Todays’s photo prompt: Today’s Dragon’s bidding. Include the following aspect: Word limit: 150 word story (10-word leeway) based on the photo prompt. Add your Twitter handle. I’ve written a ghostly Flash Fiction today, inspired by the story of a marooned pirate, towards the end of the 18th century, on an Island off theContinue reading “Flash! Friday – Vol 2 – 37”
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Flash! Friday–Vol 2 – 36
This weeks’ photo prompt and Dragon’s bidding: Three Lessons (160 words) I looked up to the towering mountain, as water and rocks gushed out of its ruined caves. ‘Why have you brought me here, father, in this thunderstorm?’ ‘Tamar, first Queen of Georgia, built this cave monastery over 900 years ago, to preserve our religionContinue reading “Flash! Friday–Vol 2 – 36”
Flash! Friday–Vol 2 – 34. Remembering the First of August
This weeks’ photo prompt: Today’s Dragon’s Bidding: Rules: Word limit: 150 word story (10-word leeway) based on the photo prompt and dragon’s bidding. This is my entry for this week’s contest (160 words). THE GATE TO FREEDOM ‘My father’s grandfather died in 1830. He was born in Africa, made captive, sold as aContinue reading “Flash! Friday–Vol 2 – 34. Remembering the First of August”
Flash Friday! –Vol 2 – 33
Last Friday’s 140-160 word story prompt for Flash Friday included the following picture prompt: And the following word prompt: This was my story: Miranda I sat on the stool looking away from the artist. ‘Don’t move!’ He barked. ‘I need to paint your profile.’ I wanted to tell him my neck and shouldersContinue reading “Flash Friday! –Vol 2 – 33”
Flash Friday Challenge 11th July
Hamilton-Burr Duel, 11th July, 1804 Contest rules: 150 word story (10-word leeway) based on the photo prompt and required element (Dragon’s Bidding). Post story here with Twitter handle. Include word count (140 – 160 words, exclusive of title). Check the contest guidelines. Deadline 11.59 ET. Winners will be posted on Sunday. This week’s photo prompt:Continue reading “Flash Friday Challenge 11th July”
Flash! Friday–Vol 2 – 29. The Snow Age
Word limit: 150 word story (10-word leeway) based on the photo prompt below and Dragon’s required bidding: ‘patience’. I’m not very good at apocalyptic fiction, but I’ve given it a try, adding some fantasy elements to lighten the load. What do you think? Does it work? The Snow Age. 2094. Princess Stella wasContinue reading “Flash! Friday–Vol 2 – 29. The Snow Age”
Flash Friday Challenge (20th June, 2014)
Last Friday 20th June, was the anniversary of the first day of Queen Victoria’s reign, although she was actually crowned a year later. I wrote a post about The Birth of the Victorian Era for this occassion. When I saw that the subject of the Flash Friday Challenge on 20th June was a cartoon includingContinue reading “Flash Friday Challenge (20th June, 2014)”
Rereading Jane Eyre 