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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 206
Mixed Up July Random Drabble 206
Challenge for Wednesday, July 24th
Nancy Oglesby
Jul 23
Selected to Escape from Bigod Castle
Selected to Escape from Bigod Castle
A tale in the saga of Lorelei and Greta
Randy Runtsch
Jul 23
For You, Mum
For You, Mum
The random word is ‘selected’ with a twist
Miriam Connolly
Jul 23
A Broken Leg
A Broken Leg
Random Word Drabble Challenge 205
Julia A. Keirns
Jul 23
Anything Is Solvable Over a Pint
Anything Is Solvable Over a Pint
The Ink Rat
Jul 23
Ink and Whispers
Ink and Whispers
A surreal visit from a literary legend
Pooja Vishwanathan 🦋
Jul 23
Flatlined
Flatlined
The first five
Izzibella Beau
Jul 23
She Won!
She Won!
Or was she already a winner?
Eaflevin
Jul 23
Five Minutes’ Worth of Pure Magic
Five Minutes’ Worth of Pure Magic
Mixed-Up July Random Drabble
Maria Rattray
Jul 23
To Soar
To Soar
Five minutes could last forever
Jennifer Morrison
Jul 23
Five Minutes of Peace
Five Minutes of Peace
A tiny fictional story
Nanie Hurley 🌿
Jul 23
Unfinished Love
Unfinished Love
Today’s random word is selected.
Paul Gardner
Jul 23
Slip Sliding Away
Slip Sliding Away
It only takes a few minutes to sweat up a storm
Carole Olsen
Jul 23
5 Minutes
5 Minutes
A Drabble is a work of fiction that is exactly 100 words. No more. No less.
Nancy Oglesby
Jul 23
An Unparalleled Opportunity
An Unparalleled Opportunity
Today’s random word is selected.
Nancy S Rust
Jul 23
Wally’s Magical Watch
Wally’s Magical Watch
Time runs out
Gary L Ellis
Jul 23
Time on My Hands
Time on My Hands
Five minutes is a long time!
Mark Palmer
Jul 23
Fantastic Fun in Just Five Minutes
Fantastic Fun in Just Five Minutes
Today’s word is ‘selected.’ The setup is, “You can do anything, anywhere, anytime, ever, but only for five minutes”
Michael John Scott
Jul 23
Five Minutes of Magic
Five Minutes of Magic
What would you choose to do?
Anna Soldenhoff
Jul 23
Do Anything You Want Anywhere, Anytime
Do Anything You Want Anywhere, Anytime
This limited-time offer is good only for the next five minutes.
Bill Willisford
Jul 23
I Will Go back
I Will Go back
If I can
OBA.T.K
Jul 23
Calendar Girl Quandary
Calendar Girl Quandary
How do I chose?
Denée King
Jul 23
The (Mildly) Super Squad
The (Mildly) Super Squad
Day 205 — “Selected”
Steven Smith
Jul 23
There Was No Explanation
There Was No Explanation
A daily drabble
Holly Emery
Jul 23
Escape to a New World Together
Escape to a New World Together
But would we survive?
Randy Runtsch
Jul 23
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