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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 September Drabble Challenge #263
Twisted September Drabble Challenge #263
Challenge for Thursday, September 19th
Nancy Oglesby
Sep 18
The Crazy Drabble Professor
The Crazy Drabble Professor
Drabble day 262 — grotesque
Lynn L. Alexander
Sep 18
A Walk in the Park
A Walk in the Park
The duck quacked
Sawyer Kuhl, the Quiet Dad
Sep 18
It’s Real
It’s Real
It's not just a campfire tale anymore.
Izzibella Beau
Sep 18
All in a Day’s Work
All in a Day’s Work
Easy can still be dangerous
Lauren Gabrielle Foster
Sep 18
The Fashion Nerd
The Fashion Nerd
9/17
Leslie Flemons
Sep 18
The Unseen Scar
The Unseen Scar
A farm’s forgotten tragedy
Pooja Vishwanathan 🦋
Sep 18
Duck Duck Gertie
Duck Duck Gertie
Bittersweet young love
Scott Nuce
Sep 18
Nancy’s 100-Word Drabble Challenge
Nancy’s 100-Word Drabble Challenge
Nancy needs new editors. MJS is fucked!
Harry Hogg
Sep 18
The Weird Little Guy
The Weird Little Guy
A judgemental head tilt
Gary L Ellis
Sep 18
Breaking the Silence
Breaking the Silence
The random word today is ‘grotesque’ with a twist
Miriam Connolly
Sep 18
When Writers Become Miracle Workers
When Writers Become Miracle Workers
Michael John Scott, what were you thinking?
Karen Schwartz
Sep 18
Facing Reality
Facing Reality
Image Credit: Canva Pro
Nancy Oglesby
Sep 18
Bang Bang Boom!
Bang Bang Boom!
Drabble #261 — the random word is “grotesque” — The twist? 🦆Today’s story must include a … wait for it — QUACKING DUCK!! Michael John…
Denée King
Sep 18
Sitting Ducks
Sitting Ducks
A Drabble is a fictional story told in exactly 100 words.
Voice Lessons (Aimee)
Sep 18
Duck Hunting on Golden Pond — a Quacking Good Revenge
Duck Hunting on Golden Pond — a Quacking Good Revenge
Thelma’s unfortunate day out
Val Francis
Sep 18
If It Quacks Like a Duck…
If It Quacks Like a Duck…
The mercury is most definitely not rising tonight
Stefanie Morejon
Sep 18
I Was Just Doing My Homework
I Was Just Doing My Homework
It pays to watch the (analog) clock
Anthea Jones
Sep 18
No Such Thing as an Ugly Duckling
No Such Thing as an Ugly Duckling
Everybody’s beautiful
Lauren Gabrielle Foster
Sep 18
Even the Duck Disliked
Even the Duck Disliked
His plumage looked better than the sweater
Noriko Yanyan
Sep 18
Welcome To My World
Welcome To My World
Today’s random word is grotesque.
Paul Gardner
Sep 18
What a Quack of a Judge
What a Quack of a Judge
A Random Word Drabble Challenge #262: grotesque
Poet In The Arctic
Sep 18
Fighting for Peace
Fighting for Peace
Drabble #262
JoEllen Claypool
Sep 18
Ducking Around
Ducking Around
Quack-tastrophe at the window
Anna Soldenhoff
Sep 18
Circus of Horrors
Circus of Horrors
Day 262 — “Grotesque”
Steven Smith
Sep 18
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