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Flash Fiction Friday 192: 6-word stories batch 45

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Welcome to Flash Fiction Friday (albeit on the Saturday!) and the one hundred and ninety-second piece in this series. This is the forty-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

  • 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.
  • With dread, he ate century eggs.
  • In tears, he returned the ring.
  • Big appetite. Ten burgers. Still hungry.
  • Slippery floor. I fell, face down.
  • He follows her from a distance.

by Kathryn Jones, a mysterious Christian writer

  • She was found – dead. Killer cuffed.

by Lyndon Loweth, imagination is my escape.

  • Inserting the syringe, hope fills me.

by André Lepine, just writing down dreams.

  • Rainy sidewalks make graveyards for worms.
  • Coffee and whiskey bookend Father’s days.
  • Whining car, whining driver, winter morning.
  • Home isn’t built in a day.
  • Elephants never put off till tomorrow…

by Valerie Fish – Writing from the heart

  • No heartbeat, no life. Heartbreaking delivery.
  • Redhead finds blonde hair. Wedding off.
  • Snoring husband smothered. Verdict crime passionel.
  • Winning ticket down drain. Divorce pending.
  • Wrong button pressed. Nuclear explosion. Obliteration.

by Samikshya Mishra, writer of anything fiction

  • I hated because I saw myself.
  • I was always forgotten, never ignored.
  • ‘Twas goodbye, but we met again.
  • She cooked for all, never herself.
  • “Fight,” they said, hiding behind me.
  • I’ll wait until I find us.
  • After receiving everything, she’d said, “More.”
  • Look around, you are not alone.
  • None would know that they’re God.
  • I loved myself, never got betrayed.

by Pippa Stroud, insomniac and mountain biker

  • Mosquito net. Windows open. Door locked.

by Anita Bowden – happy bunny in disguise

  • Old flame sent photo. Eyes missing.
  • Opens card. “Happy deathday.” Wardrobe opens.
  • Delivers cat food. Starved child eats.
  • Decades later lovers reunite. Barren. Impotent.
  • Caught in the act. Homicidal thespian.
  • Packed arena. Special performance. Lion roars.
  • Murder your darlings. Before she does.
  • Cold hands, warm heart. Transplant success.

by Chris Tattersall, esteemed writer in waiting.

  • Football hooligans, waiting to kick off.

by Taj Fregene. Doctor. Writer. Musician. Dreamer

  • Her beauty and his love faded

and then some from yours truly… Morgen Bailey, Morgen With an E

  • Productive day but nothing to show.
  • Watching TV – I should be writing.
  • Unrequited love – it’s finally sunk in.

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 considerationfor Flash Fiction Friday take a lookhere.

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