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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
Fiction Shorts Notice
Fiction Shorts Notice
Listen up, dudes, dudettes, et duds
Nancy Oglesby
Aug 6
Today's Word
Mixed Up July Random Drabble 220
Mixed Up July Random Drabble 220
Challenge for Wednesday, August 7th
Nancy Oglesby
Aug 6
Déjà vu
Déjà vu
Day 220 — “Aptly”
Steven Smith
Aug 7
Mr. Dirty Clothes
Mr. Dirty Clothes
Drabble #220
Jenny Gargarello
Aug 7
It Probably Wasn’t That Funny
It Probably Wasn’t That Funny
But sometimes it’s all you can do
Paula Shablo
Aug 6
I Had a Dream
I Had a Dream
Today’s random word is police.
Paul Gardner
Aug 6
Ugliness on a Drivers License
Ugliness on a Drivers License
Every drivers license I ever had my picture was — -unflattering.
Brian Dickens Barrabee
Aug 6
The Ironic Humour of a Police Dog’s Revenge
The Ironic Humour of a Police Dog’s Revenge
The skinhead was taking the piss
Val Francis
Aug 6
A Woman Scorned
A Woman Scorned
Don’t be a cheater if you can’t handle the consequences
Mary Morton
Aug 6
Getting Your Ducks In a Row
Getting Your Ducks In a Row
A Random Word Drabble Challenge #218: police
Poet In The Arctic
Aug 6
Gimme Them Damn Dice!
Gimme Them Damn Dice!
Random Word Drabble Challenge 214
Julia A. Keirns
Aug 6
Married to the Job
Married to the Job
A criminal teaches a police officer a painful lesson
Nerdishwrites
Aug 6
Leave No Trace
Leave No Trace
The random word is toast
Carole Olsen
Aug 6
If Only Love Won
If Only Love Won
Being rich has its unfortunate limitations
Nerdishwrites
Aug 6
Weekend Getaway
Weekend Getaway
Sometimes, you can’t escape
Mike Range
Aug 6
Lost in the Woods
Lost in the Woods
A tiny fictional story
Nanie Hurley 🌿
Aug 6
A Puppy’s Perspective
A Puppy’s Perspective
What a wonderful adventure
Jennifer Morrison
Aug 6
Hurtling Into Reality
Hurtling Into Reality
Muddy path to clarity
Misha Seeks
Aug 6
Umbrella in the Forest
Umbrella in the Forest
After the downpour
Paula Shablo
Aug 6
Nancy’s 100-Word Drabble Challenge
Nancy’s 100-Word Drabble Challenge
Nancy went into the woods today, sure of a big surprise!
Harry Hogg
Aug 6
Expressing Appreciation in a Few Words
Expressing Appreciation in a Few Words
Not a drabble
Pooja Vishwanathan 🦋
Aug 6
Forest Wonderland
Forest Wonderland
Spero and Magica protect the forest
Jason Edmunds
Aug 6
Baked in the Forest
Baked in the Forest
The prompt word is toast, and we were given a setup
Robin MS
Aug 6
Beauty Queen’s Chances Ruined
Beauty Queen’s Chances Ruined
Drabble day 219 — toast
Lynn L. Alexander
Aug 6
Their Camping Trip Was Rained Out
Their Camping Trip Was Rained Out
But that wasn’t the worst of it
Karen Schwartz
Aug 6
Cute Boots!
Cute Boots!
Drabble # 219 — Random word is “Toast” — The Twist? The set-up: The forest floor is damp with last night’s rain
Denée King
Aug 6
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