Welcome to Flash Fiction Friday and the one hundred and thirty-seventh piece in this series. This week’s is the eleventh bunch of 6-word stories by a variety of authors, together with their 6-word biographies! These stories will be podcasted in episode 41 (with the tenth batch and two <500-word stories) on Sunday 29th June.
6-word stories
by… William Bortz, afreshnewview.blogspot.com, writer, barista, dreamer.
- These shoes are stained with travel
- Old letters, outdated postage, same desires
- Fathers Day; no gift to give (third Sunday in June)
by… Tony Tibbenham – Writing because I must.
- Happy family. Infidelity. End of trust.
- Go fishing. Lose footing. Get wet.
by… Maria; my dog is my muse
- Heart pounds. Cheeks flush. Calm down.
- I’m mad. So wrong. You know?
- Brush me. Soulful eyes. Belly please. …
by… Mark K, a writer?… trying hard
- Electric chair: A shocking bit of kit.
- Dutch footwear factory gets clogged up.
- That a jacuzzi? No. I’m farting.
by… Sal Buttaci is an open book.
- She’s ten degrees shy of hot-tempered.
- Diabetics are sweet enough without sugar.
- Only fountains of youth stay young.
by… Vicki, always interested, retrospective, searching, writing
- Sun room. Spring time all year.
- Hummingbirds. Nectar for these tiny gods.
- Paint my soul with dewdrop flowers.
by Dan Collins, sci-fi lover, family man.
- Prize fighter, thrown match, debts paid.
- Bank heist, innocent bystander, murder charges.
- Computer genius billionaire, scammed, poor house.
by Jon Gyngell: ginger-faced word herder
- Man bites dog, likes the taste.
- Heart mended, I will kill again.
- Child: free to a cheap home.
by Nancy Raynsford – teaching numbers, writing words
- Listen, learn. Review, revise. Exam envelope.
- Pain, baby. Grow, love. Leave, return.
- Mirror, make-up. Party, people. Home, hangover.
and then three from yours truly, Morgen Bailey, Morgen With an E
- Rubbing hands. Garden. Glee. Gone forever.
- Her pleading eyes say too much.
- Dirty glasses. Dirty soul. Big smile.
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Thank you, everyone.
If you’d like to submit your 6-worders (two per blog post, although you can send as many as you like) or 500-word max. stories for consideration for Flash Fiction Friday take a look here, or up to 1,000 words for critique on my Online Short Story Writing Group (links below).
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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