Welcome to Flash Fiction Friday and the one hundred and sixty-ninth piece in this series. This week’s is the twenty-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
- Writer’s block: no stories for Morgen.
- One look – you’ve stolen my heart.
- Charred living room. Melted doorknob. Arson?
- I yearn for his gentle touch.
- My failing: regret still remembers me.
- Crowded subway, restaurants. Singapore at night.
- Snakes! Frightened, I wet my pants.
- Unscrupulous millionaire. No companionship. Quiet nights.
- Difficult childbirth. Healthy newborn. Unspoken joy.
- Failed relationship. Upset lover. Eating spree.
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).
- Never grounds to hit a woman
- Words of love are very powerful
- Sisterly love is tighter than rope
- Touching a man’s heart lasts forever
- Bad things fill good thing’s void
- Risk increases when you take advantage
- You missed opportunity when someone intervenes
- Judgment depends on the appropriate yardstick
- Take the fork in the road
- One cancer treatment is removing it
by Mark K – a writer? Trying hard
- One bullet, one trigger… one less.
- “Acquaint the enemy with your bayonets!”
- Through dusty clouds the bombs came.
- Vietnam: Dirty War? What war’s clean?
- Past= WAR! Present= WAR! Future= WAR!
- “Scared?” “No, Sir!” “Kill him then!”
(you can always rely on Mark to cheer us up!)
by Linda Stewart – environment reporter in Belfast
- The hospital had gone. Actually vanished.
- Inside, blood. Outside, the crow turned.
- One voice lifted: the crowd surged.
- The leaves fell. The last leaves.
by Samantha Wilcox – navigates life through writing
- Robbed; TV gone, no Bake Off!
- Got fit, ran marathon, felt good.
- Mother’s exchange: screaming child for cat.
- Undeniable love brings secrets to fore.
- Brain loose, need new parts, unhinged.
- Shiny hair, friendly smile, new girlfriend.
and then three from yours truly… Morgen Bailey, Morgen With an E
- Launched new free monthly 100-word competition!
- So much on, so little time.
- No longer sweating the big stuff.
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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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