Melissa Maygrove

What the — ? Button up that trench coat, buddy. That's not what I meant! We're going to have some writer/blogger fun with a twist on flash fiction. I did this a while back and it went over well, so I'm doing it again. (If you weren't around for the original post, here's the link .) You can make this as funny and odd or as every-day-plain as you want. Use a random name generator to come up with a few character names (here's another one with different options), and then use a random sentence generator to get your creative juices flowing. Click the button until you have a few sentences you think you can use.  Note: These random sentences can be very strange, so you will probably need to tweak them and add some of your own.   When preparing your post , list your sentences as they originally appeared and list your names, then write a short piece of flash fiction using the names as your characters and the sentences as your inspirati...

Blog day snuck up on me this week, so we're going to have a little fun. Call it a twist on flash fiction. You can make this as funny and odd or as every-day-plain as you want. Use a random name generator to come up with a few character names (here's another one with different options), and then use a random sentence generator to get your creative juices flowing. Click the button until you have a few sentences you think you can use. Note: These random sentences can be very strange, so you will probably need to tweak them and add some of your own.   When preparing your post (you might want to do it in Word first), list your sentences as they originally appeared and list your names, then write a piece of flash fiction using the names as your characters and the sentences as your inspiration. Anyhow, when you get it done to your satisfaction, come here and post it for everyone to read. If it works like I think it will, this should be a blast. :)

This is my entry in Rach's second campaign challenge . There are several prompts, choices and rules, so I'm just going to list the link. For my entry, I chose to: Write a short story/flash fiction piece of less than 200 words based on the prompts. (Word 2010 says 196)   & Write in a genre that is not your own to add difficulty. Source: piyaphantawong / FreeDigitalPhotos.net Suffer the Children .       Troy grimaced at the gaping cut on his thigh. He tore a strip from his shirt and tied it above the gash. Dark red rivulets slowed to a stop. .       Sarina leaned over. “Let me see.” She was beautiful—her green eyes sparkling like puddles in the sun and her auburn hair laying in wet ringlets, framing her face. Made him forget his pain. And rue his fate.  .       Their fate.  .       “It’s not that bad,” he lied. .       As they settled back against th...

This is the first challenge in Rach's fourth platform-building campaign . The Rules: Write a short story /flash fiction story in 200 words or less, excluding the title. It can be in any format, including a poem. Begin the story with the words, “Shadows crept across the wall”. These five words will be included in the word count.   If you want to give yourself an added challenge (optional), do one or more of these: 1. end the story with the words: "everything faded." (also included in the word count) 2. include the word "orange" in the story 3. write in the same genre you normally write and or 4. make your story 200 words exactly! Here's Mine: (According to Word 2010, it's exactly 200 words, not counting the title.) * Mild sensuality alert * 'Til Death Shadows crept across the wall as Leah carried the lantern and set it on the bedside table. Nathan sat on the edge of the bed, watching her every move. The angles of his face seemed sharper in ...