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Showing posts with label 2023 Prompt #5. Show all posts
Showing posts with label 2023 Prompt #5. Show all posts
Monday, 26 June 2023

'Love Lost' by Anna Peter

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  David Magnus slumped into a kitchen chair, a large blue ceramic jar clasped to his chest. Only the sounds of breathing could be heard. Som...
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'A love story in three parts' by Jinny Alexander

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1. That Day The 2.05 from Euston to Carlisle will change at Crewe. This, Benedict knows.  Benedict doesn’t know that between trains he’ll me...

'He Was My Man' by Rachel Burrows

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  Kate watches Dad appear from the back. The pallbearers appear to be sashaying to the Nina Simone song. And, as if they’ve rehearsed it, th...
Sunday, 25 June 2023

'A Night Downtown' by Suzanna Lundale

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It was her smile that got me. She was smiling at him when she looked up and saw me looking in the window, but her eyes didn’t flee, like fol...

'Into the Woods' by Jackie Morris

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Wolf A guy’s got to make a living, right? I have a long-standing arrangement with the broad- can’t call her a babe anymore, maybe once- in t...

'Crosstown Traffic' by Allison Renner

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The light was yellow but he was already in the solid lines; he knew he could make it. He pressed the gas pedal a little harder, just enough ...

'Another regular Friday night at the local pub' by Nisha Patel

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Everyone laughs at my jokes. I can’t help it that they are a bit sexist. I just say what I’m thinking and then people laugh. I don’t mean to...
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'Choices' by Alex Herod

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She cradles the glass, watching the light dance on the amber liquid before it disappears below the surface. Dipping her head, it smells swee...

'There are Boundaries' by Abha Iyengar

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I saw it happen with my own eyes. It was in self-defense. The boy, Hashim, did not stand a chance against Otto, that hulk of a man, as he at...

'Pasta Three Ways' by Sumitra Singam

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One As I watch you devour your pasta, I wonder how the oily strands of linguine might feel curled around my tongue. Whether they would hiss ...

'It's Too Late' by Lisa Weber

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I quickly glance at the girls in the back seat, still huddled together in the blanket I wrapped them up in. It's not cold, but it's ...
Saturday, 24 June 2023

NFFD 2023 Prompt #5: Split Second

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Split Second Welcome to The Write-In!  This year, we're celebrating the 2023 National Flash Fiction Day Anthology theme of time.  Thr...