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Category Archives: Short story
AGENDA for trilingual six-word short story.
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
Posted in Africa, Cats, Challenge, Flash Fiction, Short story
Tagged cats' agenda, Colonialist' trilingual 6-word flash fiction
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Two New Years and ET
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
Posted in Africa, Light romance, Short story, Writing
Tagged Colonialist, ET and DBS, short story, two new years
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Baseless Fears
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
Unlocking a Gate
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
Posted in Africa, Challenge, Current Affairs, Education, Flash Fiction, Short story
Tagged 100-word story, Colonialist, flash fiction 100, Rural School Closures
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Trilingual six word story challenge – DIY
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
Six Word Story Challenge: Dilemma
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)
Posted in Challenge, Flash Fiction, Short story, Wordplay, Writing
Tagged Colonialist, Dilemma, Short Story Challenge, six word story, ultra-flash fiction
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PORTMANTEAU POST
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
6-word story challenge: Retrospect
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
Posted in Challenge, Short story, Writing
Tagged Colonialist, flash faction, golden anniversary., six-word story challenge
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CHRISTMAS CRACKERS (written on Christmas morning, 2013)
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
Posted in Light romance, Short story, Writing
Tagged Christmas Crackers, Christmas short story, Colonialist, light romance
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