This week’s Carrot Ranch 99-word flash fiction is on the topic of turquoise. Some years ago, I visited a Ute Reservation, and I bought a turquoise stone necklace as a present for a friend. She has beautiful blue-turquoise-blue eyes, and the minute I saw the gem, I thought of her. I know her well, soContinue reading “Carrot Ranch Flash Fiction: Turquoise”
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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”
How Flash Fiction Has Improved My Writing
I started writing Flash Fiction for fun, and because it was a challenge. I read and write mostly Victorian novels, so I tend to get verbose at times! I’m trying to write more concise prose, and I find that the linguistic and mental exercise of having to cut out all the unnecessary words has beenContinue reading “How Flash Fiction Has Improved My Writing”
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”
Carrot Ranch Flash Fiction: Compassion
This week’s Carrot Ranch Flash Fiction Challenge deals with a much-needed topic: Compassion. Charli reflects upon the meaning of compassion, bringing up such definitions such as “sorrow for the sufferings or trouble of another or others”. She points out that compassion unlike pity is “accompanied by an urge to help”, whereas pity “sometimes connotes slightContinue reading “Carrot Ranch Flash Fiction: Compassion”
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!”
Carrot Ranch Flash Fiction: Nutty Aunts
I’m back at Carrot Ranch, joining in the short fiction challenge. Thank you for having me 🙂 Thanks Charli Mills at Carrot Ranch for organizing and for for this week’s prompt! Nutty Aunts I used to have ten aunts. Now unfortunately only two are still alive. Although I was fond of all of them, IContinue reading “Carrot Ranch Flash Fiction: Nutty Aunts”
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–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”
Rereading Jane Eyre 