#TipsySanta 2019 Flash Fiction Challenge
As we head into the holiday frenzy, I only have one question. Who told 2019 to be so crazy? I thought surviving 2018 was an accomplishment… To celebrate making it this far, I (along with my cohorts in flash fiction shenanigans: Cara Michaels, Katheryn Avila, and Siobhan Muir) bring youContinue Reading
Tuesday Wordplay Week 20: WAIT
HOW TO PLAY Use the Word(s) of the Week to write a 300 to 500 word story. Post the story in the comments below AND / OR on your blog. Share it on social media using the hashtag: #EVERyTuesdayWordplay WAIT wait/wāt/ verb stay where one is or delay action untilContinue Reading
Tuesday Wordplay Week 19: BLUR
HOW TO PLAY Use the Word(s) of the Week to write a 300 to 500 word story. Post the story in the comments below AND / OR on your blog. Share it on social media using the hashtag: #EVERyTuesdayWordplay BLUR blur \ˈblər \ noun a smear or stain that obscuresContinue Reading
Tuesday Wordplay Week 18: CARVE
HOW TO PLAY Use the Word(s) of the Week to write a 300 to 500 word story. Post the story in the comments below AND / OR on your blog. Share it on social media using the hashtag: #EVERyTuesdayWordplay carve /kärv/ 1: to cut with care or precision carved fretworkContinue Reading
Tuesday Wordplay Week 16: BURN
HOW TO PLAY Use the Word(s) of the Week to write a 300 to 500 word story. Post the story in the comments below AND / OR on your blog. Share it on social media using the hashtag: #EVERyTuesdayWordplay burn \ ˈbərn verb consume fuel and give off heat, light,Continue Reading
The (Un)Usual Suspects
#tuesdaywordplay / Word of the Week: COUNT Trust the General to send her on a last-minute mission and expect flawless execution. She’d grabbed the manila envelope and groused that he needed to stop testing her. He’d surrendered the jeep keys and said there was a difference between testing and trusting.Continue Reading
Tuesday Wordplay Week 15: COUNT
HOW TO PLAY Use the Word(s) of the Week to write a 300 to 500 word story. Post the story in the comments below AND / OR on your blog. Share it on social media using the hashtag: #EVERyTuesdayWordplay It’s NANOWRIMO time, so in honor of this annual tradition, andContinue Reading
Tuesday Wordplay Week 14: INEVITABLE
HOW TO PLAY Use the Word(s) of the Week to write a 300 to 500 word story. Post the story in the comments below AND / OR on your blog. Share it on social media using the hashtag: #EVERyTuesdayWordplay in·ev·i·ta·ble/inˈevidəb(ə)l/ adjective certain to happen; unavoidable noun a situation that isContinue Reading
We’ve Got To Hide All Of The Sharp Objects #monstermash2019
Welcome to the annual Monster Mash flash fiction challenge. This year it’s hosted by Siobhan Muir. Check out the rules and prompts, add your story or read the rest of the entries here. 1:09 a.m. Sirens whine down the narrow alley, stir the shadows stacked six deep beneath the leakyContinue Reading