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On Six Word Memoirs CHALLENGE:

posted 6 months ago

It’s crazy. And they’re all so darn good.
On Shiny Mudballs:

posted 6 months ago

Perhaps you’re too picky? Yeah. Think so.
Nice story. I might meditate on a sequel.
On Just Looking:

posted 6 months ago

These are pretty good, but you do know the underlying concept of Ficlets is to have other people sequel your stuff, right?
On Coming from left, right and center. [Cliche challenge]:

posted 6 months ago

I took a slightly different approach, and chose not to bold them all ;-)
On Pied à Terre ~ Six Word Memoir:

posted 6 months ago

I wouldn’t worry too much. I’ve had those error come and go. It’ll probably fix itself.
On Six Word Memoir:

posted 6 months ago

That would be seven words, but you’ve got the right idea. Just change it to “should’ve” and you’re good to go.
On Six Word Memoirs CHALLENGE:

posted 6 months ago

And it’s still going strong {:~~0-]~~<
It’s going to be tough to pick a winner!
On It's what you do to me... [Six word memoirs challenge]:

posted 6 months ago

Oh, not that I’m commenting about your Ficlet. Just stating some interesting trivia. Loved the Ficlet.
On It's what you do to me... [Six word memoirs challenge]:

posted 6 months ago

“Hey there, Delilah”?

That song is about a real person (Olympic steeplechase runner Delilah DiCrescenzo). The background story is a little creepy to me. The guy that wrote was essentially her stalker.
On J.B.Williams response to the six word challenge:

posted 6 months ago

See. Perhaps not so minimalist, after all.
On Six Word Memoirs CHALLENGE:

posted 6 months ago

Minimalist, perhaps. However, if there is one thing that has surprised me, it’s the incredible depth and richness of ideas that can be contain in but six small words.
On Jean Valjean:

posted 6 months ago

Bet that made him miserable.
On Six Word Memoirs:

posted 6 months ago

A nice set. I’m particular to the last one.
On Six-Word Memoir:

posted 6 months ago

THX, you’re fickle.
On Love and Loss (Six Words Challenge) :

posted 7 months ago

Yes, contractions are one word for this. Great job! The first is my favourite, but all three are good.
On For Shannon (6 word memoirs challenge):

posted 7 months ago

Mushy is good. Did you see my “example” in the challenge instructions?

I was actually reply to your previous comment, “Just open the editor”. You beat me to it.
On World War lll (Six Word Memoir Challenge):

posted 7 months ago

Cockroaches is plural. Cockroach’s is possessive, like “the cockroach’s leg”.
On To a Beautiful Boy (Six Word Memoir Challenge):

posted 7 months ago

Yes, this is pretty darn good. This one really reminds me of this site:

http://postsecret.blogspot.com/
On six word memoir:

posted 7 months ago

“Smile back? I never know when.”
On Six Bitter Words:

posted 7 months ago

There’s a really complex duality in this one!
Love it.
It’s fantastic how much back story can be evoked by six words!
On Six Word Monster:

posted 7 months ago

Love ‘em! Read in order, they could be a life story…

A morbid ending? “Stuck in box, where’s the light?”.
On Six-word memoir, response:

posted 7 months ago

Bingo! Perfect. Exactly the sort of thing I had in mind.

In six words you’ve pulled together significance, emotion, and a whole book of unwritten events.
On In an Instant [True Story Challenge]:

posted 7 months ago

I would have thought it was pretty clear from the story. I was behind a car that was hit by a train.
On And The Winners Are.... http://ficlets.com/stories/20437:

posted 7 months ago

I’m in, but I forgot to Sequel it.
Mine is at:
http://ficlets.com/stories/20062
It’s also tagged as “true story challenge”
On The Fifth Delivery [Fracture's Prequel Challenge]:

posted 7 months ago

I hope it’s Kosher for me to add to my own challenge. I just had to try and work those ashes in prequel-wise.
On Bags of Grandma [Fracture's Prequel Challenge]:

posted 7 months ago

The trick is going to be exploiting those places within the rules :-O. I will be an intriguing challenge to make use of this information working only backwards!
On Bags of Grandma [Fracture's Prequel Challenge]:

posted 7 months ago

Nah, that’s not cheating. It’s all good. It’s fun to see if your hints are used, used in a way you didn’t anticipate, or ignored.
On Fracture's Prequel Challenge:

posted 7 months ago

Either/or. People can now prequel from yours. Thanks!
On The Photograph:

posted 7 months ago

Ah, White Hat, there’s the power of Ficlets. Whichever you like…
On Make Me Jump Into the Air:

posted 7 months ago

Thanks, Melia. I’m glad you noticed. A little secret – I went and found a good line in the song Wil mentioned, and wrote my Ficlet to match.
On Make Me Jump Into the Air:

posted 7 months ago

Thanks, Wil!
Loved “Dancing Barefoot” and “The Happiest Days of Our Lives”, by the way!
On Interruptions (Daniel Gate):

posted 7 months ago

Info – The first story in this thread is:
Guidance (Daniel Gate)
http://ficlets.com/stories/12620
.
A character guide is available here:
http://ficlets.com/stories/14937
On Unsettled (Daniel Gate):

posted 7 months ago

Info – The first story in this thread is:
Guidance (Daniel Gate)
http://ficlets.com/stories/12620
.
A character guide is available here:
http://ficlets.com/stories/14937
On Plotting (Daniel Gate):

posted 8 months ago

Info – The first story in this thread is:
Guidance (Daniel Gate)
http://ficlets.com/stories/12620
.
A character guide is available here:
http://ficlets.com/stories/14937
On Sign Here (Daniel Gate):

posted 8 months ago

Info – The first story in this thread is:
Guidance (Daniel Gate)
http://ficlets.com/stories/12620
.
A character guide is available here:
http://ficlets.com/stories/14937
On On Target (Daniel Gate):

posted 8 months ago

I love it!

Info – The first story in this thread is:
Guidance (Daniel Gate)
http://ficlets.com/stories/12620

A character guide is available here:
http://ficlets.com/stories/14937
On The Fourteenth:

posted 9 months ago

Actually, I got the name from the “Cortex Reavers” in the original System Shock DOS game (the best game ever written, bar none).
On Reunite and Retrieve (Daniel Gate):

posted 9 months ago

Info – The first story in this thread is:
Guidance (Daniel Gate)
http://ficlets.com/stories/12620
-
A character guide is available here:
http://ficlets.com/stories/14937
On Out on a Limb (Daniel Gate):

posted 9 months ago

Info – The first story in this thread is:
Guidance (Daniel Gate)
http://ficlets.com/stories/12620
-
A character guide is available here:
http://ficlets.com/stories/14937
On Daniel Gate Character Guide:

posted 9 months ago

Info – The first story in this thread is:
Guidance (Daniel Gate)
http://ficlets.com/stories/12620

A character guide is available here:
http://ficlets.com/stories/14937
On Loyalties (Daniel Gate):

posted 9 months ago

Info – The first story in this thread is:
Guidance (Daniel Gate)
http://ficlets.com/stories/12620

A character guide is available here:
http://ficlets.com/stories/14937
On Long Sword (Daniel Gate):

posted 9 months ago

Info – The first story in this thread is:
Guidance (Daniel Gate)
http://ficlets.com/stories/12620

A character guide is available here:
http://ficlets.com/stories/14937
On Dragon Bait (Daniel Gate):

posted 9 months ago

Info – The first story in this thread is:
Guidance (Daniel Gate)
http://ficlets.com/stories/12620
On Into the Phoenix's Den (Daniel Gate) :

posted 9 months ago

Thanks! We aim to please.

Info – The first story in this thread is:
Guidance (Daniel Gate)
http://ficlets.com/stories/12620
On Path Finders (Daniel Gate):

posted 9 months ago

Info – The first story in this thread is:
Guidance (Daniel Gate)
http://ficlets.com/stories/12620
On Reality Check (Daniel Gate) :

posted 9 months ago

Info – The first story in this thread is:
Guidance (Daniel Gate)
http://ficlets.com/stories/12620
On Coffee and Conflict (Daniel Gate):

posted 9 months ago

Info – The first story in this thread is:
Guidance (Daniel Gate)
http://ficlets.com/stories/12620
On Past and Present (Daniel Gate):

posted 9 months ago

Info – The first story in this thread is:
Guidance (Daniel Gate)
http://ficlets.com/stories/12620
On Dragon Reborn (Daniel Gate):

posted 9 months ago

Info – The first story in this thread is:
Guidance (Daniel Gate)
http://ficlets.com/stories/12620
On Delivery Won (Daniel Gate) :

posted 9 months ago

Info – The first story in this thread is:
Guidance (Daniel Gate)
http://ficlets.com/stories/12620
On Club Sealed (Daniel Gate):

posted 9 months ago

Info – The first story in this thread is:
Guidance (Daniel Gate)
http://ficlets.com/stories/12620
On Illumination (Daniel Gate):

posted 9 months ago

Info – The first story in this thread is:
Guidance (Daniel Gate)
http://ficlets.com/stories/12620
On Action Reaction (Daniel Gate):

posted 9 months ago

Info – The first story in this thread is:
Guidance (Daniel Gate)
http://ficlets.com/stories/12620
On Destination Unknown (Daniel Gate) :

posted 9 months ago

Info – The first story in this thread is:
Guidance (Daniel Gate)
http://ficlets.com/stories/12620
On Path Illogical (Daniel Gate):

posted 9 months ago

Info – The first story in this thread is:
Guidance (Daniel Gate)
http://ficlets.com/stories/12620
On Fate Delivered (Daniel Gate):

posted 9 months ago

Info – The first story in this thread is:
Guidance (Daniel Gate)
http://ficlets.com/stories/12620
On Tunnel Vision (Daniel Gate):

posted 9 months ago

Info – The first story in this thread is:
Guidance (Daniel Gate)
http://ficlets.com/stories/12620
On Guarded Obedience (Daniel Gate):

posted 9 months ago

Info – The first story in this thread is:
Guidance (Daniel Gate)
http://ficlets.com/stories/12620
On Taken for a Ride (Daniel Gate):

posted 9 months ago

Info – The first story in this thread is:
Guidance (Daniel Gate)
http://ficlets.com/stories/12620
On The Next Level (Daniel Gate) :

posted 9 months ago

Info – The first story in this thread is:
Guidance (Daniel Gate)
http://ficlets.com/stories/12620
On Trepidations (Daniel Gate):

posted 9 months ago

Info – The first story in this thread is:
Guidance (Daniel Gate)
http://ficlets.com/stories/12620
On Directions (Daniel Gate) :

posted 9 months ago

Info – The first story in this thread is:
Guidance (Daniel Gate)
http://ficlets.com/stories/12620
On I cUd F33l in da @ir:

posted 10 months ago

I agree. I couldn’t even make it all the way through. Spelling, grammar, punctuation, and formatting exist for a reason.
On Moon (it won't rise):

posted 10 months ago

The censoring is just silly. Leave it as it and mark it mature, or write it without.
On Club Sealed (Daniel Gate):

posted 10 months ago

Thanks. There were a couple in Path Illogical too. Did you catch those?
On Fate Delivered (Daniel Gate):

posted 10 months ago

And some would have guessed the path would end at the dock. This is too good.
On Guarded Obedience (Daniel Gate):

posted 10 months ago

Fantastic! I can’t write fast enough to satisfy my need to find out what happens next…
On Demons:

posted 10 months ago

I think your story is excellent, by the way. If I wasn’t at work, I might have taken a stab at a sequel.
On Demons:

posted 10 months ago

I think the point, primarily, is to have others sequel your stories. There’s nothing particularly wrong with sequeling your own, but if you’re going to do that, why not just throw it on a blog?

The fun is moving other peoples ideas forward and see what strangers make of your attempt.
On Yes, Bob?:

posted 10 months ago

Yeah. Bob and Fred don’t worry too much about typos and dialogue formatting errors ;-) .
On The Kroshon Clan Introduction (Written by my 11 year old son.):

posted 10 months ago

Your son’s story is excellent. I had to write a sequel immediately. I hope it’s up to his standards.
On The Next Level (Daniel Gate) :

posted 10 months ago

This is great, isn’t it. I’m going to have to ponder this one for a while so I don’t just cheap out with the “You may already have won!” ending that first popped into my mind.
On The Growing Storm:

posted 10 months ago

Damn. Not comment edit. Not you’re. Your.
On The Growing Storm:

posted 10 months ago

I hope you do. You’re sequel to ‘Guidance’ was great.
On Writer's Block:

posted 10 months ago

You’re not alone, BB4L. Take a tip handed from writer to writer – always keep a pad and pen by your bed. If you’re too tired to actually “wake up” and write out the whole idea, just scribble some reminders, even just by feel, in the dark.

I’ve found some really neat ideas scrawled in almost illegible script on my pad that I don’t even remember writing.
On The Woods:

posted 10 months ago

Very good. Fantastic picture, too.
On Directions (Daniel Gate) :

posted 10 months ago

Yes! Nicely done. I love it! I wish it wasn’t so late. I want to add to it right now…
On Forgotten Path:

posted 10 months ago

Be realistic. At some point you must stop calling it “bad grammar” and start calling it “exceptional illiteracy”.
On Meanwhile, At an Undisclosed Location… (Pt. 1):

posted 10 months ago

Nicely done. Pulls it forward and begs a sequel. (You’ve got a typo in the title).
On untitled:

posted 10 months ago

It shows some promise, but the lack of capitalization, and punctuation does detract from the ideas you’re trying to get across.

I’d recommend you go back after you’re done and fancy it up, though, so fixing the formatting doesn’t get in the way of getting those words on the page in the first place.
On Over the Edge:

posted 10 months ago

Nicely done carrying it forward.

Sorry, but I couldn’t help laugh at the lines “One man cursed as he realized that his package took a hit earlier. He’d face the Psykers without it now.”

Made my eyes water, that. ;-)
On Dark Lord of the Underwear:

posted 10 months ago

This was an easy write. It’s a real event from my commute. Didn’t have the heart to tell the kid.
On The Fifteenth:

posted 10 months ago

Liked it a lot. I gave a prequel a shot.
On A Public Service Announcement For Ficlets (Please Read):

posted 10 months ago

You’ll always get crap like that with any rated site. I’m sure when it really starts getting popular, we’ll get the spam bots too.

There are always people that are so insecure and pathetic that they have to tear down others to feel like they’re building themselves up.
On Finding Fear Again:

posted 10 months ago

No sequel from me. How about a prequel?
On At Peace...?:

posted 10 months ago

Well, what do you know. I was inspired.

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On Coming from left, right and center. [Cliche challenge]:

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On It's what you do to me... [Six word memoirs challenge]:

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On Jean Valjean:

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On Love and Loss (Six Words Challenge) :

On For Shannon (6 word memoirs challenge):

On World War lll (Six Word Memoir Challenge):

On To a Beautiful Boy (Six Word Memoir Challenge):

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On Six Bitter Words:

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On In an Instant [True Story Challenge]:

On And The Winners Are.... http://ficlets.com/stories/20437:

On The Fifth Delivery [Fracture's Prequel Challenge]:

On Bags of Grandma [Fracture's Prequel Challenge]:

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On The Photograph:

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On Interruptions (Daniel Gate):

On Unsettled (Daniel Gate):

On Plotting (Daniel Gate):

On Sign Here (Daniel Gate):

On On Target (Daniel Gate):

On The Fourteenth:

On Reunite and Retrieve (Daniel Gate):

On Out on a Limb (Daniel Gate):

On Daniel Gate Character Guide:

On Loyalties (Daniel Gate):

On Long Sword (Daniel Gate):

On Dragon Bait (Daniel Gate):

On Into the Phoenix's Den (Daniel Gate) :

On Path Finders (Daniel Gate):

On Reality Check (Daniel Gate) :

On Coffee and Conflict (Daniel Gate):

On Past and Present (Daniel Gate):

On Dragon Reborn (Daniel Gate):

On Delivery Won (Daniel Gate) :

On Club Sealed (Daniel Gate):

On Illumination (Daniel Gate):

On Action Reaction (Daniel Gate):

On Destination Unknown (Daniel Gate) :

On Path Illogical (Daniel Gate):

On Fate Delivered (Daniel Gate):

On Tunnel Vision (Daniel Gate):

On Guarded Obedience (Daniel Gate):

On Taken for a Ride (Daniel Gate):

On The Next Level (Daniel Gate) :

On Trepidations (Daniel Gate):

On Directions (Daniel Gate) :

On I cUd F33l in da @ir:

On Moon (it won't rise):

On Club Sealed (Daniel Gate):

On Fate Delivered (Daniel Gate):

On Guarded Obedience (Daniel Gate):

On Demons:

On Demons:

On Yes, Bob?:

On The Kroshon Clan Introduction (Written by my 11 year old son.):

On The Next Level (Daniel Gate) :

On The Growing Storm:

On The Growing Storm:

On Writer's Block:

On The Woods:

On Directions (Daniel Gate) :

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