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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
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Twisted August Random Drabble 244
Twisted August Random Drabble 244
Challenge for Saturday, August 31st
Nancy Oglesby
Aug 30
Mrs. McGrady’s Watchman
Mrs. McGrady’s Watchman
Superstition takes over
Eaflevin
Aug 30
The Visitor
The Visitor
Here we go again
Misha Seeks
Aug 30
Bobby’s Excuse
Bobby’s Excuse
8/27: Today’s word is ludicrous and the twister is to include a hawk, a baseball, and a fish
Leslie Flemons
Aug 30
Here, There, Just Tell Me Where
Here, There, Just Tell Me Where
Random Word Drabble Challenge — “Somewhere”- Jan 7, 2024 — I’m so close to catching up with the past random words!
Denée King
Aug 30
Does It Ever Leave Your Side?
Does It Ever Leave Your Side?
In the palm of your hand
Douglas Lim
Aug 30
Saving Mum
Saving Mum
Not all heroes are grown up
Nerdishwrites
Aug 30
Meet Me At The Gate
Meet Me At The Gate
A promise decades in the making
Sтepн Tнoмpѕoɴ
Aug 30
What’s in a Name?
What’s in a Name?
How Kofi’s name was explained in school
Karen Hoffman
Aug 30
I’m Living Life Like a King
I’m Living Life Like a King
Stephen King, that is
Karen Schwartz
Aug 30
Guess What?
Guess What?
Read the card! Go on, read it!
Jennifer Morrison
Aug 30
Everything But Purpose
Everything But Purpose
A Random Word Drabble Challenge #243: surprise
Poet In The Arctic
Aug 30
Ode to the Irish Spirit
Ode to the Irish Spirit
The random word is ‘surprise’ with a twist
Miriam Connolly
Aug 30
Nancy’s 100-Word Drabble Challenge
Nancy’s 100-Word Drabble Challenge
Nancy likes her breakfast dry, like her men!🤣🤣💕🌻
Harry Hogg
Aug 30
A Bittersweet Day
A Bittersweet Day
Rivals make the best of friends
Nerdishwrites
Aug 30
Huck Writes A Poem
Huck Writes A Poem
Tom’s eyes near bug out
Gary L Ellis
Aug 30
I’m a Poet and I Don’t Know It
I’m a Poet and I Don’t Know It
Surprise!
Sawyer Kuhl, the Quiet Dad
Aug 30
Alive and Kickin’
Alive and Kickin’
Go, Granny, Go!
Denée King
Aug 30
Nancy’s at It Again!
Nancy’s at It Again!
Drabble day 243 — surprise
Lynn L. Alexander
Aug 30
After All These Years
After All These Years
Finally, a family
Izzibella Beau
Aug 30
The Girl With the Long Brown Hair
The Girl With the Long Brown Hair
Taking a chance
Mary Morton
Aug 30
Submarine Daddy
Submarine Daddy
Random Word Drabble Challenge 243
Julia A. Keirns
Aug 30
Apologies Upfront for the Nonsensical Poetry I Foist Upon You
Apologies Upfront for the Nonsensical Poetry I Foist Upon You
Drabble #243 | Surprise
Nancy Oglesby
Aug 30
A Pleasant Surprise: Beyond Expectations
A Pleasant Surprise: Beyond Expectations
Random Word Drabble Challenge Day #243. The word is ‘surprise,’ and the twister is based on the image at the end of the story.
Deirdre ("Writer in the Abyss" )
Aug 30
Something Sweet
Something Sweet
Surprise is today’s random word. The Drabble must include a poem using the random word.
Nancy S Rust
Aug 30
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