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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 Random Drabble 248
Twisted September Random Drabble 248
Challenge for Wednesday, September 4th
Nancy Oglesby
Sep 3
A Neighborly Exchange
A Neighborly Exchange
The random word for Drabble 246 is ‘accountant.’ The twist is it needs to end with the words “And that was the last thing I remember”
sea-at-sunrise
Sep 3
Atonement
Atonement
A story
Miyabi's Movie Diary
Sep 3
Oscar’s Big Secret
Oscar’s Big Secret
A Drabble is a fictional story told in exactly 100 words.
Voice Lessons
Sep 3
The Joke’s On Me
The Joke’s On Me
The random word for Drabble 247 is ‘passed.’ The twist is it needs to include a horse.
sea-at-sunrise
Sep 3
One Easy Lesson on Getting Rid of Unwanted Employees
One Easy Lesson on Getting Rid of Unwanted Employees
The blacksmith had a unique method of shoeing horses
Val Francis
Sep 3
Yen Had Always Avoided the Sauce
Yen Had Always Avoided the Sauce
Her imagination knew no bounds
Maria Rattray
Sep 3
Do You Have What it Takes?
Do You Have What it Takes?
Apparently not…
Dawn Smiles
Sep 3
If Your Boss is Always on Your Back, Try Another Career
If Your Boss is Always on Your Back, Try Another Career
An inspiring story about hard work and diligence
Chris Yanda
Sep 3
In The Hearts of the People
In The Hearts of the People
She was their Queen (drabble 224)
Linda in the midst of life
Sep 3
Subconscious Retreat
Subconscious Retreat
Maple Shade and Apple Glade
Jennifer Morrison
Sep 3
Old Glue
Old Glue
Grandpa’s wicked sense of humor
Paula Shablo
Sep 3
Jesse’s Daily Horseback Ride
Jesse’s Daily Horseback Ride
An ordinary horse ride ends with an extraordinary twist. Drabble challenge #247.
Deirdre ("Writer in the Abyss" )
Sep 3
Down to the Wire
Down to the Wire
Superfecta
Mary Morton
Sep 3
Love or Duty?
Love or Duty?
An escape into the unknown
Atilio Mera
Sep 3
Wild Horses in the Desert
Wild Horses in the Desert
Random Word Drabble Challenge 247
Julia A. Keirns
Sep 3
Nancy’s 100-Word Drabble Challenge
Nancy’s 100-Word Drabble Challenge
Nancy loves her four-legged beasts more than most two-legged ones!
Harry Hogg
Sep 3
Patti Smith Pounding, Horses, Horses, Horses…
Patti Smith Pounding, Horses, Horses, Horses…
Drabble 247 | Passed
Nancy Oglesby
Sep 3
A Carriage Ride About Nothing
A Carriage Ride About Nothing
Today’s word is “passed” and the twist is to include a horse.
S. Douglas Hall
Sep 3
A New Friend
A New Friend
September brings changes
Scott Nuce
Sep 3
Driving Statistics
Driving Statistics
…It shouldn’t be a numbers game
The Ink Rat
Sep 3
The Closest, yet the Farthest
The Closest, yet the Farthest
At times, the love you hold on to teaches you to let go
Eko B
Sep 3
Someone Ran Off With the Money
Someone Ran Off With the Money
But who?
Holly Emery
Sep 3
Time’s Relentless Passage
Time’s Relentless Passage
A love eternal & bound
Pooja Vishwanathan 🦋
Sep 3
Checkmate!
Checkmate!
Wasn’t just a game, after all!
Neera Handa Dr
Sep 3
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