Here’s my Friday Flash Fiction Entry for this week. This is this week’s picture prompt: The required story element the conflict between man (not gender-specific) and self. what struck me about this picture were two things: the empty chair and the hats! How varied and amazing they are. I would have liked to write a story aboutContinue reading “Flash! Friday: Vol 3 – 16”
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Building from Bullying. #1000Speak 20 March
A Peer Mediation Project While I was a High School teacher, I witnessed a lot of bullying. Mainly seemingly minor incidents such as: name calling, hiding or stealing personal objects, excluding by ignoring, spreading cruel gossip, etc. More recently, cyber bullying also became popular, where the same actions were performed on social media. Although teachersContinue reading “Building from Bullying. #1000Speak 20 March”
Flash! Fiction: Getting Through The Night
International Women’s Day, 8th March, 2015. Dedicated to al the women who are forced to endanger their lives every day. Act I Jed nodded from across the street, so I jumped into the sports car with the stranger. “What’s your objective tonight?” He asked me eyes locked on the windscreen. I looked at my watchContinue reading “Flash! Fiction: Getting Through The Night”
Flash! Friday Vol 3 – 11: The Stalker
Slowly, silently, now the moon Walks the night in her silver shoon; This way, and that, she peers, and sees Silver fruit upon silver trees; Walter de la Mare (1873 – 1958 England) Read the rest of the poem. The moon has fascinated both poets and scientists since the first human spotted it in theContinue reading “Flash! Friday Vol 3 – 11: The Stalker”
Flash! Friday Vol 3 – 10: Androcles, the Lion, the Kitten, and the Gladiator!
George Bernard Shaw is my second-favourite playwright. It all started at school, when we had to read Androcles and the Lion, surprisingly at a R.C. Convent school. The play humorously and ironically portrays different types of Christians, and criticizes the hypocrisy and absurdity of some practices and beliefs. Lavinia has some is brilliant lines.Continue reading “Flash! Friday Vol 3 – 10: Androcles, the Lion, the Kitten, and the Gladiator!”
Flash! Friday Contest and King Sisyphus
I’m back again! I’ve taken part in most Flash Friday Contests since last summer, but this is my first one this year! What do Flash Friday Contest and King Sisyphus have in common? Basically the recurrent and repetitive nature of the challenge they face. So, is that a good thing or not? Isn’t everything weContinue reading “Flash! Friday Contest and King Sisyphus”
Flash! Friday (Micro Fiction) Contest
Eternal Love The evening sun was waning and I needed her consent before conversion. ‘I offer you eternal love, Mina,’ I promised. She looked into the glass of wine, lips pursed, and shook her head. ‘I prefer mortality.’ Seconds later I rushed out to the sound of the opening door. Lucy had arrived unexpectedly. ‘IContinue reading “Flash! Friday (Micro Fiction) Contest”
Flash! Friday–Vol 2 – 43
Today’s photo prompt: Dragon’s bidding: Word limit: 150 word story (10-word leeway) based on the photo prompt. Silent Voters I’m a fisherman, like my father and my grandfather. I go out every night and cast my net till dawn. I get a pittance at the market for my hard work and sleepless nights. YouContinue reading “Flash! Friday–Vol 2 – 43”
Flash! Friday–Vol 2 – 41
Today’s photo prompt: Today’s dragon’s bidding: The Castle seen from the window is known as the Krak de Chevaliers (Qalat al-Hosn), in Syria. Rules: Based on the photo prompt and including the Dragon’s bidding. Between 140 – 160 words. Enter your Flash fiction in the comments in the Flash! Fiction Blog, and add word countContinue reading “Flash! Friday–Vol 2 – 41”
Flash! Friday–Vol 2 – 38
Today’s photo prompt: Today’s Dragon’s bidding: What really happened. On August 29, 1965, US spacecraft, Gemini 5, landed back on Earth after an eight-day mission. The return crew were Astronauts Conrad and Cooper. The crew had to use the re-entry thrusters to orient the spacecraft due to system failures. The retrofire and re-entry were conductedContinue reading “Flash! Friday–Vol 2 – 38”
Rereading Jane Eyre 