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Flash Fiction Friday 181: batch 37 of 6-word stories

September 30, 2016September 28, 20161 Comment

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

  • 1-egg-575756_640Swollen 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):

  • 2-hear-71330_640Mummy, 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!)

  • 3-dominoes-1615744_640He 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

  • 4-flowers-21265_640I 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

  • 5-diamond-1186139_640Writer 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

  • 6-kefir-1013880_640Mum-sitting for a week; limits pushed.
  • Glad to be home, cat too.
  • Stressful times, nails shorter than before.

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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.

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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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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Flash Fiction Friday 180: batch 36 of 6-word stories

August 26, 2016August 26, 20162 Comments

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

  • wolf-1514755Moonless 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…

  • 180b the-cossacks-487821_640They 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

  • 180c rat-152162_640Over 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

  • 180d drink-428310Silence 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.

  • 180e girl-1477201_640Forgot 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

  • 180f summer-368224He 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

  • 180g iphone-248906_640‘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.’

180h adorable-20374and 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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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.

*** Breaking news! My online creative writing courses are currently half price and one FREE! ***

You can contact me and find me on the internet, view my books (including my debut novel The Serial Dater’s Shopping List, various short story collections and writer’s block workbooks) and If you like this blog, you can help me keep it running by donating. Thank you.

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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Flash Fiction Friday 178: batch 35 of 6-word stories

July 29, 2016July 30, 20168 Comments

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

1 cyprus-1199486_640by 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.

2 divorce-619195_640by 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.

3 hand-1000025_640by 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.

4 love-1536226_640by 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.

5 fire-545374_640and 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.

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.

*** Breaking news! My online creative writing courses are currently half price and one FREE! ***

You can contact me and find me on the internet, view my books (including my debut novel The Serial Dater’s Shopping List, various short story collections and writer’s block workbooks) and If you like this blog, you can help me keep it running by donating. Thank you.

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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Flash Fiction Friday 177: latest batch of 6-word stories

June 24, 20162 Comments

number 6Welcome 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.

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.

*** Breaking news! Six of my online creative writing courses
are currently half price and another is FREE! ***

You can subscribe to this blog on your Kindle / Kindle app via Amazon.co.uk or Amazon.com. Alternatively, you can sign up to receive these blog posts daily or weekly so you don’t miss anything (see right-hand vertical menu).

You can contact me and find me on the internet, view my books (including my debut novel The Serial Dater’s Shopping List, various short story collections and writer’s block workbooks) and If you like this blog, you can help me keep it running by donating. Thank you.

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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Flash Fiction Friday 176: latest batch of 6-word stories

May 27, 20164 Comments

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

1 overflowby 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.
  • 2 twins - WARRIORS 5Campfire: 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

  • 3 Mayfly IMG_0319Mayfly 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)

  • 4 wrinkle hands-compassionI’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.

5 rain on window 857936by 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.

TSDSLand 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.

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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You can contact me and find me on the internet, view my books (including my debut novel The Serial Dater’s Shopping List, various short story collections and writer’s block workbooks) and If you like this blog, you can help me keep it running by donating. Thank you.

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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Flash Fiction Friday 175: April’s 6-word stories

April 29, 20162 Comments

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

detective 719176by 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.
  • country road 989979Burping 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
  • broken-heart 909856Love 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?”
  • d wigs 187037“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

  • Wow! Has another month gone already?
  • Many entries to my 100-word competition!
  • Too few to the 500-word challenge.

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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.

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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*** Breaking news! My online creative writing courses are currently half price! ***

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You can contact me and find me on the internet, view my books (including my debut novel The Serial Dater’s Shopping List, various short story collections and writer’s block workbooks) and If you like this blog, you can help me keep it running by donating. Thank you.

Morgen Bailey Cover montage 2I 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.

Flash Fiction Friday 174: March’s 6-word stories

March 25, 2016March 25, 201610 Comments

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)

1 Scales 931651by 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.
  • 2 battle 872591Spring: 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
  • 4 It's still puzzling me 943765Puzzles 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

  • tattoos 844298Those 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.
  • 5 dead rose 598092Her 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.

 

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