Category Archives: Short story

AGENDA for trilingual six-word short story.

Posted on November 7, 2018 by

  De agenda van katten: wereld verovering. Agenda van katte is wêreld verowering Cats’ agenda: to conquer the world. (Doldriest zeswoordverhaal uitdaging — a challenge to use a key word to write a six-word short story, found on her Dutch … Continue reading →

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Two New Years and ET

Posted on January 4, 2018 by

It has been quite a while since I have written a short story, as I was reminded by the local publication of ‘Mercury Silver’  last month which includes three of mine.  I challenged myself to deliver another short-short one (under … Continue reading →

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Baseless Fears

Posted on January 17, 2017 by

I haven’t written any fiction for a while, and thought I’d better get back in practice so that I can do another novel. Here is a fairy story in the meantime; get a drink and a comfortable chair …   A Fairy … Continue reading →

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Unlocking a Gate

Posted on September 28, 2015 by

In looking to see if Rochelle had posted a new picture prompt for a hundred-word story, I found the one below and mistakenly took it for the latest.  I furiously scribbled a story, arising from reading about the hardships suffered by … Continue reading →

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Trilingual six word story challenge – DIY

Posted on September 11, 2014 by

DOLDRIEST has set the topic as DIY for her latest ultra-flash-fiction challenge, which requires a six-word story supported by a picture.  I am doing my story in Dutch, Afrikaans and English.  (The picture speaks all of them.) Lage muur hoger; … Continue reading →

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Six Word Story Challenge: Dilemma

Posted on February 19, 2014 by

The Figments of a Dutchess Challenge: Write a six-word short story on ‘Dilemma’.   Dial Emma? Not? Can she forgive?   A horny dilemma:  who to ring?   © Colonialist February 2014 (WordPress)

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PORTMANTEAU POST

Posted on February 12, 2014 by

After writing down the following, it occurred to me that it would take hardly any tweaking to turn it into another entry for the Short Story 77 Challenge on the theme of The Way.  WHICH WAY? Conversation with granddaughters today, … Continue reading →

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SHORT STORY SEVENTY SEVEN

Posted on February 7, 2014 by

    SHORT STORY SEVENTY SEVEN   There once was a blogger who sought flash fiction challenges. He tried fifty-fives, but lost the connections. Then he experimented with others, but most players played alone.  It wasn’t a friendly sort of … Continue reading →

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6-word story challenge: Retrospect

Posted on December 30, 2013 by

   The challenge from Figments of a Dutchess  is to give, in six words, a story representing Retrospect, perhaps a highlight related to the year about to end.  There can be no doubt about mine! Introduction, friendship, romance … 2013 … Continue reading →

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CHRISTMAS CRACKERS (written on Christmas morning, 2013)

Posted on December 25, 2013 by

      Darren Saunders paused his ride along the park cycle track to take in the sudden vision.  The father and little girl emerging from the playground were attractive, but it was the mother who really caught his eye.  … Continue reading →

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