The Facts Of Life
Posted on May 13, 2012 11:51 am under Microfiction
Tags: fiction, flash fiction, meme, Story, Succinctly Yours | 3 Comments
A kindly Grandpa returning a lost pacifier? Maybe. Or is he taking it away? That’s where my mind went.
Can you guess how many names there are for a pacifier? Check out this link for an answer.
Losing Stuff
Life ain’t easy, kid. First they take your binky, then your bottle. Just wait until they come for your security blanket. (122)
Sharks Are Rough
This is just a warning. Miss another payment and you’ll never see your treasured pacifier again. (99)
Life is Tough
Think you have it bad? Some kids have to share their binky. (60)
If you don’t believe it, check this out.
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 treasure.
Appearances Are Deceiving
Posted on May 7, 2012 12:58 pm under Microfiction
Tags: fiction, flash fiction, meme, Story, Succinctly Yours | 5 Comments
Former Belle
The impetus for Mathilde’s blue jean wardrobe and minimalist lifestyle was deeply rooted in her childhood. (91)
Stuck In The Well
“Didn’t I ask for ten minutes of quiet to read my paper?”
Fay wouldn’t argue with that look. She hoped her brother could tread water. (133)
Pig Pens Are Swell
Lucy struck her cutest pose, hoping Mama wouldn’t notice the muck on her shoes and stockings. (93)
Remember Pigpen from Charlie Brown? I didn’t know that he had his own dance.
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 impetus.
A Dino’s Life
Posted on April 28, 2012 11:01 pm under Microfiction
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Jekyll and Hyde
Try as he might, nothing could thwart his darker side. Charming millions of children by day, Barney inflicted terror after sundown . (133)
Cramped Inside
“I smell Big Macs.”
“Okay, Bob, but we’re using the drive thru this time. I can’t afford to pay for more broken booths.” (120)
Hitchin’ A Ride
Eight hours with thumbs up and still no ride. Rex bravely held his pose, but Yoshi started whimpering about hand cramps. (122)
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 thwart.
Cultural Differences
Posted on April 23, 2012 1:40 am under Microfiction
Tags: fiction, flash fiction, meme, Story, Succinctly Yours | 6 Comments
What’s For Dinner?
We’ve got enough firewood, get the tenderizer. This one looks tough. (69)
Black Tie Sinner
The invitation had requested formal attire. Joe’s outfit failed by any cultural standard. (91)
No Dancing Winner
“You put both hands in. You put both hands out.”
He was an enchanting visitor, but his people must not know the Hokey-Pokey. (124)
I hadn’t realized just how cross-cultural the Hokey-Pokey is. While searching for this video, I saw it performed by everyone from kids to seniors and Harry Potter to rappers. Evidently, it even crosses species!
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 enchant.
Needle Point
Posted on April 22, 2012 3:06 pm under Story Ideas
Tags: book blurb, Book Blurb Friday, Story, story idea | 1 Comment
It was an unexpected friendship.
Corporate CEO, Katherine Lantz, lives in a New York City high rise with her adoring husband, five children and three dogs. Sadie Walters spent fifteen years caring for her invalid parents. Now she lives alone in their country cottage, twenty miles from her nearest neighbor.
When the pair meet at an online needlepoint forum, they feel an instant bond. A year later, Sadie invites Katherine for a long weekend of conversation, needlepoint and country tranquility.
If Katherine wants to see her family again, she will need to muster more than boardroom savvy.
Book Blurb Friday is hosted by Lisa Ricard Claro, who posts a weekly photo and challenges us to “write a book jacket blurb (150 words or less) so enticing that potential readers would feel compelled to buy the book.” That’s quite a challenge, but it’s a lot of fun as well. Click on the image at the left to read more blurbs or enter one of your own.
This week’s blurb has 127 words.
