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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 230
Twisted August Random Drabble 230
Challenge for Saturday, August 17th
Nancy Oglesby
Aug 16
Fly Like An Eagle
Fly Like An Eagle
A tale of some old-fashioned get-back
Ms. KJ
Aug 16
Strength of a Tumbleweed
Strength of a Tumbleweed
Traveling solo with determination and self-reliance
Karen Hoffman
Aug 16
When Someone Can’t Help You
When Someone Can’t Help You
Mind your manners
Sawyer Kuhl, the Quiet Dad
Aug 16
Healing through Writing
Healing through Writing
Pick up a pen and try it
Karen Hoffman
Aug 16
Fred’s Tumble Toward a New Beginning
Fred’s Tumble Toward a New Beginning
100-word short story
Victoria Virgo
Aug 16
Complicated Conversations
Complicated Conversations
Pot-stirrer in the spotlight
Karen Hoffman
Aug 16
Holding On
Holding On
Is letting go
Jennifer Morrison
Aug 16
Pants on Fire
Pants on Fire
That damned liar
Paula Shablo
Aug 16
Tina’s Weight Reducing Plan
Tina’s Weight Reducing Plan
The random word is melt.
Carole Olsen
Aug 16
An End and a Beginning
An End and a Beginning
Daily random word Drabble — Melt / Include an acrostic poem using the random word
Randy Pulley
Aug 16
Being An Eagle Ruffled His Feathers
Being An Eagle Ruffled His Feathers
It was time for a change
Karen Schwartz
Aug 16
Heard in Silence
Heard in Silence
A walk towards hope
Eaflevin
Aug 16
Deep Within the Forest
Deep Within the Forest
Secrets revealed
Izzibella Beau
Aug 16
His Heart Melts When He’s With Her
His Heart Melts When He’s With Her
But her lunch is a different story
Sawyer Kuhl, the Quiet Dad
Aug 16
Phony Treat
Phony Treat
A tiny fictional story
Nanie Hurley 🌿
Aug 16
OMG I Thought Drabble Writing Was Easy Peasy Till Now
OMG I Thought Drabble Writing Was Easy Peasy Till Now
I had to look up acrostic
Val Francis
Aug 16
Nancy’s 100-Word Drabble Challenge
Nancy’s 100-Word Drabble Challenge
Nancy is drawn to men with dubious intentions!
Harry Hogg
Aug 16
Our Paths Crossed That Day
Our Paths Crossed That Day
For a new beginning
Holly Emery
Aug 16
Why?
Why?
We may never know
Izzibella Beau
Aug 16
Choosing the Best Words
Choosing the Best Words
Melt is today’s random word, and an acrostic poem of “melt” is the twister
Nancy S Rust
Aug 16
Who Loves Ya, Baby?
Who Loves Ya, Baby?
The random word is ‘melt’ with a twist
Miriam Connolly
Aug 16
Swiping Right
Swiping Right
Day 229 random word: melt
Katy Lin
Aug 16
We’re Late
We’re Late
Get out of bed, Dad
Jason Edmunds
Aug 16
Nancy’s Drabble Challenge
Nancy’s Drabble Challenge
Drabble day 229 — melt
Lynn L. Alexander
Aug 16
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