[For some background on these stories, please see this post [link] over at my blog.] Prompt: Write a short story that centers on a misunderstanding. (Word count: 258) * * * * * “Truck 7, more hose on the south side, pronto!” Fire chief Grady lowered his radio-extender and looked at the kids. “So you …
[For some background on these stories, please see this post [link] over at my blog.] Prompt: Write a short story about writing a short story. (Word count: 259) * * * * * B.F. Thomas drummed his keyboard. kljdff ljsdio skxc“Good as anything I’ve written today,” he said to nobody. “Excuse me,” Deirdre, his muse, …
[For some background on these stories, please see this post [link] over at my blog.] Prompt: Write a short story with second-person point of view. (Word count: 258) * * * * * “Hey, you!” You turn. The Incredible Hulk’s paler brother exits the mall, points your way. Never one for confrontation, you hurry toward …
Prompt: Write a short story set in the desert. (Word Count: 258) * * * * * “Top-down Cadillac’s the only way to travel to Vegas!” Mandy Danvers propped her feet on the dashboard, spread her arms wide, and soaked up the California sun. Gary, her husband, snagged the lighter from the dash, lit a …
[For some background on these stories, please see this post [link] over at my blog.] Prompt: Write a short story inspired by another short story. (Word count: 257) (I’ve chosen “The Most Dangerous Game” as my inspirational text. Read it here, or enjoy the Simspons version.) * * * * * “Ever play Russian Roulette?” Conway asked. Dmitri was …
[For some background on these stories, please see this post [link] over at my blog.] Prompt: Write a short story combining two genres. (I picked Western meets Lovecraft; Word count: 259) * * * * * The railroad doesn’t serve Wenyatchee, Texas, anymore. Nor stagecoach. Nor Pony Express. Cartographically speaking, the town has been wiped …
[For some background on these stories, please see this post [link] over at my blog.] Prompt: Write a short story that could have the title “A Sliver of Green.” (Word Count: 259) * * * * * It wasn’t until too late that anyone appreciated the color green. Sure, for money and playing fields, but …
[For some background on these stories, please see this post [link] over at my blog.] Today’s prompt comes from a book I nabbed at Half Price this afternoon: Fast Fiction: Creating Fiction in Five Minutes. Haven’t really gotten into it much (thank you, Hamlet), but it does have 300+ writing prompts in it. These will come in handy. Prompt: …
[For some background on these stories, please see this post [link] over at my blog.] Prompt: Write a short story based on a dream. (Word count: 257) (In my dream, Jim Carrey played Deranged Uncle Sam; Matthew Broderick, Larry (who didn’t have a name, but this one works); I don’t know who played Marie, so …
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[For some background on these stories, please see this post [link] over at my blog.] Prompt (from Fast Fiction, also a Bradbury-esque title): Write a short story about a scar. (Word count: 256) * * * * * “Hey, Jenny. Lookin’ good.” Brad Ventor smiled from his desk next to Jenny Bigelow. “Oh?” she sputtered, gathering …
