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Fiction Shorts 2024 Drabble Challenge
Fiction Shorts 2024 Drabble Challenge
Words make the world go round
Nancy Oglesby
Dec 30, 2023
An Outside Medium Writing Contest
An Outside Medium Writing Contest
On the Premises current contest #61
Nancy Oglesby
May 13
Thank You From the Editors of Fiction Shorts
Thank You From the Editors of Fiction Shorts
We are truly humbled and honored
Julia A. Keirns
May 13
Today's Word
138 Random Word Drabble
138 Random Word Drabble
Challenge 5/17
Nancy Oglesby
May 16
Who Will Win the Quote-Off?
Who Will Win the Quote-Off?
Drabble Challenge 138 — “Laid”
Denée King
May 16
Happy Hour of Horror
Happy Hour of Horror
They thought they could laugh off their fears
CJ Coop
May 16
Miniscule
Miniscule
Importance is not dependent on size
William Hagans
May 16
Grinning From Ear to Ear
Grinning From Ear to Ear
Home is just a hop, skip and jump away
Paula Shablo
May 16
What Was Wrong With Wendy?
What Was Wrong With Wendy?
Something was missing
Sawyer Kuhl, the Quiet Dad
May 16
The Mind Powerful
The Mind Powerful
A drabble
Jennifer Morrison
May 16
Bad Timing
Bad Timing
Written for Fiction Shorts Random Word Challenge ‘Happy’.
Jessica's Quill
May 16
What About Me
What About Me
You only get one chance
Izzibella Beau
May 16
HAPPY TIMES IN VEGAS
HAPPY TIMES IN VEGAS
RANDOM DRABBLE | FICTION SHORTS| HAPPY
missmedieval
May 16
Menacing Beasts
Menacing Beasts
Random Drabble Word #137 — Happy
Alan Campbell
May 16
He Loved Helping People, Though
He Loved Helping People, Though
Where does the truth lie?
Ludiane de Brocéliande
May 16
Wine and Punishment
Wine and Punishment
Paying the price, and not just for the six-dollar bottle of chardonnay
Mike Range
May 16
Snack Time
Snack Time
on a road trip
Jackie Duden
May 16
The Subtle Warmth Of Silence
The Subtle Warmth Of Silence
Not every romance requires flamboyant words
Nerdishwrites
May 16
We Are Happy
We Are Happy
Daily random word Drabble — Happy
Randy Pulley
May 16
The Luck of Love
The Luck of Love
The random word of the day is <<happy>>
Miriam Connolly
May 16
Bee Happy
Bee Happy
A chemical-free lawn is what nature wants
Carole Olsen
May 16
Lynzies’ Extraordinary Reading
Lynzies’ Extraordinary Reading
Drabble day 137 — happy
Lynn L. Alexander
May 16
When Birds Flew
When Birds Flew
Great-Grandpa tells fantastical stories
Nancy S Rust
May 16
Happy Is As Happy Does
Happy Is As Happy Does
Random Word Drabble Challenge 137
Julia A. Keirns
May 16
It Swallowed Rufus
It Swallowed Rufus
And now it lives inside me
Anthea Jones
May 16
Solace in the Sunrise
Solace in the Sunrise
And hope in a smile
Diane Beardow
May 16
My Name Is Happy
My Name Is Happy
That’s who I am — nothing gets me down
Jason Edmunds
May 16
The Pill That Would Solve It All, Kind Of
The Pill That Would Solve It All, Kind Of
A Random Word Drabble Challenge #137: happy
Poet In The Arctic
May 16
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