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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 204
Mixed Up July Random Drabble 204
Challenge for Monday, July 22nd
Nancy Oglesby
Jul 21
Man’s Best Friend
Man’s Best Friend
Today’s word is ‘friendship.’ There is a first-sentence requirement
Michael John Scott
Jul 22
I’d Swear That Stupid Door Wasn’t There Last Night
I’d Swear That Stupid Door Wasn’t There Last Night
It jumped out at me
Val Francis
Jul 22
The Fantasy Doorway
The Fantasy Doorway
A mysterious portal
Gary L Ellis
Jul 22
Who’s Your Guy?
Who’s Your Guy?
About friendships
OBA.T.K
Jul 22
Hiding in Plain Sight
Hiding in Plain Sight
Day 204 — “Friendship”
Steven Smith
Jul 22
The Curse
The Curse
Step into the darkness
Izzibella Beau
Jul 22
You Were Never Alone
You Were Never Alone
We never had a business relationship
Bill Willisford
Jul 22
A Door to the Unknown
A Door to the Unknown
Friendship in the face of fear
Anna Soldenhoff
Jul 22
Laughing with a Lifelong Friend
Laughing with a Lifelong Friend
Taking out the sting of a painful embarrassment
Karen Hoffman
Jul 22
Knocking On Heaven’s Door
Knocking On Heaven’s Door
I’ll take what’s behind door number one.
J. Salvatore Domino
Jul 22
The Defense Rests
The Defense Rests
Drabble #204 — The random word is “Friendship” — The twist? First sentence is provided. Really? What am I supposed to do with that? Ohhhh —…
Denée King
Jul 22
When Sisters Argue Without Words
When Sisters Argue Without Words
It’s anyone’s guess what she’s mad about and better to let her be
Vera-Marie Landi
Jul 22
The Glory of Interpretation
The Glory of Interpretation
Being, taming, and letting go
Eko B
Jul 22
Is This What Love Is?
Is This What Love Is?
100-word short story
Victoria Virgo
Jul 22
Gateway to the Soul?
Gateway to the Soul?
I suppose there are worse places it could have been!
Mark Palmer
Jul 22
Remember to Remember
Remember to Remember
A Drabble and a half
Sawyer Kuhl, the Quiet Dad
Jul 21
What We Give
What We Give
For the truth
Jennifer Morrison
Jul 21
A Scavenger’s End
A Scavenger’s End
Two lives were lost
Holly Emery
Jul 21
Born To Be Mine … But …
Born To Be Mine … But …
Drabble 201
Maria Rattray
Jul 21
Gondola Glamour
Gondola Glamour
The intersection of style and history on Venetian waters
Pooja Vishwanathan 🦋
Jul 21
How Long is the Lease?
How Long is the Lease?
We don’t play a lot of bingo here
Mike Range
Jul 21
Remember When We Believed in Rights?
Remember When We Believed in Rights?
A changing world isn’t always a good thing
Paula Shablo
Jul 21
Her Dreams: Deeper Than the Ocean
Her Dreams: Deeper Than the Ocean
Drabble: 202
Maria Rattray
Jul 21
Billie Jo Writes a Poem
Billie Jo Writes a Poem
Teacher almost faints
Paula Shablo
Jul 21
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