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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
Mixed Up July Random Drabble 204
Mixed Up July Random Drabble 204
Challenge for Monday, July 22nd
Nancy Oglesby
Jul 21
I Stepped Into a Shadowy Gray Realm
I Stepped Into a Shadowy Gray Realm
The Random Word Drabble Challenge Day 204 is ‘friendship,’ and must start with ‘I would have sworn there wasn’t a door there yesterday’
Stephen Dalton
Jul 21
Coming Unplugged
Coming Unplugged
The random word is unit
Carole Olsen
Jul 21
His First Words
His First Words
A daily drabble
Holly Emery
Jul 21
The Cold Truth Beneath the Cream
The Cold Truth Beneath the Cream
Who knew it and what does that mean for me?
Denée King
Jul 21
Don’t Tick Off Your Pregnant Wife
Don’t Tick Off Your Pregnant Wife
Cravings matter
Karen Schwartz
Jul 21
Grandma
Grandma
Daily random word Drabble — Unit / First sentence: There was no ice cream in the freezer
Randy Pulley
Jul 21
Grampa, You Didn’t!
Grampa, You Didn’t!
A Drabble is a work of fiction that is exactly 100 words. No more. No less.
Nancy Oglesby
Jul 21
Nancy’s 100-Word Drabble Challenge
Nancy’s 100-Word Drabble Challenge
Nancy has worked her editing team into a finely tuned-unit. 💚
Harry Hogg
Jul 21
I Did Nothing Wrong, Did I?
I Did Nothing Wrong, Did I?
My parents went on a cruise and I started a new hobby
Brian Dickens Barrabee
Jul 21
No Ice Cream in the Fridge
No Ice Cream in the Fridge
And that’s normal
Ludiane de Brocéliande
Jul 21
The Hero Gets Ice Cream
The Hero Gets Ice Cream
Came for the ice cream but stayed for the heroism
Nerdishwrites
Jul 21
After Dinner
After Dinner
“Today’s random word is unit.”
Paul Gardner
Jul 21
Some of Us Have No Stories
Some of Us Have No Stories
Too busy surviving
Eko B
Jul 21
Revenge
Revenge
He’s coming for you
Izzibella Beau
Jul 21
A Gateway To Wonder
A Gateway To Wonder
A miniature world unfolds
Gary L Ellis
Jul 21
The Door
The Door
That sound was instantly recognisable
Sonya Sherman
Jul 21
Four, We Need Four
Four, We Need Four
One way or another
Toni Crowe
Jul 21
He Remembered Ice Cream
He Remembered Ice Cream
One of the few things he still enjoyed
Jennifer Morrison
Jul 21
That’s All Folks
That’s All Folks
It’s a match
Anthea Jones
Jul 21
Another Doomed Summer Project
Another Doomed Summer Project
A tiny fictional story
Nanie Hurley 🌿
Jul 21
Blood Is Thicker Than Ice Cream
Blood Is Thicker Than Ice Cream
The random word of today is ‘unit’ with a twist
Miriam Connolly
Jul 21
Ice Cream Blues
Ice Cream Blues
The random word is unit. The drabble must begin with “There was no ice cream in the freezer…”
Nancy S Rust
Jul 21
No Ice Cream!
No Ice Cream!
But things will work out
John Hansen
Jul 21
The Case of the Missing Ice Cream
The Case of the Missing Ice Cream
Grandma comes across a crime scene
Jerry Dwyer
Jul 21
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