Tag Archives: Flash Fiction

100-Word Flash(ing) Fiction

Posted on August 30, 2019 by colonialist

I have had a yearning, recently, to keep my hand in on Flash Fiction and have been looking for a home for such pieces. After failing to find one quite suitable, I thought of doing it anyway. The first … Continue reading →

Posted in Africa, Fantasy, Flash Fiction, Writing | Tagged Albatross, Colonialist, Flash Fiction, Hornet Moth | 5 Comments

Bilingual Six Word Short Story

Posted on March 26, 2014 by colonialist

This is for the challenge appearing in DOLDRIEST and Figments of a DuTchess for a six-word short story on the topic of Friends/Vrienden. Pictures are from Immy (drawn by Footsy2). Colonialist March 2014 (WordPress)

Posted in Challenge, Fantasy, Flash Fiction, Flying, Writing | Tagged Challenge met Bilingually., Colonialist, Flash Fiction, Friends, Six-Words Story Challenge, Vrienden | 14 Comments

PORTMANTEAU POST

Posted on February 12, 2014 by colonialist

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 →

Posted in Beach, Cats, Challenge, Flash Fiction, Humour, Ocean, Photography, Short story, Writing | Tagged Colonialist, Flash Fiction, short short story writing, short story seventy seven, weekly pet challenge, wordless wednesday, Writing Challenge | 29 Comments

Colonialist’s Short Story Seventy-seven challenge No 1

Posted on February 10, 2014 by colonialist

On the basis of feedback, I have decided to give this a try based on sharing rather than as a competition, for now at least. To play, either do a post with your 77 words (including title) and the badge, … Continue reading →

Posted in Challenge, Flash Fiction, Wordplay, Writing | Tagged Colonialist, Flash Fiction, heart through stomach., short short story writing, short story seventy seven, Writing Challenge | 35 Comments

Six-word story challenge: FILM

Posted on November 13, 2013 by colonialist

Figments of a Dutchess Write a story about FILM in just six words. Let a photo or image inspire you to write a story. Or first write the story, and then make or search for a picture to go with … Continue reading →

Posted in Challenge, Flash Fiction | Tagged Colonialist, Flash Fiction, Six Word Story Challenge: Film, Wizard of OZ magic | 28 Comments

Six-word Story Challenge: Transport/Vervoer

Posted on May 15, 2013 by colonialist

In her two blogs, Figments of a DuTchess and DOLDRIEST, Marion Driessen has set the current six-word story challenge theme as: TRANSPORT VERVOER Hopefully, my attempt works in both languages: Invisible chains linking time and space … Continue reading →

Posted in Challenge, Flash Fiction, Writing | Tagged Colonialist, Flash Fiction, shortest stories, six-word story challenge, Transport, Vervoer, Writing Challenge | 25 Comments

MUSHROOM JUMPING CHAMPIONSHIPS

Posted on May 9, 2013 by colonialist

Mushroom Jumping Championships Excursions are now available to try out the fast-growing new sport of Mushroom Jumping. This takes place at the Violet Mushroom Asteroids, near Glrglblutz with its distinctive ring. Of course, Glrglblutz is at war with anything that moves, and may … Continue reading →

Posted in Challenge, Colonialist, verse, writing, music composition, fantasy, Africa, journal., Fantasy, Flash Fiction, Humour, Short story, Writing | Tagged Colonialist, Flash Fiction, humour, mushroom jumping | 19 Comments

REALLY AWFUL LIGHT ENTERTAINMENT

Posted on April 10, 2013 by colonialist

Figments of a DuTchess Six word story challenge: Light. The ridiculous: Let there be light! Oops… fuse? The sublime: Born without sight Believed in light. Then – today’s NaPoRhyMo contribution: Genesis tritely says light, And sight of day, … Continue reading →

Posted in Challenge, Flash Fiction, Humour, Nonsense verse, Really Awful Rhyme, Short story, Writing | Tagged Colonialist, Flash Fiction, NaPoWriMo, poetry, Really Awful Rhyme, six-word story challenge | 18 Comments

SPRING: six-word short story; which works best?

Posted on March 14, 2013 by colonialist

After trying various permutations for the Figments of a DuTchess challenge, it occurred to me I might as well use them all and employ my new poll-cat skill to find out which one has the greatest impact with readers. The … Continue reading →

Posted in Challenge, Flash Fiction, Writing | Tagged Colonialist, Flash Fiction, six-word short story, ultra-flash fiction | 37 Comments

SIX-WORD STORY WITH PICTURE CHALLENGE – EDUCATION

Posted on March 4, 2013 by colonialist

Marion Driessen has set this challenge as: Zes woorden met beeld – Onderwijs Here is my attempt: Discipline undermined, respect lost……….. education compromised.