Sarah Brentyn of Lemon Shark is running a Flash Fiction Challenge to aid victims of the recent hurricanes in the US. The challenge is to write a 50 word piece of flash fiction on the theme ‘Help’, and share it in a post, with the hashtag #Flash4Storms in the title. Sarah will donate $1 forContinue reading “#Flash4Storms – Arrow In the Bow”
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#writephoto – Enigma – Your Fault
Sue Vincent’s #writephoto challenge runs every week, and is a prompt based on one of her wonderful photographs. Here’s my response to this week’s image: ‘This is all your fault.’ ‘Humph!’ ‘Don’t you ‘humph!’ at me. We wouldn’t be in this mess if you hadn’t insisted on staying till the last minute. As if youContinue reading “#writephoto – Enigma – Your Fault”
Writespiration – 52 Weeks In 52 Words – The ‘Ex’ Factor
It’s Thursday, and I usually do a door post today. However, I’m not feeling any of my door photos this week, so I’ve decided to take on a short writing prompt instead. Sacha Black has a great series running called 52 Words in 52 Weeks. Each week this year, she’ll be setting a writing prompt,Continue reading “Writespiration – 52 Weeks In 52 Words – The ‘Ex’ Factor”
Writespiration – 52 Weeks in 52 Words – Lost Things
The fabulous Sacha Black has set a rather good writing challenge for the year. Each week this year she’ll be setting a writing prompt, which you have to respond to using exactly 52 words. This week’s prompt is: Lost Things. Here is my response: ‘D’you like lost things?’ ‘What?’ ‘Lost things.’ He smiled, gesturing atContinue reading “Writespiration – 52 Weeks in 52 Words – Lost Things”
Monday Motivations Flash Fiction Challenge – Love Hurts
I know it’s Wednesday, but this is my response to Esther Newton’s Monday Motivations Challenge. This week, we were challenged to write a 50-200 word piece of flash fiction incorporating the following three lines: He was in love The glass smashed to the floor Just how was he going to get out of this one?Continue reading “Monday Motivations Flash Fiction Challenge – Love Hurts”
Writing Challenge – Life or Death
If you like participating in writing challenges, Esther Newton often posts them – they are always interesting, and can be as short as six words long (a lot harder than you might think!). Her Monday Motivation for this week was to write a story of no more than 150 words, including the phrase ‘It wasContinue reading “Writing Challenge – Life or Death”
#writephoto – Mine
Sue’s chosen another great shot for her #writephoto challenge this week, and here’s my take on ‘Mine’: ‘Funny place for three holes. D’you think that’s where they hung the prisoners?’ His voice echoed up through the topless tower as though we were at the bottom of a well. I tilted my head, wanting to showContinue reading “#writephoto – Mine”
#writephoto – Sirens
Sue Vincent has chosen yet another evocative photo for her #writephoto inspiration series. This time, I ended up with a couple of fragments – a poem, and a short paragraph with hints of a longer story… Out to sea, Past waves that shimmer and foam We dance Light as air, Streaming bright through skyContinue reading “#writephoto – Sirens”
Kyrielle Poetry Challenge – Dreaming Trees
I’ve said before I don’t fancy myself as any sort of poet, nor is it a writing form I’ve much explored. However, lately, there have been a few blog challenges that have led me to respond in poetry, rather than prose, and I’ve really enjoyed doing so. The latest one is from Jane Dougherty, andContinue reading “Kyrielle Poetry Challenge – Dreaming Trees”
#writephoto Challenge – In Memory Bound
‘Bind her.’ The Forest King turned away, his crown of leaves gleaming in the last light of day. She called out, keening, her branches shivering so leaves fell like rain. But it was to no avail. The vines came up from the earth around her roots, soft at first then hardening like steel, twisting, knottingContinue reading “#writephoto Challenge – In Memory Bound”
Helen Glynn Jones 