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Things Went Boom

30 days of fiction list Day 24: Write a scene on a movie set Well, it used to be a movie set. Sandra looked around at the charred wreckage in dismay. They’d been working on this one for three days … Continue reading

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One-on-One Combat

30 days of fiction list Day 23: Prompt: falling There were a lot of other ways this could have gone. A bullet to the head, a tear-filled reconciliation, a mysterious third party interrupting the confrontation… Falling off the roof of … Continue reading

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Pizza

30 days of fiction list Day 22: Write a scene with children “Peppers?” Yoshi looked at the pizza in disappointment. “I don’t like peppers.” “Well I want to be able to tell your mom your dinner had vegetables, so it’s … Continue reading

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Bottled Up / Sandwiches?

30 days of fiction list Day 21: Write a scene with a drink(ing) of some sort “Oh come on, like that’s going to work.” The woman folded her arms across her chest and glared at the innocent-looking glass bottle on … Continue reading

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Running water

30 days of fiction list Day 20: Write a scene with the opening line “I hate you; I just want you to know that” I hate you; I just want you to know that. I read the line again, as … Continue reading

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Gathering Information

30 days of fiction list Day 19: Prompt: in the marketplace Daki loved the marketplace. The bright colors, the shiny trinkets, the delicious smells, all the people she could vanish between before the vendors even finished “stop”, let alone “thief”. … Continue reading

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LIMERICKS ARE YUMMY

30 days of fiction list Day 18: Prompt: the name “Thomas Daniel” There was a man named Thomas Daniel Who hated his wife’s Cocker Spaniel. He yelled, finally, “It’s that dog or me!” …Tom’s staying with his friend Nathaniel.

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Who needs a wardrobe?

30 days of fiction list Day 17: Write a scene with a character in a foreign land, unable to speak the local language The young man sat on the library steps, looking mournfully at a crack in the sidewalk. His … Continue reading

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Trail ride

30 days of fiction list Day 16: Write a scene on horseback I was sore. Sore, grumpy, and really damn sick of looking at the back of a horse’s head. I didn’t even know I could be this sore. We’d … Continue reading

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Hunters

30 Days of Fiction list Day 15: Prompt: shots fired A loud crack echoed through the woods, like lake-ice breaking during a thaw. Torrin froze, reflexively dropping into a crouch. Moments passed, stretching out as he gradually began to relax. … Continue reading

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