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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
Medium Responds Directly!
Medium Responds Directly!
I couldn’t be more excited by their response
Nancy Oglesby
Aug 15
Today's Word
Twisted August Random Drabble 235
Twisted August Random Drabble 235
Challenge for Thursday, August 22nd
Nancy Oglesby
Aug 21
You Can’t Always Tell What’s Real and What’s Fake
You Can’t Always Tell What’s Real and What’s Fake
Even though you think you can
Sawyer Kuhl, the Quiet Dad
Aug 21
Pain and Suffering
Pain and Suffering
Business partners and friends, they shared health problems as they grew older
Brian Dickens Barrabee
Aug 21
Cautions in Clay
Cautions in Clay
Can you dig too deep?
Misha Seeks
Aug 21
Saying Goodbye
Saying Goodbye
Is never fair
Jennifer Morrison
Aug 21
All The Words in One Look
All The Words in One Look
The eyes speak
Paula Shablo
Aug 21
Something in The Box
Something in The Box
Full of that someone…
Eko B
Aug 21
When the silence exploded
When the silence exploded
Rescuers and rescues
Atilio Mera
Aug 21
A Birthday Party to Remember
A Birthday Party to Remember
It’s called the long goodbye
Mary Morton
Aug 21
He Always Struggled With Navigation
He Always Struggled With Navigation
Was he already here?
Sawyer Kuhl, the Quiet Dad
Aug 21
Do Distractions Work?
Do Distractions Work?
Stricken is today’s random words and the phrase “they looked at each other” must be included.
Nancy S Rust
Aug 21
Love Train
Love Train
The random word of today is ‘stricken’ with a twist
Miriam Connolly
Aug 21
Trust Me
Trust Me
Today’s random drabble word is Stricken
Izzibella Beau
Aug 21
Familiar Stranger
Familiar Stranger
A tiny fictional story
Nanie Hurley 🌿
Aug 21
There is Always Hope
There is Always Hope
The answer could be right in front of you
Mark Palmer
Aug 21
I’ll Bring My Own Cow
I’ll Bring My Own Cow
The shocked barista
Gary L Ellis
Aug 21
Struck in the Head
Struck in the Head
Random Word Drabble Challenge 234
Julia A. Keirns
Aug 21
A Day at the Golf Course
A Day at the Golf Course
Drabble day 234 — stricken
Lynn L. Alexander
Aug 21
Buy One Get One
Buy One Get One
But get the extended warranty!
Denée King
Aug 21
How Not To Defy Gravity
How Not To Defy Gravity
A lesson learned.
OBA.T.K
Aug 21
Another Day Without Joy
Another Day Without Joy
A parent’s nightmare
Nancy Oglesby
Aug 21
Haunted by Grief
Haunted by Grief
Day 234 — “Stricken”
Steven Smith
Aug 21
We Don’t Get Paid Enough For This
We Don’t Get Paid Enough For This
A Random Word Drabble Challenge #234: stricken
Poet In The Arctic
Aug 21
The Crosswalk of Love
The Crosswalk of Love
Drabble #234
JoEllen Claypool
Aug 21
A Song for Two
A Song for Two
When you find your true love
Anna Soldenhoff
Aug 21
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