Many remember the stories of Skittle Earth and the adventures of the hobbits. No matter how many volumes are written, some stories escape telling for one reason or another. I’m here today to tell one of them. Most of the hobbits mentioned in the books are male. Today’s story is about a female hobbit named…
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Fandango’s Flash Fiction Challenge #67 — They Live and They Live lives on…
Nada and Frank, just trying to survive in the mean streets, ended up duking it out in what has been called, “the bloodiest buddy battle in cinema.” Afterwards, Nada put the glasses on Frank. Shepard Fairey took the concept and ran with it. Frank Shepard Fairey (born February 15, 1970) is an American…
#FFFC 50 — Clash
The image is from the New York Public Library at Unsplash.com. Liberty Theatre used to be a place where we could go to forget about our troubles. First there were the Nicklodean silents, then the talkies, and with the electronic age came digital film and special effects. No matter the media, we could lose ourselves…
#FFFC 46 –The Benefactor
Babette had been born to a mother who, for unknown reasons, was unable to keep her newborn infant, so Babette was raised by the Order for Calm and Peace. The Order was funded by produce from the organic gardens and orchards, which were sold at the market each week. Nobody ever went hungry at the…
#FFFC 45 — Tardisian Travails
The Tardis landed with a resounding thud. Dr. Who was confident he’d find the right materials to repair his magic screwdriver, which controlled the Tardis, wherever and whenever they had landed. The most curious thing about this warp was K9 turning into a man. It was the first time anything like this had happened. He…
FFFC #44 — A Change of Plans
Professor Gidding strode purposefully towards the rendezvous spot. The thick fog made seeing difficult but the tire trail left by heavy dew made finding it easy. The professor carried an attache case with the detailed schematics to build a neutron death device that could annihilate a 5-mile square radius – or at least that’s what…
#FFFC — A Warrior and a Gentleman
One of the perks of being in the Samurai cavalry was when not out serving their Shoguns, they could visit the pleasure bathhouses and partake of hot water and being scrubbed with crystalized lotus blossoms before making a choice of a lady for the evening. Most of the soldiers were not interested in small talk,…
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