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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
Louise’s Imagination Trumps Mine Every Time!
Louise’s Imagination Trumps Mine Every Time!
Kids say the darndest things — Art Linkletter
Nancy Oglesby
Aug 31
Today's Word
Twisted September Drabble Challenge #255
Twisted September Drabble Challenge #255
Challenge for Wednesday, September 11th
Nancy Oglesby
Sep 10
No More Ass Whippings in the Woodshed
No More Ass Whippings in the Woodshed
Random Word Drabble Challenge Day 253 word is ‘set, put, run,’ and we must use all three 👇👇👇
Stephen Dalton
Sep 10
No Body Remains
No Body Remains
Historical Fiction | Drabble | Startle
missmedieval
Sep 10
Some Things Are Too Literal
Some Things Are Too Literal
A Random Word Drabble Challenge #228: suppress
Poet In The Arctic
Sep 10
The Model Distraction
The Model Distraction
Clay constuctions
Paula Shablo
Sep 10
Sometimes We All Need a Little Help
Sometimes We All Need a Little Help
Even strong men moving limbs
Karen Hoffman
Sep 10
Sister-Bonding
Sister-Bonding
Today’s random drabble word is Pliable
Izzibella Beau
Sep 10
My Babcia Janina…
My Babcia Janina…
Pierogi-making queen
Maria Rattray
Sep 10
A Wizard’s Folly
A Wizard’s Folly
The arrogant puppet
Keith M. Leonard
Sep 10
In Search of a Passion
In Search of a Passion
I’ll find it sooner or later, maybe?
Eaflevin
Sep 10
Introducing…Tangled?
Introducing…Tangled?
An author’s greatest fear
Sтepн Tнoмpѕoɴ
Sep 10
My Rallies Are the Biggest, and I’ve Made Photos To Prove It
My Rallies Are the Biggest, and I’ve Made Photos To Prove It
They all love me
Val Francis
Sep 10
A Double-Jointed Drink
A Double-Jointed Drink
The mean greenies strike again
Scott Nuce
Sep 10
Courage
Courage
Today’s random word is pliable.
Paul Gardner
Sep 10
Not-So-Charming Bandits
Not-So-Charming Bandits
Today’s word is “pliable” and the twist required you end the story with “what the hell were you thinking?”
S. Douglas Hall
Sep 10
Like Father, Like Son
Like Father, Like Son
Oh no
Mike Range
Sep 10
That Difficult Position
That Difficult Position
The Ink Rat
Sep 10
It Could Never Happen Here
It Could Never Happen Here
This stuff definitely only takes place in fiction
Mark Palmer
Sep 10
Can I Have A Wife Too?
Can I Have A Wife Too?
A tiny fictional story
Nanie Hurley 🌿
Sep 10
Crimson Cipher
Crimson Cipher
The code is death
Pooja Vishwanathan 🦋
Sep 10
In the Hell, you go!
In the Hell, you go!
I’ll meet you there
Sanchit Bains
Sep 10
Anyone Can Do It, They Said
Anyone Can Do It, They Said
The prompt word is ‘pliable’ with a twist
Robin MS
Sep 10
Nancy’s 100-Word Drabble Challenge
Nancy’s 100-Word Drabble Challenge
Nancy isn’t someone who will bend in the wind. 💚
Harry Hogg
Sep 10
When Love is Not Enough
When Love is Not Enough
100-word short story
Victoria Virgo
Sep 10
Hurricane Warning
Hurricane Warning
Pliable is today’s random word. “What the hell were you thinking?” must be the last sentence.
Nancy S Rust
Sep 10
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