Cheap But Effective
Posted on February 20, 2012 3:09 pm under Microfiction
Tags: fiction, flash fiction, meme, Story, Succinctly Yours | 7 Comments
The transit authority spent a fortune to revolutionize their system. So why was the bus still late? (100)
Hilda’s solution? Award punctual drivers with donuts from her bag. It beat being chairman of the bored. (108)
Who can forget TV’s most famous bus driver, Ralph Kramden? I didn’t know, however, that a statue had been erected in his honor at the Port Authority bus terminal.
Succinctly Yours offers a weekly photo and word as inspiration for your microfiction. How low can you go? Choose the 140 character or 140 word option.
This week’s word was revolution.
Butler
Posted on February 16, 2012 8:04 pm under Story Ideas
Tags: book blurb, Book Blurb Friday, Story, story idea | 5 Comments
For years, Windy Bay had been home to fishing and boating enthusiasts. Now it harbored a thief. Locals and tourists had been victimized, but none could identify the stealthy perpetrator. When police are stumped, Detective Sam McAllister is summoned.
After two months, McAllister’s sterling reputation begins to tarnish. Despite his best efforts, he has found just one common link. All the victims recall the presence of a black dog. The town explodes in laughter, when McAllister points his finger at the canine. Sam renews his efforts, determined to find the person behind the dog. Read more »
Immortality
Posted on February 13, 2012 3:27 pm under Microfiction
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Fading Heart
For 50 years, they loved each other and the richness of their simple country life. Then a dishonest man and two bullets ended their lives. (140)
Cold Heart
The robber shoved the rocker against the door, as if they’d escape, and counted the meager nest egg in the sugar bowl. That’s all they had? (140)
Enduring Heart
Ten years later, newlyweds purchased the old house. Soon children’s laughter warmed its walls. Humans are mortal, but love never dies. (136)
And now, one of my favorite songs.
Succinctly Yours offers a weekly photo and word as inspiration for your microfiction. How low can you go? Choose the 140 character or 140 word option.
This week’s word was honest.
Ground Hog Day
Posted on February 6, 2012 9:10 am under Microfiction
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June 2009: Times Are Tough
Bad speculation in time machines, left Phil living from paycheck to paycheck. Then he lost his job. He began selling his office equipment. (139)
December 2011: Paper’s Rough
After selling his bed, Phil slept in his office chair. When notices from creditors started to stack, he repurposed them in the loo. (134)
January 2012: More Than Enough
Michael Anthony III arrived with a check. Who knew old Tipton had a grandson? He gave a billion. By nightfall, Phil owned a mansion. (138)
February 2012: Cruel Rebuff
Phil indulges his dream of time travel. His dream turns nightmare, when he sees the calendar’s date and notices his ticket is one-way. (135)
The Millionaire is one of the first television programs I ever watched. Remember that standard opening scene?
Succinctly Yours offers a weekly photo and word as inspiration for your microfiction. How low can you go? Choose the 140 character or 140 word option.
This week’s word was specultate.
Mandy’s Life
Posted on February 2, 2012 6:11 pm under Story Ideas
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This blurb is dedicated to Lisa, who promotes “the naked truth” in writing. Hope you enjoy it, Lisa. Thanks for a wonderful year of blurbs.
Mandy Hawkins was barely twelve, when she caught the eye of a wealthy businessman, who was passing through the small shantytown. Before the day was over, her father was hiding a wad of cash in the plot behind their shack and Mandy was the bride of a fifty-year-old man.
Lisa Auburn is a freelance writer, struggling for recognition. Searching for inspiration, she decides to record her great-grandmother’s story. Mandy recalls Read more »
