The Word “No” Remember that first person that told you “No”, that you couldn’t do what you wanted because the route you were taking was not the traditional one? There’s one glaring “NO” that stands out in my life, and of all people, it was...
Continue ReadingFlash Fiction Challenge #41: The Paint Colour Title Scheme
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Our Flash Fiction challenge this week at Terrible Minds was to use one of ten paint colours Chuck found as the title of our story, bonus credit if we make the colour the star of the story somehow. Cap was 1000 words, but I couldn’t...
Continue ReadingFlash Fiction Challenge #34: Making a Sandwich
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So, our Flash Fiction challenge at Terrible Minds this week was to write a gripping short story all while the main character made a sandwich, to prove that even in a mundane scene, you could still advance a story along and make it interesting. Since...
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