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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
Mixed Up July Random Drabble 199
Mixed Up July Random Drabble 199
Challenge for Wednesday, July 17th
Nancy Oglesby
Jul 16
The Drabble Blues
The Drabble Blues
Drabble day 197 — settled
Lynn L. Alexander
Jul 16
Room To Move
Room To Move
It was already decided
Holly Emery
Jul 16
Grounded!
Grounded!
He needed to work on his time management
Ronald Franklin
Jul 16
Clothes’d
Clothes’d
Today’s word is climb and the twist is you get to the dry cleaner but they close down early
Leslie Flemons
Jul 16
Behind Closed Doors
Behind Closed Doors
Drabble 198 — Random word is ‘Climb’
JoEllen Claypool
Jul 16
Attract What You Want
Attract What You Want
Well… life could say differently!
Eko B
Jul 16
Most Original Costume
Most Original Costume
Today’s random word is climb. The setup is you get to the dry cleaner only to find they’ve closed early.
Nancy S Rust
Jul 16
Behind Schedule
Behind Schedule
Again
Eaflevin
Jul 16
The Truth is Out There
The Truth is Out There
Always check your pockets first!
Mark Palmer
Jul 16
Anything for Fame
Anything for Fame
A tiny fictional story
Nanie Hurley 🌿
Jul 16
The Little Black Dress
The Little Black Dress
Sometimes, a dress needs more than dry cleaning
Carole Olsen
Jul 16
Physical Force Is Not Required
Physical Force Is Not Required
You might escape more than the room
Anthea Jones
Jul 16
The Big Interview
The Big Interview
Today’s word is “climb” and the twist is that you get to the dry cleaner only to find that they’ve closed early.
S. Douglas Hall
Jul 16
The Dry Cleaner’s Gamble
The Dry Cleaner’s Gamble
A dress and a dash in the July sun
Pooja Vishwanathan 🦋
Jul 16
It’s Accrual World
It’s Accrual World
… Can you count on anyone?
The Ink Rat
Jul 16
Blue for You
Blue for You
The random word is ‘climb’ with a twist
Miriam Connolly
Jul 16
Saved by the Suit
Saved by the Suit
A lapse in judgement or divine intervention?
Sтepн Tнoмpѕoɴ
Jul 16
No One Told Me
No One Told Me
But how could they
Izzibella Beau
Jul 16
Afternoon Delight Goes Awry
Afternoon Delight Goes Awry
Why does she always procrastinate?
Karen Hoffman
Jul 16
Wonder Woman to the Rescue!
Wonder Woman to the Rescue!
I sense a little crush happenin’
Nancy Oglesby
Jul 16
Everyone Wants a Lil’ Luck
Everyone Wants a Lil’ Luck
A Random Word Drabble Challenge #198: climb
Poet In The Arctic
Jul 16
Of Desperate Times…
Of Desperate Times…
And of even more desperate measures…
Goldie Trojan
Jul 16
Frustration at the Dry Cleaner’s
Frustration at the Dry Cleaner’s
Just a minute too late…or was she?
Dawn Smiles
Jul 16
An Unexpected Encounter at the Dry Cleaner
An Unexpected Encounter at the Dry Cleaner
Random Word Drabble Challenge Day 198 word is ‘climb,’ and the prompt is ‘you get to the dry cleaner only to find that they’ve closed…
Stephen Dalton
Jul 16
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