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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
Twisted August Random Drabble 241
Twisted August Random Drabble 241
Challenge for Wednesday, August 28th
Nancy Oglesby
Aug 27
Silas McGee’s Magic Sizemometer Malfunction
Silas McGee’s Magic Sizemometer Malfunction
Drabble #240 | Ludicrous
Nancy Oglesby
Aug 27
Caught in the Act: Hawk’s Fish-tastic Pitch
Caught in the Act: Hawk’s Fish-tastic Pitch
A field day with feathers and scales
Pooja Vishwanathan 🦋
Aug 27
What Do a Hawk, a Baseball, and a Fish Have in Common?
What Do a Hawk, a Baseball, and a Fish Have in Common?
Ludicrous is today’s random word, and the story must include a hawk, a baseball, and a fish.
Nancy S Rust
Aug 27
A Bird’s Eye
A Bird’s Eye
The random word is ‘ludicrous’ with a twist
Miriam Connolly
Aug 27
A Science Fiction Fantasy
A Science Fiction Fantasy
Biology doesn’t have to be boring
Scott Nuce
Aug 27
The Abido Shaker
The Abido Shaker
A sleight of hand in the heart of Lagos
OBA.T.K
Aug 27
The Simple Life
The Simple Life
Free as a bird
Mark Palmer
Aug 27
Jake And His Fishing Idea
Jake And His Fishing Idea
Drabble challenge 240 — Word of the day ‘LUDICROUS’ plus story to include a hawk, a baseball and a fish.
Sal Gallaher
Aug 27
You Owe Me, Simon!
You Owe Me, Simon!
Let’s get the champion
Noriko Yanyan
Aug 27
What Does it Mean Doc?
What Does it Mean Doc?
A Random Word Drabble Challenge #240: ludicrous
Poet In The Arctic
Aug 27
Magical Objects Don’t Make for Easy Juggling
Magical Objects Don’t Make for Easy Juggling
Maybe Jimmy was too ambitious
Val Francis
Aug 27
Fishing for a Ball
Fishing for a Ball
When a hawk joins the game
Anna Soldenhoff
Aug 27
A Tale of Mrs. Ravi
A Tale of Mrs. Ravi
Fun and nice… yet ludicrous! A good hook, she said!!
Eko B
Aug 27
Little Boy | Big Tales
Little Boy | Big Tales
Between telling tall tales and lying
Karen Hoffman
Aug 27
Play Ball or Go Fish
Play Ball or Go Fish
Random Word Drabble Challenge Day 240 word is ‘ludicrous,’ and must include a hawk, a baseball, and a fish
Stephen Dalton
Aug 27
The Hawk Of Baseball
The Hawk Of Baseball
Don’t let Louise read this.
J. Salvatore Domino
Aug 27
Hey… if You’ve Got It, Flaunt It
Hey… if You’ve Got It, Flaunt It
Drabble #240 — Random word is “ludicrous.” The Twist? The story must include a hawk, a baseball and a fish. 🦅 ⚾️ 🐠
Denée King
Aug 27
That’s A Catch
That’s A Catch
No one saw it coming!
Sтepн Tнoмpѕoɴ
Aug 27
A Fishy Story About Diamond Smuggling
A Fishy Story About Diamond Smuggling
Things don’t go according to plan
Chris Yanda
Aug 27
Preposterous Postulation
Preposterous Postulation
Day 240 — “Ludicrous”
Steven Smith
Aug 27
A Family Faux
A Family Faux
Fiction Shorts | Random | Glance
missmedieval
Aug 26
The Trail and the Missing Man
The Trail and the Missing Man
A rock, the Elk, and the unsolved mystery
Atilio Mera
Aug 26
It’s HOT!
It’s HOT!
A Drabble
Alan Campbell
Aug 26
Life-Enhancing Himalayan Salt Lamp
Life-Enhancing Himalayan Salt Lamp
Improve your very existence
Brian Dickens Barrabee
Aug 26
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