Tag: writing prompts
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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 #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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Just a dash of angsty flashfiction–feat. blood and an existential crisis
Hello, friends! I started planning a post for today. It was going to be a discussion post about complicated, controversial topics and be very thoughtful and….and then I realized a) I am somewhat dead from wrestling with my current WIP and do not have that kind of mental energy, and b) I am a small […]
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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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One Quirk Later Flashfiction–So done being kidnapped
Hello friends! We’re less than two weeks into October, but November is already looming on the horizon. If you, like me, are considering participating in Nanowrimo, you understand why this is a cause for loud dismayed squawking. I’m attempting to “plan” and “plot” and “at least find place-holder names for my characters” and all kinds […]
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One Quirk Later Flashfiction–radio broadcasts and angst
Hello friends! –So the final book of a series I’m reading (The Riverman Trilogy by Aaron Starmer) just came in the mail and I am FREAKING OUT. I told myself I will finish this post before I start reading it, so be proud of me. I’m so responsible. (But also I’m honestly SO SCARED to […]
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One Quirk Later Flashfiction–sisters, banter, and sad balloons
Hello friends! This past week was…quite a week. Physical and emotional exhaustion have been running rampant through my life, and clearly the only thing to do is retreat to a dark corner of the house to watch Avatar The Last Airbender with my sisters in an effort to block out reality make a healthy recovery. […]
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