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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
Medium Responds Directly!
Medium Responds Directly!
I couldn’t be more excited by their response
Nancy Oglesby
Aug 15
Today's Word
Twisted August Random Drabble 232
Twisted August Random Drabble 232
Challenge for Monday, August 19th
Nancy Oglesby
Aug 18
Too Good to Be True
Too Good to Be True
Think, man!
Mike Range
Aug 18
Rebound Date
Rebound Date
A tiny fictional story
Nanie Hurley 🌿
Aug 18
Mudpies and Rainwater Tea
Mudpies and Rainwater Tea
’til death do us part
Nancy Oglesby
Aug 18
The Precious Baby
The Precious Baby
Drabble day 231 —glance
Lynn L. Alexander
Aug 18
She Was the Best Dog
She Was the Best Dog
Random Word Drabble Challenge 231
Julia A. Keirns
Aug 18
Et tu, Brute?
Et tu, Brute?
The random word of the day is ‘glance’ with a twist
Miriam Connolly
Aug 18
Where on Earth?
Where on Earth?
A very short Story
Neera Handa Dr
Aug 18
The Worst Supervisor
The Worst Supervisor
Working under the dodgy hoax
Noriko Yanyan
Aug 18
The Future Is for Fools
The Future Is for Fools
The power of the present
OBA.T.K
Aug 18
I Never Want to See an Airport Again
I Never Want to See an Airport Again
A Random Word Drabble Challenge #230: policy
Poet In The Arctic
Aug 18
Married on First Date: Episode 1 (b)
Married on First Date: Episode 1 (b)
Glance is today’s random word. The first and last sentences must be the same.
Nancy S Rust
Aug 18
The Horizon’s Edge
The Horizon’s Edge
Where love meets its end
Pooja Vishwanathan 🦋
Aug 18
One Look is Too Much
One Look is Too Much
Sometimes life can change in an instant
Mark Palmer
Aug 18
People Watching
People Watching
Prompt word — glance with a twist
Robin MS
Aug 18
Resist the Temptation
Resist the Temptation
… And savour this moment
The Ink Rat
Aug 18
Mind Games
Mind Games
Will I relive this scene forever?
Jason Edmunds
Aug 18
Turning Eighty is Not For the Faint of Heart, Unless …
Turning Eighty is Not For the Faint of Heart, Unless …
Today’s random word is:glance
Maria Rattray
Aug 18
Hugh vs Huge
Hugh vs Huge
Another tough word for Maria (drabble 231-glance)
Linda in the midst of life
Aug 18
Peter Wanted to, but Jamie Didn’t — Could They Compromise?
Peter Wanted to, but Jamie Didn’t — Could They Compromise?
Dancing the old-fashioned way
Val Francis
Aug 18
My Wife Hung Up On Me!
My Wife Hung Up On Me!
I don’t know why…
Gary L Ellis
Aug 18
Nancy’s 100-Word Drabble Challenge
Nancy’s 100-Word Drabble Challenge
Nancy is watching, trust me. It’s quick, but it's there.
Harry Hogg
Aug 18
Subtle Brilliance
Subtle Brilliance
Ground control to Major Tom
Jessica Morgan
Aug 18
Let the Music Take You Away
Let the Music Take You Away
At least from a distance
J. Salvatore Domino
Aug 18
Double Trouble
Double Trouble
A game of who’s who
Holly Emery
Aug 18
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