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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 221
Mixed Up July Random Drabble 221
Challenge for Thursday, August 8th
Nancy Oglesby
Aug 7
The Lone Pear
The Lone Pear
Autumn’s unexpected gift
Anna Soldenhoff
Aug 8
You Won’t Take My Day Away
You Won’t Take My Day Away
Just try it
Holly Emery
Aug 7
Canceling Her Thursday Orthodontal Appointments
Canceling Her Thursday Orthodontal Appointments
They were a different kind of oral examination
Carole Olsen
Aug 7
Just a Bad Day…
Just a Bad Day…
or is it something more?
Karen Hoffman
Aug 7
Diets & Doughnuts Do Not Mix
Diets & Doughnuts Do Not Mix
100-word short story
Victoria Virgo
Aug 7
No Solo Sex
No Solo Sex
No matter how much the temptation
Brian Dickens Barrabee
Aug 7
Rightly Named
Rightly Named
Bouncing baby boy
Izzibella Beau
Aug 7
Healing Doesn’t Have To Be Complicated
Healing Doesn’t Have To Be Complicated
When sophistication hinders simplicity
Larry Nowicki
Aug 7
The Color Clique
The Color Clique
Will the dirty laundry be aired?
Jessica Morgan
Aug 7
Culture and Emotions
Culture and Emotions
They are closely connected after all
Eko B
Aug 7
Laughter Is the Best Medicine
Laughter Is the Best Medicine
Drabble day 218, August 5th — police
Lynn L. Alexander
Aug 7
Dr. Thompson
Dr. Thompson
135 random drabble
Jim McAulay🍁 I'm nobody. Are you a nobody too?
Aug 7
Between the Mirror and I
Between the Mirror and I
The honesty may be revealed, but it isn’t always accepted
Eko B
Aug 7
Front Row or Why Go
Front Row or Why Go
But be sure to wear protection!
Denée King
Aug 7
Broken Hammers, Broken Hearts
Broken Hammers, Broken Hearts
The random word of day 220 is ‘aptly’ with a twist
Miriam Connolly
Aug 7
Today Is Not That Day
Today Is Not That Day
There’s only one
Paula Shablo
Aug 7
One Step Forward, Two Centuries Back
One Step Forward, Two Centuries Back
The prompt word is aptly with a twist
Robin MS
Aug 7
Nancy’s 100-Word Drabble Challenge
Nancy’s 100-Word Drabble Challenge
Nancy is a bull, and she’s on our side. So charge away, girl.
Harry Hogg
Aug 7
Encounter with a Tiger
Encounter with a Tiger
Aptly is today’s random word. Thursday is the only day must be included in the story.
Nancy S Rust
Aug 7
Who Would Believe That?
Who Would Believe That?
“Roy! Did you hear the one about the sailor who had to walk the plank?”
Denée King
Aug 7
Thursday Playground
Thursday Playground
It’s my day to ‘play’ with the city’s vermin…
Jason Edmunds
Aug 7
Breathing Inspiration
Breathing Inspiration
A tiny fictional story
Nanie Hurley 🌿
Aug 7
Thursday Is the Only Day
Thursday Is the Only Day
Who knew?
Nancy Oglesby
Aug 7
The Leather-Bound Book
The Leather-Bound Book
When magic finds you
Gary L Ellis
Aug 7
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