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Compliance – Friday Fictioneers Flash Fiction

May 11, 2024May 16, 2024 by GHLearner

The Friday Fictioneers is a friendly writing challenge hosted by Rochelle Wisoff-Fields. The task of the challenge is to write a microfiction story in 100 words or less for the prompt picture.

All the Fictioneers’ stories will magically appear when you click on the little frog. Reciprocation is the life of this challenge!

A little blue frog that links to the weekly inlinkz page. © inlinkz.com used with kind permission — Hop to the InLinkz party!

Image © Lisa Fox – Used with permission for this Friday Fictioneers challenge only. Any other use of this image requires the owner‘s permission. Thank you for the image!

Compliance

I watched her come and sit among my branches for forty years, always waiting. It’s where they shared their first kiss. It’s where he told her that it was over.

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Overlooked Treasure – Friday Fictioneers Flash Fiction

April 17, 2024 by GHLearner

The Friday Fictioneers is a friendly writing challenge hosted by Rochelle Wisoff-Fields. The task of the challenge is to write a microfiction story in 100 words or less for the prompt picture.

All the Fictioneers’ stories will magically appear when you click on the little frog. Reciprocation is the life of this challenge!

Image © Rochelle Wisoff-Fields – Used with permission for this Friday Fictioneers challenge only. Any other use of this image requires the owner‘s permission. Thank you for the image!

Overlooked Treasure

I look at what’s left of the store and shudder. So much junk–the perfect display of the greed that wound its way inside our hearts, strangled our souls, and ultimately led to our downfall.

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Window of Opportunity – Friday Fictioneers Flash Fiction

April 10, 2024 by GHLearner

The Friday Fictioneers is a friendly writing challenge hosted by Rochelle Wisoff-Fields. The task of the challenge is to write a microfiction story in 100 words or less for the prompt picture.

All the Fictioneers’ stories will magically appear when you click on the little frog. Reciprocation is the life of this challenge!

Image © Susan Rouchard – Used with permission for this Friday Fictioneers challenge only. Any other use of this image requires the owner‘s permission. Thank you for the image!

Window of Opportunity

She said that the window’ll be my only connection to the world.
I tried to defeat her, the self-styled dogooder, but my magic was too weak.

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Before the Dawn – Friday Fictioneers Flash Fiction

April 3, 2024 by GHLearner

The Friday Fictioneers is a friendly writing challenge hosted by Rochelle Wisoff-Fields. The task of the challenge is to write a microfiction story in 100 words or less for the prompt picture.

All the Fictioneers’ stories will magically appear when you click on the little frog. Reciprocation is the life of this challenge!

Image © Sandra Crook – Used with permission for this Friday Fictioneers challenge only. Any other use of this image requires the owner‘s permission. Thank you for the image!

Before the Dawn

Even the darkest night ends with light’s victory. Light. Brilliant, dazzling light that burnt my soul to ashes, day after day until nothing was left.

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Dancer – Friday Fictioneers Flash Fiction

March 29, 2024 by GHLearner

The Friday Fictioneers is a friendly writing challenge hosted by Rochelle Wisoff-Fields. The task of the challenge is to write a microfiction story in 100 words or less for the prompt picture.

All the Fictioneers’ stories will magically appear when you click on the little frog. Reciprocation is the life of this challenge!

Image © Dale Rogerson – Used with permission for this Friday Fictioneers challenge only. Any other use of this image requires the owner‘s permission. Thank you for the image!

Dancer

Sirlan stands up, throws her head back and spins, arms spread wide. As she dances, the words freedom and joy come alive.

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Menetekel – Friday Fictioneers Flash Fiction

March 13, 2024 by GHLearner

The Friday Fictioneers is a friendly writing challenge hosted by Rochelle Wisoff-Fields. The task of the challenge is to write a microfiction story in 100 words or less for the prompt picture.

All the Fictioneers’ stories will magically appear when you click on the little frog. Reciprocation is the life of this challenge!

Image © Rochelle Wisoff-Fields – Used with permission for this Friday Fictioneers challenge only. Any other use of this image requires the owner‘s permission. Thank you for the image!

Menetekel

I lay on the bottom of the ocean for thousands of years, my advice unheeded, my presence unwanted.

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A Beautiful Day in the Neighbourhood – Friday Fictioneers Flash Fiction

March 6, 2024March 6, 2024 by GHLearner

The Friday Fictioneers is a friendly writing challenge hosted by Rochelle Wisoff-Fields. The task of the challenge is to write a microfiction story in 100 words or less for the prompt picture.

All the Fictioneers’ stories will magically appear when you click on the little frog. Reciprocation is the life of this challenge!

Image © Rowena Curtin – Used with permission for this Friday Fictioneers challenge only. Any other use of this image requires the owner‘s permission. Thank you for the image!

A Beautiful Day in the Neighbourhood

This is a well-kept place. Some flowers are placed lovingly beside the tap, as well as an upturned water bowl. So they have a small pooch by the looks of it.

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Loose Screw – Friday Fictioneers Flash Fiction

March 1, 2024 by GHLearner

The Friday Fictioneers is a friendly writing challenge hosted by Rochelle Wisoff-Fields. The task of the challenge is to write a microfiction story in 100 words or less for the prompt picture.

All the Fictioneers’ stories will magically appear when you click on the little frog. Reciprocation is the life of this challenge!

Image © Fleur Lind – Used with permission for this Friday Fictioneers challenge only. Any other use of this image requires the owner‘s permission. Thank you for the image!

Loose Screw

“Look at it, she put that picture up to taunt us. Calls it screen saver, cackles each time she sits down at her desk. Why did you wreck the carriage?”

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Ice Queen – Friday Fictioneers Flash Fiction

February 14, 2024 by GHLearner

The Friday Fictioneers is a friendly writing challenge hosted by Rochelle Wisoff-Fields. The task of the challenge is to write a microfiction story in 100 words or less for the prompt picture.

All the Fictioneers’ stories will magically appear when you click on the little frog. Reciprocation is the life of this challenge!

Image © Dale Rogerson – Used with permission for this Friday Fictioneers challenge only. Any other use of this image requires the owner‘s permission. Thank you for the image!

Ice Queen

“I dated her once. Gosh, she was cold. You know, the type with warm feet and a cold heart. Or is it cold feet, warm heart?”

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Under The Sea – Friday Fictioneers Flash Fiction

February 7, 2024February 9, 2024 by GHLearner

Guess what, I’m retired now. Whee! The last month was a bit exhausting though and I drew a blank when I looked at the prompt pictures. I hope I can participate more regularly now. Thank you Rochelle for the prompts.

The Friday Fictioneers is a friendly writing challenge hosted by Rochelle Wisoff-Fields. The task of the challenge is to write a microfiction story in 100 words or less for the prompt picture.

All the Fictioneers’ stories will magically appear when you click on the little frog. Reciprocation is the life of this challenge!

Image © Peter Abbey – Used with permission for this Friday Fictioneers challenge only. Any other use of this image requires the owner‘s permission. Thank you for the image!

Under The Sea

She’s always loved the ocean. Even now that it’s taken her husband and sons, she still can’t bring herself to hate it. And so she takes a boat out to the high seas until a roaring wave pulls her under.

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