image link Kristian is the host of this week’s 50 Word Thursday. Kristian alternates Thursdays with Teresa. Together they make a dynamic duo in giving prompts that inspire first class fiction. If you like writing short fiction, please consider writing some for this prompt! The rules 1 Completed piece must be in multiples of 50 words…
Category: fiction
In 2525
image link Fandango’s FOWC is tree, and the Word of the Day Challenge is create. The year is 2525. Lorax Industries is the last corporation on the planet that creates trees. The tree-making machines operate on solar energy, but the sun gets dimmer every year. The trees are the only thing that keeps humans alive…
A Room With a Beach
image link Fandango’s FOWC for today is determined. The Word of the Day Challenge is combine. Determined to find a way to make the bitter cold and relentless gray less menacing, Mary Jo effectively combined her need with her engineering and interior decorating skills. She took the back room of her house and turned it…
50Word Thurs — The Shiny
Teresa is today’s hostess of 50-Word Thursday. I would encourage anyone who likes to write short fiction or poetry (up to 250 words) give it a try. Teresa and Kristian are co-hosts and alternate Thursdays. Rules: Find the muse within the photo or line provided and follow where it leads. It can be a story,…
MLMM Wordle Bonus — Dragonballs Live
image link Mindlove’s Misery Menagerie’s bonus Wordle for the day is: “For the love of words!” There was quite a list of words offered, over 100, where we were challenged to write a story with as many of them as possible. I wrote one with the following 33 words: zephyr, yarrow, yield, xenolith, watercourse, wisteria, vestigial,…
#MLMM First Line Friday — 1/18/19
image link Your line for this week is: “Well I think it’s funny!” For years, Ginny had been brow-beaten, gaslighted, and treated as an inconvenience with a weak mind by her husband, Geoffrey. It started when they first met. Within minutes Geoffrey was correcting her speech and giving her advice about what to choose from…
The Jacks
Fandango’s FOWC is onerous, and the Word of the Day Challenge is uppercut. Billy Jack was ever the hard worker, from the time he was able to stand. He would help his maw with the laundry, would set the table, peel the potatoes, feed the chickens, run to the dairy farm to get milk, and…
Tao-Talk 