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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
Gratitude in a Hundred Words
Gratitude in a Hundred Words
A Not So Random Drabble Challenge #1: gratitude
Poet In The Arctic
Jul 25
Today's Word
Mixed Up July Random Drabble 209
Mixed Up July Random Drabble 209
Challenge for Saturday, July 27th
Nancy Oglesby
Jul 26
Ando and the Bandit
Ando and the Bandit
Today’s random word is “Garbage.”
Michael John Scott
Jul 26
The Byzantine Grandeur
The Byzantine Grandeur
A day at Hagia Sophia.
Afiani Rui
Jul 26
A Beautiful High School Teacher
A Beautiful High School Teacher
So how come nobody learned anything
Brian Dickens Barrabee
Jul 26
Glory Days
Glory Days
Time doesn’t soften the hardest memories
Paula Shablo
Jul 26
A Poetry Professor, Lyrics Lecturer, and…
A Poetry Professor, Lyrics Lecturer, and…
Today’s word is “historian” and the twist is to include an original haiku.
S. Douglas Hall
Jul 26
Mr. Cooper
Mr. Cooper
Super duper
Eaflevin
Jul 26
The Lesser League
The Lesser League
The greatest superhero league’s D-team
Misha Seeks
Jul 26
The Neglected
The Neglected
Giving up
Jennifer Morrison
Jul 26
Greed
Greed
Today’s random word is wraith.
Paul Gardner
Jul 26
No Lies, Liza
No Lies, Liza
Even when the truth hurts, it’s better than lying
Karen Hoffman
Jul 26
The Temperature … Suddenly It Had Dropped!
The Temperature … Suddenly It Had Dropped!
Random drabble: 207
Maria Rattray
Jul 26
Whiskers and Words
Whiskers and Words
What more could you want?
Jessica Morgan
Jul 26
Sometimes the Answer is Three-Ply
Sometimes the Answer is Three-Ply
A Random Word Drabble Challenge #208: historian
Poet In The Arctic
Jul 26
A Day in the Life of a Family Historian
A Day in the Life of a Family Historian
Who also dabbles at being a drabbler and a poet
Jerry Dwyer
Jul 26
The Weight of History
The Weight of History
Today’s random word is historian, and we had to include an original haiku.
Nancy Oglesby
Jul 26
Under the Loving Moon
Under the Loving Moon
You shall find what you’re looking for
Nerdishwrites
Jul 26
The Diary of a Historian
The Diary of a Historian
In life, most paths aren’t formulaic
Eko B
Jul 26
Did You Brush Your Teeth Today?
Did You Brush Your Teeth Today?
That’s very important
Ludiane de Brocéliande
Jul 26
Seeking Perfection
Seeking Perfection
The random word is ‘historian’ with a twist
Miriam Connolly
Jul 26
Nancy’s 100-Word Drabble Challenge
Nancy’s 100-Word Drabble Challenge
Nancy is the boss, per se, and either we bow down or get tossed!
Harry Hogg
Jul 26
The Onigashima Island Cave
The Onigashima Island Cave
A letter found on the sea
Noriko Yanyan
Jul 26
Rediscovering Conversation in Modern Life
Rediscovering Conversation in Modern Life
Unplugged moments of life
Sahil Patel
Jul 26
A Time to Write
A Time to Write
Today’s random word is historian. The Drabble must contain a haiku.
Nancy S Rust
Jul 26
The Kennedy Wedding
The Kennedy Wedding
Drabble day 208 — historian, include haiku
Lynn L. Alexander
Jul 26
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