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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 214
Mixed Up July Random Drabble 214
Challenge for Thursday, August 1st
Nancy Oglesby
Jul 31
Life and Death
Life and Death
A roll of the dice
Nancy Oglesby
Aug 1
The Big Bet
The Big Bet
Today’s word is “alcohol” and the twist is to base the story on this picture.
S. Douglas Hall
Aug 1
You Gotta Know When to Roll ‘Em
You Gotta Know When to Roll ‘Em
Know when to scold ‘em… Know when to walk away, know when to lock the liquor cabinet!
Denée King
Aug 1
How Did You Spend Your Weekly Allowance?
How Did You Spend Your Weekly Allowance?
The second misadventure of Ted and Todd
Randy Runtsch
Aug 1
Alcohol Is a Solution.
Alcohol Is a Solution.
But only in chemistry laboratory’s
OBA.T.K
Aug 1
Sultry Showdown
Sultry Showdown
A game of danger & desire
Pooja Vishwanathan 🦋
Aug 1
Dice for Life
Dice for Life
Are you sure you want to play?
Jason Edmunds
Aug 1
Breaking Point
Breaking Point
A tiny fictional story
Nanie Hurley 🌿
Aug 1
Luck of the Dice
Luck of the Dice
A tavern full of secrets
Anna Soldenhoff
Aug 1
A Desperate Gamble
A Desperate Gamble
Today’s Random Word is ‘alcohol’
Michael John Scott
Aug 1
Roll the Dice
Roll the Dice
Day 214 — “Alcohol”
Steven Smith
Aug 1
Does Life Turn On a Roll of the Dice?
Does Life Turn On a Roll of the Dice?
Drabble 214 — alcohol (Twister Story based on a picture of four dice)
Val Francis
Aug 1
Are You Fuckin Serious
Are You Fuckin Serious
Do you know who I am?
Izzibella Beau
Aug 1
Snake Eyes
Snake Eyes
“You owe us!”
Gary L Ellis
Aug 1
Alcohol-free Water for the Navigator, Please
Alcohol-free Water for the Navigator, Please
Today’s random word is alcohol, and the picture in the prompt at the end is the inspiration for the story.
Patricia Timmermans
Aug 1
Gods Do Play Dice
Gods Do Play Dice
As if we needed to be told!
Mark Palmer
Aug 1
Game Night
Game Night
It’s all fun and games
Mary Morton
Aug 1
Down in the Valley
Down in the Valley
Where housing rentals are low(er)
Karen Hoffman
Jul 31
Ubers in Space
Ubers in Space
Image by author using Adobe AI free image generator
Bodhi Bhava
Jul 31
As School Begins Again
As School Begins Again
Random Word Drabble Challenge 213
Julia A. Keirns
Jul 31
False Narratives and Real Consequences
False Narratives and Real Consequences
The illusion of certainty
Emma Vincent
Jul 31
The Collector
The Collector
Family Tradition in a New Country
Kathy J Anderson
Jul 31
Dahling, Please!
Dahling, Please!
Random Word Drabble #13 — “Frame”
Denée King
Jul 31
In the Dumps
In the Dumps
Where smiles are hard to find
Paula Shablo
Jul 31
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