”, as defined by mathematician and meteorologist Edward Lorenz.
In Cause, Kirt twisted the fates of five characters who all attempted to kill the same man for different reasons, by assorted methods, at separate times. Each character’s actions started a trajectory of events that eventually ensnared them. Their carefully planned approximations with room for error was the logical despoiler of the expected result, an intended untraceable death. The approximate actions of the present did not approximate the result in the future because wildly different tangents became initiated. The success of the book demanded that another follow, and Kirt had obliged within a year’s time.
Effect began with in-depth narratives surrounding the widely diverging outcomes seemingly spreading from the ‘five stones’ dropped in still water, the ripple effect, of the five murder attempts. The satisfying conclusion was the surprising eventual death of the original intended victim based on all he had done to deserve it, but by unpredictable means.
Kirt made his money as a pharmacist, though he boasted a scorned minor in English at River University in New Hampshire as well.
“There’s a reason for everything,” intoned Kirt to himself as he thought of the nay-sayers in his life. He resigned his position at SNH Pharmacy.
He arrived at home to find Lindsay, his wife, sitting on the floor surrounded by pricey housing development brochures in several states. She hurried over and threw her arms around him.
“Take a look at these beautiful homes! I thought we’d also need a bigger place to entertain family than the pied-a-terre in New York we were talking about.”
Kirt poured himself a glass of Gaja Langhe Conteisa and picked up a brochure for New Hampshire farms in mountain country. You reap what you sow after all.
Six months later, Kirt never could have envisioned the course of events that occurred. Lindsay left him for a former lover. His first book, Cause, was contested in court as a past colleague’s idea. The scandal caused its removal from Oprah’s book club list. The hefty down payment on the Chelsea brownstone almost purged his royalties, and legal fees would decimate the rest.
On his way to an interview at a rival pharmacy, Kirt focused on his next book with a working title of Crap Shoot. His life had indeed suffered from the wiles of chaos but he knew that all theories were defective. Life is random.
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I asked Anne what prompted this piece and she said…
The inspiration for this flash piece is my interest in all things scientific, and my belief that theories are too quickly viewed as fact.
Thank you, Anne. I always enjoy reading stories about writers. And one of my editing clients is a pharmacist-cum-writer. J
Anne loves to write flash fiction. It’s what she usually produces for biweekly meetings of her writing group. She has created several children’s book stories – picture books and chapter books – and has had poems published.
Anne teaches poetry at the Walt Whitman Birthplace, as well as interprets his life, work, and times for visitors. The Huntington Historical Society has a subgroup called The Ladies in the Attic, which conserves historic clothing and creates exhibits. Anne’s been one of the ‘Ladies’ for a year.
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Welcome to Flash Fiction Friday and the one hundred and seventy-eighth piece in this series. This week’s is the thirty-fifth bunch of 6-word stories by a variety of authors, together with their 6-word biographies!
6-word stories
by Chong Teck SIM – aspiring Singaporean writer
- Music student. Failed audition. Heavy eyes.
- He woke up with bloodied hands.
- Kampong lifestyle. Outdoor games. Pulau Ubin.
- Biopsy sample. Repeated testing. Inconclusive result.
- Science student. Thermodynamics project. Unimpressed judges.
- Into his embrace, she falls asleep.
- Angkor Wat. Family vacation. Years ago.
- Boy-Girl: hand-in-hand, under shining stars.
- Before incarceration, he righted his wrong.
- After the fight, she left home.
by Iris N. Schwartz, writer and poet
- Pizza. Saved him more than crust.
- Scratches her back even when tired.
- Dusted cheval mirror. Frightened. Sped away.
- Submitted stories, poems. Waited. Submitted again.
- Married. Divorced. Wedding gown? Garbage can.
- Sensitive. Itchy hives. Seasoning, not spice.
- Inside carrel: crying. New job — now!
- Calls. Hangs up. Repeats. Relationship: dead.
- Weight up, down, up. Exercise — more!
- Stairs. Stairs. Slowly. Using walker, still.
by Kushal Poddar, author of three books
- She kept looking at my lifeline.
- The man slept through his funeral.
- She sniffs the tiny red sock.
- Just another cigarette burn. Vacant eyes.
by Panjami Anand, enjoys writing 6-word stories
- Blindness found what I didn’t behold.
by Ron Pullins, playwright and erstwhile publisher
- Spring: white, white, white, brown mud.
by Stephen Lodge, writes comedy by pen
- Wanted: A meaningful one night stand.
- Nursing leg wounds that won’t heal.
- Before I was so attractively interrupted.
- I’m returning this unicorn called Sid.
- And I have not played since.
- I suggest you seek medical advice.
- No. I’ll give it a miss.
- So nobody heard the three gunshots?
- In one ear, and stayed there.
- I must walk this road alone.
by Tania-wife-mother-netball-addict-Wilson
- Joy now filled their grieving hearts.
and then some from yours truly… Morgen Bailey, Morgen With an E
- Handsome man, weak knees, MS sufferer.
- Wide grin, matches lit, fire set.
- Two months off. Revising my drafts.
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.
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I now run online courses – details on Courses – and for anyone looking for an editor, do take a look at Editing and Critique.
If you would like to send me a book review of another author’s books or like your book reviewed (short stories, contemporary crime / women’s novels or writing guides), see book-reviews for the guidelines. Other options listed on opportunities-on-this-blog. And I post writing exercises every weekday on four online writing groups.
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Welcome to Flash Fiction Friday and the one hundred and seventy-seventh piece in this series. This week’s is the thirty-fourth bunch of 6-word stories by a variety of authors, together with their 6-word biographies!
6-word stories
by Chong Teck SIM – aspiring Singaporean writer
- Sexy models. Salivating man. Enraged girlfriend.
- Cute puppies. Aggressive mother. Backtracking slowly…
- Inquisitive shark. Frightened swimmer: trembling violently.
- Before heart surgery, she kisses him.
- Before departing, he caresses her face.
- Lunch: overnight noodles. Evening: upset stomach.
- Acne breakout. Frantic squeezing. Ruined date.
- Violin lessons: 10 years. Improvement: no.
- Visa denied. Studies affected. Uncertain future.
- Fashion student. Graduation show. Standing ovation.
by Mithilde – Mithilde Maria, beautiful flowers by spring
- Unexpected earth tremors – confusion! Seek refuge.
- Unplanned relationships bring misery and sorrow.
- Limitless destructive political sell-out techniques. Disgraceful!
- Plugging away for success – currently unsuccessful.
by Debbie Hurford, teacher; likes to write
- Burnt confetti, dismantled marquee, all over.
- Unrecognised, he headed the security queue.
- Child lost whilst visiting maze designer.
by Camilla Garuai – cool writer from tropics
- Knock on door. Daddy has returned.
- Baby loves puppy. Baby’s first friend.
- Burnt dinner, tonight. Love you, still.
- Mama hears laughing children. Oh, no!
by Ivy Rose, dreams slain by reality
- The calories in a US stamp?
- What if, what was, what is.
- How often can I mess up?
- Am I free without my dreams?
- Or do my dreams freedom make?
- I find love crouched under oceans.
- I should be crying, no puedo.
- What if I never loved him?
- What if I loved him enough?
and then some from yours truly… Morgen Bailey, Morgen With an E
- Britain votes exit… interesting times ahead.
- Dog sleeping on sofa blissfully unaware.
- OK, we’re going, work to do.
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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.
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I now run online courses – details on Courses – and for anyone looking for an editor, do take a look at Editing and Critique.
If you would like to send me a book review of another author’s books or like your book reviewed (short stories, contemporary crime / women’s novels or writing guides), see book-reviews for the guidelines. Other options listed on opportunities-on-this-blog. And I post writing exercises every weekday on four online writing groups.
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Welcome to Flash Fiction Friday and the one hundred and seventy-sixth piece in this series. This week’s is the thirty-third bunch of 6-word stories by a variety of authors, together with their 6-word biographies!
6-word stories
by Bob Fairfield – Bob, small name but big ideas
- My cup overfloweth, spilt that wrong.
- His open hands held no surprises.
- The dead ignored the trumpet call.
- Silence was all we could hear.
by Chong Teck SIM – aspiring Singaporean writer
- Funeral wake. Weeping mourners. Unaffected widow.
- Hungry mosquitoes. Raging party: all-you-can-eat buffet.
- Out of anger, I bite him.
Campfire: five guys telling ghost stories.- Seven-year itch: please continue to scratch.
- With difficulty, she repaid her debts.
- He challenges his late father’s will.
- Before surrendering, he visited his children.
- Two women. Identical evening gowns. Chaos!
- Intrepid explorers. Cave bottom. Hidden treasure.
by Geoff Linder, wheelchair enthusiast and liar
Mayfly seeks similar, no time wasters.- Get out of this without moving.
- ‘Slow’ food restaurant opening soon perhaps.
- Nails torn from Saint in translation.
- NATO promises empty says Warsaw Pact.
- Jonah resigns amid claims of optimism.
by Mark K – a writer? Trying hard (On why I wanna be a Chelsea pensioner)
I’d look absolutely gorgeous in red.- I love those little black hats.
- I’m looking for an older lover.
- They let women into this club.
- I wanna meet other wrinkly people.
- Famous people look up to them…
- …or look down in my case.
- Even the Royals give them respect.
- I’d get myself a free scooter.
- I enjoy talking to deaf people.
by Samantha Connolly – navigates life through writing
- Rain with love; better than sun.
- Stay united or pay the price.
- Con man, con woman, sad society.
- Wither and bloom, live before death.
- Dress the heart as a child.
and then some from yours truly… Morgen Bailey, Morgen With an E
- Some great stories there… thank you. (especially newbie Geoff!)
- My 500-word challenge results next Friday.
- May’s 100-word competition closes midnight Tuesday.
- Been working hard… my paperbacks available!
- And new online courses coming soon.🙂
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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.
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I now run online courses – details on Courses – and for anyone looking for an editor, do take a look at Editing and Critique.
If you would like to send me a book review of another author’s books or like your book reviewed (short stories, contemporary crime / women’s novels or writing guides), see book-reviews for the guidelines. Other options listed on opportunities-on-this-blog. And I post writing exercises every weekday on four online writing groups.
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Welcome to Flash Fiction Friday and the one hundred and seventy-fifth piece in this series. This week’s is the thirty-second bunch of 6-word stories by a variety of authors, together with their 6-word biographies!
6-word stories
by Allyson Salmon – flash published, trying harder
- Lies plus statistics equals guesswork codified
by Chong Teck SIM – aspiring Singaporean writer
- Lottery winner. Indiscriminate spending. Regretful memories.
- Dancing robots. Screaming children. Bored parents.
- Expensive price tag. Unsmiling customer.
- New shirt. Empty wallet. Dejected student.
Burping throughout the job interview.- Vintage car. Numerous buyers. Unsatisfied owner.
- Gongfu performance. Enthralled audience. Happy organiser.
- Leaving town. Zero possession. Fresh start.
- During dinner, an unwelcomed stranger appears.
- Before leaving, an unexpected letter arrives.
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 – below are the final ten).
- Remember life is what is important
- Best be prepared for rough waters
- When life blows something good – sail
Love is about dreams – make them!- Hearts possess the most lasting marks
- Broken hearts need a mending lover
- Detours make the open road great
- Much nicer to touch someone’s heart
- Good looks sometimes get bad looks
- Woman’s heart best reached by shortcut
by Mark K – a writer? Trying hard on Donald Trump : Questions And Quotes
- “Nobody hates Mexicans more than me.”
- “I’m rich, you’re poor, so what?”
“I’ll straighten out Frisco’s gay community.”- “If I die, comb my hair.”
- “Botox? Absolutely not… This pout’s natural!”
- “Me, spoilt? Are you being serious?”
- “Trust me and I’ll shaft you.”
- “This tan’s not from a bottle.”
- “I look yellow under these lights.”
- “The idiots believe everything I say.”
- “Know this… I’m better than you!”
- “I’m the perfect advert for hair-spray!”…
and then some from yours truly… Morgen Bailey, Morgen With an E
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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.
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