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Monthly Archives: July 2011
FLASH FICTION FRIDAY – F3 – CYCLE 41 – OUT FOR THE COUNT: FALLEN
PAUL D BRAZILL is this week’s moderator over at FlashFictionFriday.com. Paul has given all of us “flashers” a truly awesome “first sentence” for this week’s challenge. Thank you, Paul! Prompt: STARTER SENTENCE: “I slowly peeled back my eyelids and immediately wished … Continue reading
LILYCHILDSFEARDOM.BLOGSPOT.COM – LILY’S FRIDAY PREDICTION FOR JULY 22, 2011
New flash fiction over at http://lilychildsfeardom.blogspot.com/2011/07/lilys-friday-prediction_22.html Rules – 100 words max flash fiction or poetry using the following words – invisible, moat, slur. Deadline is 9pm UK time on Wednesday 27th July. MONSTER By Veronica Marie Lewis-Shaw Her pleas for mercy went unheeded… … Continue reading
Posted in Fiction, Flash Fiction
Tagged invisible, Lily Childs, Lily Childs' Feardom, Lily's Friday Prediction, moat, monster, slur
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CHUCK WENDIG’S FLASH FICTION CHALLENGE – AN UNCHARTED APOCALYPSE: LIFTING OF THE VEIL
Chuck Wendig, over at http://terribleminds.com/ramble/2011/07/15/flash-fiction-challenge-an-uncharted-apocalypse/ has another flash challenge up and running. Prompt: Flash fiction set in a very unconventional, never-before-seen apocalypse… a “Create Your Own End Times” story. Get as creative as you want. I want the world to … Continue reading
Posted in Flash Fiction, Science Fiction
Tagged alien invasion, apocalypse, end times, oceans, seas, waters
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DAN O’SHEA’S “THE HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO ME” ESTATE PLANNING FLASH FICTION CHALLENGE: THE OLD BASTARD IS FINALLY DEAD
Dan O’Shea, over at http://danielboshea.wordpress.com/ is giving away money again… to a very worthwhile charity, that is. For every entry – deadline is July 23, 2011 – in his “The Happy Birthday to Me Estate Planning Flash Fiction Challenge, over at GOING … Continue reading
Posted in Flash Fiction
Tagged challenge, dan o'shea, death in the family, dysfunctional, estate, flash fiction, the truth shall set you free
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FLASH FICTION FRIDAY – F3 – CYCLE 40 – A TOKEN OF MY ESTEEM: MARKING TIME
Prompt: Photo inspiration – old man on subway… alone and lost. Genre: Open Word Count: 1000 words Deadline: Thursday, July 21, 2011, 8:30 pm EST MARKING TIME By Veronica Marie Lewis-Shaw (Author’s note – I met Robert several years ago… during my … Continue reading
Posted in Faction, Flash Fiction, Life Is A Journey
Tagged alone, death, lost, MAX, old man, Portland Oregon, train, vengeance
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LILYCHILDSFEARDOM.BLOGSPOT.COM – LILY’S FRIDAY PREDICTION FOR JULY 15, 2011
New flash fiction over at http://lilychildsfeardom.blogspot.com/2011/07/lilys-friday-prediction_15.html Rules – 100 words max flash fiction or poetry using the following words – gloss, roam, spire. Deadline is 9pm UK time on Wednesday 20th July. ZOMBIE SUNDAY By Veronica Marie Lewis-Shaw Walking alongside the roadway, to Sunday … Continue reading
Posted in Flash Fiction
Tagged 100 word flash, church, Friday Flash, gloss, Lily Childs, lilychildsfeardomdotblogspotdotcom, roam, spire, Sunday, zombie
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FLASH FICTION FRIDAY – F3 – CYCLE 39 – YOU’VE GOT TO KNOW WHEN TO HOLD ‘EM: THE LEFT HAND
Prompt: Title Prompt – Write a story involving playing cards and using these words: Ante, Drag, Bluff, Busted, Blind Genre: Open Word Count: Up to 1300 words Deadline: Thursday, July 14, 2011 4:30 pm EST THE LEFT HAND By Veronica Marie Lewis-Shaw “I’ll meet … Continue reading
Posted in Fiction
Tagged bad girls, busted, heist, Jenny, orphanage, poker, police, Ronnie, seven card stud, Sig Sauer, Sister Veronica, Stoli, Stolichnaya, The Left Hand of God
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FLASH FICTION FRIDAY – F3 – CYCLE 38 – THE MADNESS EDITION: HELLO DARKNESS, MY OLD FRIEND
Tens of millions of people in the U.S. alone suffer from mental illness. The gamut is wide and varied, from OCD to agoraphobia, too many things in between. This week we take on madness. Prompt: Write a story involving madness … Continue reading
Posted in Journal
Tagged abuse, darkness, Goddess of Darkness, madness, mental illness, need, solitary
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BOOK REVIEW – Sara Gruen’s WATER FOR ELEPHANTS
Water for Elephants by Sara Gruen My rating: 5 of 5 stars Okay… I have to take back my earlier comments. I LOVE this story! True, it did start a little slow for me, and I would have liked a … Continue reading
Posted in Book Review
Tagged circus, Great Depression, sara gruen, water for elephants
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Veronica The Pajama Thief 