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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
Twisted August Random Drabble 241
Twisted August Random Drabble 241
Challenge for Wednesday, August 28th
Nancy Oglesby
Aug 27
The Color of Spirituality
The Color of Spirituality
August’s random word for day 239 is “Spiritual”
Shubha Apte
Aug 27
A Book Comes to Life
A Book Comes to Life
Today’s word is glance and the twist is the first sentence being the same as the last sentence
Leslie Flemons
Aug 27
The Abstract Muse
The Abstract Muse
Fiction Shorts | Drabble | Spiritual
missmedieval
Aug 27
A Church That Looks Like America
A Church That Looks Like America
Today’s random word is spirituality.
Paul Gardner
Aug 27
Extra Innings at Komucha Stadium
Extra Innings at Komucha Stadium
Under the cover of night
Misha Seeks
Aug 27
Everyone’s Favorite Toy
Everyone’s Favorite Toy
But not for long
Eaflevin
Aug 27
Louisa Believes In Miracles
Louisa Believes In Miracles
The challenge for August 27th was to use the word ludicrous and include a hawk, baseball, and fish in the story.
Voice Lessons
Aug 27
Show and Tell
Show and Tell
Fifth graders are too old for this
Paula Shablo
Aug 27
A Planet Similar to Ours
A Planet Similar to Ours
But also very different
Jennifer Morrison
Aug 27
What A Play!
What A Play!
Today’s random drabble word is Ludicrous
Izzibella Beau
Aug 27
She Vanished Without a Trace
She Vanished Without a Trace
Things didn’t go according to plan
Karen Schwartz
Aug 27
Trixie
Trixie
A Drabble
Alan Campbell
Aug 27
The boat in the mystery lake
The boat in the mystery lake
He scared them all
Atilio Mera
Aug 27
Silas McGee’s Magic Sizemometer Malfunction
Silas McGee’s Magic Sizemometer Malfunction
Drabble #240 | Ludicrous
Nancy Oglesby
Aug 27
Caught in the Act: Hawk’s Fish-tastic Pitch
Caught in the Act: Hawk’s Fish-tastic Pitch
A field day with feathers and scales
Pooja Vishwanathan 🦋
Aug 27
What Do a Hawk, a Baseball, and a Fish Have in Common?
What Do a Hawk, a Baseball, and a Fish Have in Common?
Ludicrous is today’s random word, and the story must include a hawk, a baseball, and a fish.
Nancy S Rust
Aug 27
A Bird’s Eye
A Bird’s Eye
The random word is ‘ludicrous’ with a twist
Miriam Connolly
Aug 27
A Science Fiction Fantasy
A Science Fiction Fantasy
Biology doesn’t have to be boring
Scott Nuce
Aug 27
The Abido Shaker
The Abido Shaker
A sleight of hand in the heart of Lagos
OBA.T.K
Aug 27
The Simple Life
The Simple Life
Free as a bird
Mark Palmer
Aug 27
Jake And His Fishing Idea
Jake And His Fishing Idea
Drabble challenge 240 — Word of the day ‘LUDICROUS’ plus story to include a hawk, a baseball and a fish.
Sal Gallaher
Aug 27
You Owe Me, Simon!
You Owe Me, Simon!
Let’s get the champion
Noriko Yanyan
Aug 27
What Does it Mean Doc?
What Does it Mean Doc?
A Random Word Drabble Challenge #240: ludicrous
Poet In The Arctic
Aug 27
Magical Objects Don’t Make for Easy Juggling
Magical Objects Don’t Make for Easy Juggling
Maybe Jimmy was too ambitious
Val Francis
Aug 27
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