Tag: one quirk later
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One Quirk Later #17–Less than 25%
….Hi, friends. Life is a thing. It has been busy. I mean…I MISSED TWO QUIRKS. *collapses weeping* But I’m back for this one, so… *dabs away the tears with a handkerchief, straightening up bravely to face the world again* As always, Jem Jones is the distinguished host and we are the writerly goblins who do…
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One Quirk Later #14–The Island
Hello, friends! I’m here because there’s a quirk–and quirks are important to me, don’t you know. But also I’m terribly busy because my sister is getting MARRIED next week. So let’s keep this brief. Many thanks to Jem Jones for the prompt! A few things you don’t need to know before you read what I…
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One Quirk Later #13–Just two siblings having tea, certainly no angst…
Hello friends! As you may recall, I told you I would be gone for the month of May. Yet here I am, with the month not yet over? You may well wonder, why have I returned prematurely? The answer to THAT, my dear friends, should be evident from the title of this post. Grandma Jem…
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One Quirk Later #12–Moonstone (+ Hiatus announcement??)
Hello, friends! *banging and clattering from backstage as I try to find the intro for 30 seconds before shouting, Aw, just give ’em the fanfare.* *trumpet fanfare* Yes indeed, my friends. It’s time for another Quirk from Grandma Jem! You know the drill. And if you don’t, it’s as simple as A, B, C Agonize…
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One Quirk Later #11–Dear Mr. Lemonade
Hello friends! I am very short of sleep, time, and brain power today, so we’ll keep the intro brief. *trumpet fanfare* You know what this means, don’t you, you clever people. It means another lovely writing prompt from the lovely Jem Jones! Here’s the Prompt: A few things you don’t need to know before you…
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One Quirk Later #10–a sandwich to make any janitor weep
Hello, friends! Today I’m once again inflicting angst on unsuspecting fictional characters joining Jem Jones’ One Quirk Later series! What fun! How it works: Observe prompt. Write words. Read words. General pterodactyl screaming. Be sure to check out Jem’s blog if you don’t already follow her, because REALLY now. Here’s the prompt: A few things…
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One Quirk Later #9–not to get all poetical on you, but…
Hello, friends! The New Year is underway (regardless of whether or not we can recall the fact when we are writing out the date). What sort of year will it be? It’s too early to say. But one thing is for certain: it will be a year in which I will continue to participate in…
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One Quirk Later #8–Devious Plots and Allergies
Hello friends! Yes, I did in fact fall off the face of the earth for a bit there, but I climbed back up so everything’s good now, eh? The fact is, I’ve been frightfully busy, but no amount of busyness could prevent me from participating in Jem Jones‘ latest quirk! (Wow. I’m really tempting fate…
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One Quirk Later #7–disaster child makes poor decisions
Hello, friends! I’m back again (a few days behind schedule, but shhhhhh) to participate in Jem Jones’ One Quirk Later flashfiction series! In case you are not acquainted with this wonderful madness, the gist of it is as follows: Jem gives us pictures. We write flashfiction. We all read each other’s flashfiction and SCREAM. More…
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One Quirk Later Flashfiction–macaroni and gob-rats
Hello, friends! So first of all, I’m going to start trying to post every week instead of every other week (hence the fact that I’m posting today). How long will this last?? Who can say. But on to more important things! Today, as you may have cleverly deduced from the title of this post, I…
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