Tag Archives: fiction
Jump
Rochelle sets us a one hundred word, flash fiction challenge, prompted by a photo, each week. Why not give it a try? https://rochellewisofffields.wordpress.com/ Someone will bounce it into the conversation; immediately, there’s tightening in my throat. My heartbeat probably hasn’t … Continue reading
Idyll
Rochelle sets us a one hundred word, flash fiction challenge, prompted by a photo, each week. Why not give it a try? https://rochellewisofffields.wordpress.com/ Jim had everything set: the perfect retirement home on the beach, beautiful scenery, idyllic setting. He knew … Continue reading
Squawk
Rochelle sets us a one hundred word, flash fiction challenge, prompted by a photo, each week. Why not give it a try? https://rochellewisofffields.wordpress.com/ I’m on the left and I’m laughing hard, uncontrollably, at the seagulls, as they circle the cliff. … Continue reading
Lost
Rochelle sets us a one hundred word, flash fiction challenge, prompted by a photo, each week. Why not give it a try? https://rochellewisofffields.wordpress.com/ In a moment, Jack was on his feet, his chair rattling across the floor; yelling and pointing … Continue reading
Hole
Rochelle organises the Friday Fiction one hundred word competition, prompted by a photo, each week: https://rochellewisofffields.wordpress.com/ After a spate of nasty traffic accidents and two motorcyclists killed, Lincolnshire police caught the culprits red-handed. Their modus operandi was actually quite clever. … Continue reading
Posted in crime, fiction, Lincolnshire, theft, Uncategorized, writing
Tagged crime, fiction, Lincolnshire, theft, writing
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Searching
Rochelle set us a one hundred word flash fiction theme, prompted by a photo, each week. Why not give it a try? https://rochellewisofffields.wordpress.com/ Jenny Murray spotted the stranger sitting on the gravestone, sobbing. Jenny and Martha went over to find … Continue reading
Posted in bereavement, death, grief, loss, sorrow, writing
Tagged death, depression, fiction, taken, writing
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Snorkel
Rochelle’s weekly one hundred word flash fiction challenge, prompted by the picture: https://rochellewisofffields.wordpress.com/ It seemed such a simple, yet clever, idea: find something inconspicuous to use as a snorkel, then swim underwater, past the guard station, to freedom. So here … Continue reading
Camouflage
Rochelle’s weekly one hundred word flash fiction challenge, prompted by the picture: https://rochellewisofffields.wordpress.com/ It took millions of years but eventually the perfect swamp super-carnivore evolved: stealthy, quick as lightning, absolutely vicious, instant kill and near instant devour, short gestation and … Continue reading
Cuddly
Rochelle’s weekly one hundred word flash fiction challenge, prompted by the picture: https://rochellewisofffields.wordpress.com/ They made a fuss about anything cuddly. All the tigers and polar bears were dead: in the great scheme of things, it barely mattered. Great swathes of … Continue reading
Bleak
Rochelle hosts a 100 word flash fiction competition each week. Come and have a go! https://rochellewisofffields.wordpress.com/ Classy joint! A wonderful view of the car-park from the balcony, sports pitches beyond, suburbia behind that. It’s raining cats and dogs at three … Continue reading
Posted in alcoholic, depression, marriage
Tagged depression, fiction, life, men, women, writing
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The Step Back 