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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 244
Twisted August Random Drabble 244
Challenge for Saturday, August 31st
Nancy Oglesby
Aug 30
Everything But Purpose
Everything But Purpose
A Random Word Drabble Challenge #243: surprise
Poet In The Arctic
Aug 30
Ode to the Irish Spirit
Ode to the Irish Spirit
The random word is ‘surprise’ with a twist
Miriam Connolly
Aug 30
Nancy’s 100-Word Drabble Challenge
Nancy’s 100-Word Drabble Challenge
Nancy likes her breakfast dry, like her men!🤣🤣💕🌻
Harry Hogg
Aug 30
A Bittersweet Day
A Bittersweet Day
Rivals make the best of friends
Nerdishwrites
Aug 30
Huck Writes A Poem
Huck Writes A Poem
Tom’s eyes near bug out
Gary L Ellis
Aug 30
I’m a Poet and I Don’t Know It
I’m a Poet and I Don’t Know It
Surprise!
Sawyer Kuhl, the Quiet Dad
Aug 30
Alive and Kickin’
Alive and Kickin’
Go, Granny, Go!
Denée King
Aug 30
Nancy’s at It Again!
Nancy’s at It Again!
Drabble day 243 — surprise
Lynn L. Alexander
Aug 30
After All These Years
After All These Years
Finally, a family
Izzibella Beau
Aug 30
The Girl With the Long Brown Hair
The Girl With the Long Brown Hair
Taking a chance
Mary Morton
Aug 30
Submarine Daddy
Submarine Daddy
Random Word Drabble Challenge 243
Julia A. Keirns
Aug 30
Apologies Upfront for the Nonsensical Poetry I Foist Upon You
Apologies Upfront for the Nonsensical Poetry I Foist Upon You
Drabble #243 | Surprise
Nancy Oglesby
Aug 30
A Pleasant Surprise: Beyond Expectations
A Pleasant Surprise: Beyond Expectations
Random Word Drabble Challenge Day #243. The word is ‘surprise,’ and the twister is based on the image at the end of the story.
Deirdre ("Writer in the Abyss" )
Aug 30
Something Sweet
Something Sweet
Surprise is today’s random word. The Drabble must include a poem using the random word.
Nancy S Rust
Aug 30
An Annoying Proposal
An Annoying Proposal
The prompt word is ‘surprise’ and there’s a twist
Robin MS
Aug 30
Starlit Menace
Starlit Menace
The beauty & the blade
Pooja Vishwanathan 🦋
Aug 30
Interstate Sunrise
Interstate Sunrise
A new beginning
Scott Nuce
Aug 30
A Surprisingly Healthy Outcome
A Surprisingly Healthy Outcome
The Ink Rat
Aug 30
Shades of Truth
Shades of Truth
How he found out
OBA.T.K
Aug 30
Desperation Time
Desperation Time
Any resemblance between this story and real life is entirely coincidental(ish)
Mark Palmer
Aug 30
Take a Break
Take a Break
Way past time for a walk
Eaflevin
Aug 30
The Woman of the Sea
The Woman of the Sea
Real or illusion is up to the viewer
Dawn Smiles
Aug 30
Men Beware of Surprise Birthday Parties if You Value Your Balls
Men Beware of Surprise Birthday Parties if You Value Your Balls
A friendly warning from wives everywhere
Val Francis
Aug 30
Now Alone, Alice’s Future Was Daunting
Now Alone, Alice’s Future Was Daunting
Until she tested her mettle
Maria Rattray
Aug 30
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