55 – Almost a Hero
Ben slashed violently, but the monster would not die. Every member of his party fell at least once, and if not for hasty medical attention would have died. It took hours, but at last they had their foe down to his last breath, but before Ben could execute the final blow, his mother unplugged the game.
The challenge, should you choose to accept it, is to write a story in exactly 55 words. Flash Fiction 55 is hosted by the G-man, a host with the most.
13 Things on my Desk
Yeah, I’m desperate for a list. How’d you know?
1. chap-stick
2. Vaseline
3. Converter for camera tripod
4. eraser
5. flash drive
6. coins
7. lots and lots of mechanical pencils
8. even more pens
9. bottle of water
10. sewing machine needles
11. checkbook
12. dental floss
Suzie’s House 249: Across a Sea of Asphalt
Everything here stretched and contracted like elastic. Drew knew for sure the grimy bakery window wasn’t really a rippling stream and the grit riding on top of the cracked sidewalk wasn’t really quicksand. He wasn’t sinking into the ground. He wasn’t.
As to the two men speaking Spanish, he suspected they were real, but until this episode passed, he couldn’t be sure.
The Serialists of Feb.22
Welcome A. M. Harte and Tim Holtorf! For those who haven’t made it over to their blogs yet, they both write Science Fiction. Tim’s link was a bit iffy early in the week, but I fixed it, so if you went to his site and couldn’t find the series, try again from last week’s links.
This is the hub for The Serialists, a meme for people who post original, serialized fiction on their blogs. If you have one or more posts you would like for us to read, please put a direct link to the post(s) in the linky.
If you are not an author and would only like to read, then please leave a comment. I may feature you next week.
Love Letter
Jack: No lead in this one either? What am I going to write it with?
Jill: Can’t find anything good to write with? I think I’ve got a calligraphy pen somewhere if you’d like to borrow it.
Jack: That isn’t the point.
Today’s themes are Point
Previously in Jack and Jill:
To see who else is playing go to:
Whistle Stop Photohunt
The Wall
It comes up fast
like April 15th
unexpected in a predictable way.
Surely the road must end
with such an overwhelming obstacle,
the weight of everything left undone,
receipts lost, memories misplaced,
deadline so squarely looming ahead.
The desperate scramble, the last minute
swerve
and all becomes right with the world
save a lingering heart palpitation or two.
The challenge, should you choose to accept it, is to write a story in exactly 55 words. Flash Fiction 55 is hosted by the G-man, a host with the most.
Suzie’s House 248: Mr. Magoo
“Hey, who is that hombre?” Carlos gestured with the end of his rifle.
“What man? Ah, in front of La Panaderia?” Juan barely glanced. He kept his attention on the ruin of the old Décor building on the other side of an enormous, cracked and pot-hole ridden parking lot. If he let himself get distracted, Los Guerreros del Perro would take them out.
“Si’, that one. What is he doing?”
The Serialists of February 15
Anyone beside me waiting to see what Scorpius has to say?
Everyone had wonderful entries last week. I’m sorry it took me so long to get around to them. Sorry for me, that is.
This is the hub for The Serialists, a meme for people who post original, serialized fiction on their blogs. If you have one or more posts you would like for us to read, please put a direct link to the post(s) in the linky.
If you are not an author and would only like to read, then please leave a comment. I may feature you next week.
Contest Ends Tomorrow
Remember this? I’ll be drawing the names tomorrow night. Do your clicking now.
55 – From the Shelter of Love
From deep inside this love – a lifetime of warmth and consideration – it’s easy to view the world as my oyster. What would make me cry for weeks is now but a moment’s sniffles. All tribulations fall to this delicious cushion. Though I know it’s the same for him, I can not thank him enough.
The challenge, should you choose to accept it, is to write a story in exactly 55 words. Flash Fiction 55 is hosted by the G-man, a host with the most.
