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Showing posts with label 2026 Prompt #19. Show all posts
Showing posts with label 2026 Prompt #19. Show all posts
Saturday, 20 June 2026

'The Rainbow Bridge' by Abida Akram

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I am on the rainbow bridge of self-love. I am high and loving the brightness of all the colours. Days and ideas swirl above me like a galaxy...

'Free' by Catherine Marina

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I’ve been doing this now for 47 years. Got my Black Cab license when I was 20 and never looked back unless it was in the rear view mirror. N...

'Greybars' by J. Rob Turner

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GRAYBARS, gray walls, gray floor. Forty layers of gray paint. Sweat drips, a curse echoes. The prisoner grunted, “Got any smokes?”  The youn...
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Friday, 19 June 2026

'The Drop' by Scott MacLeod

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Ted stood alone on the empty bridge looking down at the churning river below. Had it really come to this. An extreme measure, no? Breakups a...

'Not Going By The Book' by Sravanthi Challapalli

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The group dispersed after fond farewells. Rini continued lingering in her chair. The still-heavy bag lay in the next chair, only one friend ...

'Beryl' by Emily MacDonald

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I tried flattery, charm and witty jokes, but Beryl’s face remained solid, impassive. I never once cracked her grim resolve. Any upward twitc...

'I Dream Of Jeannie' by PL Harris

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I just can’t take my eyes off my genie. “I Dream of Jeannie,” I mean, the 1960 American TV sitcom. Such a great show. Beautiful lady. Handso...

'Sunflowers in Nordland' by Birgit K. Gaiser

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Velika Ilieva went to the bridge, holding a sunflower. She had been bringing those ever since she was a child, ever since her parents, Zitko...
Thursday, 18 June 2026

'Mine By Rights' by Madeleine Armstrong

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Before I walked out of that office I handed back my key fob, laptop, phone and company credit card, but as I strode through reception I grab...

'Job Search' by Melissa Flores Anderson

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The last three times, I am the one to go, when I have reached the end of my usefulness and what had been glowing performance evaluations tur...

'Lattice bridge' by Michael R Evans

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is burning down where you guided me one night beneath the canopy of maples and spruces on a study break dare. The popular one and the loner....

'A New Life Without Cats' by Jean Feingold

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Celeste Patterson loved cats. She had lived with cats all her life, having three at a time as a child. Her parents loved them, too.  The onl...

'I ain’t going to work on Maggie’s farm no more' by Margot Wilson

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Because I’ve been accepted onto a course to do French Language in London. I don’t know London and found it intimidating when I went for the ...
Wednesday, 17 June 2026

'When None of Us Spoke to Ella Wiseman' by Emma Phillips

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Macey says she’s Batgirl , the wisest, the boss of our pack. None of us question this because Macey can shrink you with a look, scrunch you ...
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'Dropped Weight' by Sarah Oakes

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On the bank of the River Ness, I cast my sight into the water. It drops, like a stone, vision falling into the depths. I know now I don'...
Tuesday, 16 June 2026

'Sinclair’s Escape' by Julia Goodlet

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As the train pulled out of the station Sinclair felt his breathing steady, his racing heart slow and a tension release. This was it, his big...
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Saturday, 13 June 2026

NFFD 2026 Prompt #19: Burning Bridges

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    Prompt #19: Burning Bridges Welcome to The Write-In!  This year, we're celebrating the 2026 National Flash Fiction Day Anthology t...