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Jade started out pretty green about storytelling.
However, after receiving sage advice to try the #30words30day challenge, she now pines for the daily prompt and (o)lives to tell viridescent tales.
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Thank you, Ed and Amanda, for the motivational kick up the pants and the great prompts for this month’s NQW competition!
Hope everyone goes well!
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Sometimes there's no greater dread than facing the deadline to write a bloody story. Fortunately, my fright at Whimsy October’s Wholesome Horror was allayed on finally hitting submit!
Thank you #whimsyfiction for another great competition!
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Yay! Done! It might seem like 'fun and games' but this one was a toughie (but goodie). Thank you, Tim and the team at Whimsy Fiction for another great round!
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It's a weird sensation to be pootling along, catching up on podcasts and BAM! There it is! My name read out as part of July's longlist! Wow! Thank you, Ed and Amanda, for another great competition! Congrats, all!
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I travelled far and wide to find inspiration for Whimsy Fiction’s “Happy Travels” August writing competition, and with one final step, I hit submit!
Thank you, #whimsyfiction, for another great competition!
During this cool wintery weekend, I was tempted to conceal myself under a blanket and binge Fletnix. But instead of mooning about, I chose to write my #NQWPrize story entry! Thanks, Ed and Amanda!
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After a year of #365Days30Word Stories, I wasn’t sure I was up for any more stories, especially anything long! Luckily, Whimsy Fiction came along on 1 July, and I couldn’t resist my first 300-word whimsy!
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“Done!” said Astoria, publishing her 365th 30-word story.
“Fantastic! May I whisk you away now?”
“Where to?”
“Ready to head for the stars next?” said Bertie, powering up their rocket.
#30Words365 #Next #AmWriting #WritingCommunity
Astoria’s imagination’s completely blank.
Drat, because she wanted to thank…
Scott for prompting the way
For one year, every day
And her last two stories can’t be a load of…
#30Words365 #Thank #AmWriting #WritingCommunity
Her latest trip overseas, Sally felt the heat of the future. She saw how unchecked global warming dissolved frontiers; democracy melting; money, language and culture liquifying…
And…
Slowly…
Society evaporating…
#30Words365 #Frontier #AmWriting #WritingCommunity
Fake laughing at his father-in-law’s jokes and feigning gasps at Goldie’s whispered gossip is apparently perfectly acceptable.
And now Dirk knows that speaking the truth to “the-bank-aka-her-parents” is incredibly stupid.
#30Words365 #Stupid #AmWriting #WritingCommunity
Icy-cold winter days were perfect for encouraging her kids’ creativity.
But surveying the mixture of glitter-slime, Lego, paint schmears and sodden cat fur, Jodie saw nothing but more work ahead.
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Fallen fake-nails, castaway cartons, unstubbed cigarette stubs and plastic laughs by day.
Flaccid balloons, unscrewed screw-tops, unwrapped wrappers and sloshed revelry by night.
Witnessing, the ocean isn’t waving, it’s choking.
#30Words365 #Laugh #AmWriting #WritingCommunity
“Darling? This story you wrote. It’s very good, but isn’t it just a little too… frisky?”
“Oh, Fred! I think that’s why they call it flash fiction, my love.”
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We walk long hours, parched, lost.
Ahead, lights, figures, finally.
Jonno and Fred stare back at us.
“You absolute Muppets,” says Jonno. “You just walked in a bloody great circle.”
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Congratulations, Poorab!!! I can't wait to read this!
I'm excited to share that my first book, Almost Enough Words: About Modern Life, will be available on Amazon from 1st July.
60 literary micro-tales.
Roughly 30 words each.
Together, they explore the humour, absurdity, distractions, contradictions, and occasional wisdom hidden within everyday life.
I'll share the link once it's live.
This is entirely new territory for me, so wish me luck!
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Astoria’s written 357 30-word wonders
From stories about Bertie and ones about farty thunders
But with eight days remaining
She ain’t complaining
Just hopes she's written more triumphs than blunders...
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Deck slippery from rain…
Winches nibbling incompetent fingers…
Boom swinging at thick heads...
That night, disposing of body parts stopped being this disorganised crime gang’s focus, and retaining them did.
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Tim adores Fresia and admires her permaculture, recycling, solar panels and other eco-friendly activities.
But he’s mostly entertained – and impressed – by the wind generation she’s capable of as a vegetarian.
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