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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
Today's Word
Drabble Challenge Twisted October Random Words #286
Drabble Challenge Twisted October Random Words #286
Challenge for Saturday, October 12th
Nancy Oglesby
Oct 11
Sons and Fascination
Sons and Fascination
The random word today is ‘thrall’ with a twist
Miriam Connolly
Oct 12
Homemade Banana Dread
Homemade Banana Dread
The random word for day 283 from Fiction Shorts is ‘article.’ The story must start with the assigned sentence 👇👇👇
Stephen Dalton
Oct 12
The Real Question
The Real Question
The answer changed his life
Ronald Franklin
Oct 12
Old Man Jenkins’ Secret To Fame
Old Man Jenkins’ Secret To Fame
Outliving the competition
Gary L Ellis
Oct 12
Lessons Abound
Lessons Abound
Thrall is today’s random word. “He’s quite famous and very old” must be included in the story.
Nancy S Rust
Oct 12
The Ice Was Getting Thicker
The Ice Was Getting Thicker
Their fishing waters were threatened. Who could save them?
Bill Willisford
Oct 12
Rick’s Preposterous Barbs Were the Result of His Jealousy
Rick’s Preposterous Barbs Were the Result of His Jealousy
He couldn’t help himself
Val Francis
Oct 12
The Laughing Stock of Thralls
The Laughing Stock of Thralls
Today’s random word is “thrall”.
Sanchit Bains
Oct 12
Deal with the Devil
Deal with the Devil
Today’s random word is “Bewitched.”
Sanchit Bains
Oct 12
The Legend of the Insufferable One
The Legend of the Insufferable One
A dark fantasy
Scott Nuce
Oct 12
He Is Not Diddy, But…
He Is Not Diddy, But…
Another drabble about other power abusers
OBA.T.K
Oct 12
He’s Standing Right Next to Me
He’s Standing Right Next to Me
Is that him?
Douglas Lim
Oct 12
Moonlit Sin
Moonlit Sin
In the hunt, nothing is sacred
Pooja Vishwanathan 🦋
Oct 12
A Hero’s Solitude
A Hero’s Solitude
Famous yet forgotten
Anna Soldenhoff
Oct 12
Story Time
Story Time
Day 286 — “Thrall”
Steven Smith
Oct 12
The Abolitionist Grandpa
The Abolitionist Grandpa
10/12
Leslie Flemons
Oct 12
They Know Old Doesn’t Mean Stupid
They Know Old Doesn’t Mean Stupid
Fiction Shorts Random Drabble #286
Michael John Scott
Oct 12
Ho Ho Ho, But Nobody’s Laughing
Ho Ho Ho, But Nobody’s Laughing
The random word for this Drabble is thrall. The phrase, “He is quite famous and very old,” must be included.
Carole Olsen
Oct 12
Samantha Gets Even With Darren Stevens
Samantha Gets Even With Darren Stevens
Fiction Shorts Random Drabble #285
Steve Vernon
Oct 11
A Night To Remember
A Night To Remember
Today’s random word is bewitched.
Paul Gardner
Oct 11
That One Time at the Sandy Lion Warehouse
That One Time at the Sandy Lion Warehouse
A Random Word Drabble Challenge #285: bewitched
Poet In The Arctic
Oct 11
Three Little Witches Do It All
Three Little Witches Do It All
The trio’s trifecta
Paula Shablo
Oct 11
I’m in Charge This Time
I’m in Charge This Time
Ignorance is bliss
Sawyer Kuhl, the Quiet Dad
Oct 11
So Familiar
So Familiar
Drabble Day #285
Voice Lessons (Aimee)
Oct 11
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