flash fiction

  • Here’s a new story challenge for you: Can you tell a story in 77 words using the following words in it somewhere: COYOTE LEMONADE THERAPIST BUBBLEWRAP MISSPELL VACUUM LYCRA BACKSTROKE The previous challenge was to write a story in 44 words using the following four words in it somewhere: SHOCK DRIBBLE BEAR AMBIDEXTROUS Here are…

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  • Here’s a new story challenge for you: Can you tell a story in 44 words using the following words in it somewhere: SHOCK DRIBBLE BEAR AMBIDEXTROUS The previous challenge was to write a story in 60 words using the following six words in it somewhere: INSOMNIA DARE TAMBOURINE DUST FOX FAN Here are your clever…

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  • Here’s a new story challenge for you. Can you tell a story in 71 words using the following words in it somewhere: CAPTAIN LEAPFROG BAKERY PRESCRIPTION WIDOW SHAMPOO ANAGRAM The previous challenge was to write a story in 62 words using the following six words in it somewhere: LASSO IMPERSONATE SHRINE VIDEO JANITOR CONGEAL Here…

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  • It’s that time of the week – story time. Can you tell a story in 37 words using the following words in it somewhere: PROPHET DUNGAREES SWAGGER CASTLE The previous challenge was to write a story in 52 words using the following five words in it somewhere: TIGHTROPE GOTHIC SQUEAMISH MANNEQUIN VIOLIN Here are your…

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  • My week has flown by – I don’t know about yours. I hope it’s been a good one. Here’s a new story challenge for you. Can you tell a story in 61 words using the following words in it somewhere: SPONGE WHISTLE CAROUSEL GROOM BUCKET UPSTAGE The previous challenge was to write a story in…

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  • Did you miss your story challenge last week? Well, you seemed to have a lot of fun with the 100-word story. Here’s your new challenge. Can you tell a story in 40 words using the following words in it somewhere: DUEL IGUANA CROISSANT TRAMPOLINE The previous challenge was to write a story in 100 words…

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  • You have two weeks to complete the latest story challenge so I thought I’d go for a bumper one. Can you tell a story in 100 words using the following words in it somewhere: EXPIRE SQUINT CULT LEMON GRANDPA STAMPEDE HELICOPTER MARKET POMPOM WOOF The previous challenge was to write a story in 57 words…

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  • Guest Writer Spot

    If you’d like to be included in this slot, please get in touch: estherchilton@gmail.com. Poems can be up to 60 lines and prose 2000 words. If you’d like to add a short bio and photo, then great. All I ask is that there’s nothing offensive. I have another new writer to welcome to my Guest…

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  • Guest Writer Spot

    If you’d like to be included in this slot, please get in touch: estherchilton@gmail.com. Poems can be up to 60 lines and prose 2000 words. If you’d like to add a short bio and photo, then great. All I ask is that there’s nothing offensive. This week’s guest is a writer whose work I always…

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  • Do any of you like writing flash fiction? Maybe you’re not sure what it is. Or, if you do know, you’d like to explore it some more. I’ve written a new course for The Writers Bureau on this form of writing. In this three-module, online course you cover what flash fiction is, how to write…

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