Six-word-memoirs Challenge
37signals (http://www.37signals.com/svn/posts/846-six-sells) is running a story about “six word m…
A sequel to Six Word Memoirs CHALLENGE
MRay's inspiration
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Six Words: In Memoriam for Roy. RIP used:
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But Alas, She Could Not Fly used:
She wanted to fly.
And as the lights dim in the packed theater, I watch as she spreads her wings.
The first few notes fill …
A sequel to Watching her Fly
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Yet Another Contest/Challenge used:
Write a 64 character ficlet that is captivating and imaginative.
And the winner is . . .
WOW the 1st got here really fast -...
A sequel to Exact minimum length ficlet [And the winner is . .]
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Riding a Car with Axes used:
I’m outside the car. Okay, physically I’m inside the car, but really I’m outside the car.
Oh, sure I could use a ride. Why …
A sequel to Riding In Cars With Exes
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Five Things No One Has Had the Guts to Tell Me used:
Five Things I Have Not Had the Guts to Tell Anyone:
1. You’re fat.
2. I stole your wallet.
3. I dented your car when I dro…
A sequel to Five Things I Have Not Had the Guts to Tell Anyone:
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Five Things No One Has Had the Guts to Tell Me used:
1) You’ve inspired so many people to do the right thing and to get into writing, thank you.
2) I’m really impressed.
3) I’m…
A prequel to Five things I wish someone would tell me(but they never will)
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Five Things I Have Not Had the Guts to Tell Anyone: used:
1. I’m afraid that everybody hates me, I’m annoying, and dumb, and…
2. I wish that everything in my life could just be “no…
A sequel to A New & Improved 5 things I've Never Told Anyone, with a few touch-ups
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Five Things I Have Not Had the Guts to Tell Anyone: used:
Five Things No One Has Had the Guts to Tell Me:
1. Wow…you’re good-looking.
2. I read your last novel and it was brillian…
A prequel to Five Things No One Has Had the Guts to Tell Me
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Leave It to Beazer used:
Clint's Backflip Series 1:1/3 by kmoney56
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Death Box used:
Sleep, the trees will hold your dreams by Jussi You-S-See
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I, Tiny Robot used:
I looked up and down the street, but no pedestrains were near. Even if they were, saying, _I think a tiny toy robot just spok…
A sequel to Picking Locks is Happymaking
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The House on the Sea used:
A visit to the house always brought great memories. My entire childhood took place in that nice seaside house. I have picture…
A sequel to The house
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The House on the Sea used:
Forever, I thought as i stepped into the house, running my fingers along the walls in the main room. We had promised each oth…
A prequel to Forever
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'Tis Bliss to Kiss(I'm in the Mode for Love Challenge) used:
Writing great comments is an important part of being a great Ficleteer, wouldn’t you agree? In my opinion, nobody gets it bet…
A sequel to [CHALLENGE] I'M IN THE MODE FOR LOVE
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A Strike at Christmas: the Local 37 used:
Billy looked to his left and saw nothing but more work ahead of him. He hated this time of year. And working overtime for les…
A sequel to A Strike at Christmas
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A Strike at Christmas used:
The union hall was located on the north side of Little Town, near the bootie factory. Billy was running late, but that was no…
A prequel to A Strike at Christmas: the Local 37
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Peace on Earth used:
We ran out of gas ten miles from town...
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Smoke Signals used:
Adam drinking some iced tea by Adam Weiss
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To Die on the Edge of a Building used:
You are standing on the edge of a building.
It’s neither your job nor your wish to be at this place, but you are there never…
A sequel to Things to Do on the Edge of a Building
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The Cell (Desperate Monologue Challenge) used:
It seems like only last week that I was hosting my first Ficlets challenge. Oh wait, it was last week. How quickly the time…
A sequel to uselessness's DESPERATE MONOLOGUES Challenge!
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Death Sentence used:
triple focus by Jes
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To Serve Droid used:
The kettle begins to whistle, and before the sound has a chance to pick up any real volume the droid lifts it off the small g…
A sequel to To Serve Man
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Autumn Leaf Haiku, A Sequel used:
the wind blows around
embracing me with light arms
i fall from my treethey come towards me
trodding with their heavy steps
...A sequel to Autumn Leaf Haiku
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Black Art used:
![Take my hand [sept 8 - reloaded june 6]](http://farm1.static.flickr.com/1/371912_1d7467eacd_m.jpg)
Take my hand [sept 8 - reloaded june 6] by Gisela Giardino
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Gorilla Matriarch used:
Gorilla Matriarch 1 by mahalie
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Click. used:
Sullenly, he checked into the motel, the one by the freeway. No noise barrier meant constant noise such that no one could eve…
A sequel to Morbid Sense of Humor
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Sizzler Steakhouse Story (Tad Winslow's 80th Comment Ficlet Challenge) used:
Most of the challenges I’ve seen are in celebration of writing a certain number of ficlets, heck, all of them are. I’m not ag…
A sequel to 80th COMMENT FICLET CHALLENGE
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Error, Error used:
“The results of the experiment still confirm our theory?”
“Yes.”
“And the expected errors are all within tolerance?”
“Yes,...
A sequel to Not quite an error
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Our Argentina used:
De tal palo tal astilla by ®ominitä
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She Wore a Yellow Bow: A Blaze Ratchet Mystery. Part 11. used:
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Just my luck: a full moon. As I made my way to the east side of the Schmeister-Hausen property the moon was brigh…
A sequel to She Wore a Yellow Bow: A Blaze Ratchet Mystery. Part 10.
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The Arina Four used:
Nina looked down from the 65th floor. The first snow of the year covered buildings, the walkways connecting them, and the emp…
A sequel to Snowfall
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Tunnel Vision used:
Christ's Descent into Hell by Molly
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The Fall of Gordon used:
Untitled by Anonymous
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Little Big Ass used:
Donkey by Jim Champion
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Snap, Crackle, Blaze: A Challenge is Met used:
I stared at him. What does he want?
“Are you having trouble with your locker?” he asked, his voice deep and rumbling.
“Um, ...A sequel to Meeting Snap
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Three Years and Foreskin A-Go-Go used:
Leaning against the tree she remembered the first time she came here, 3 years ago. Back then the sky was blue and sunny, and …
A sequel to 3 Years Ago
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The Kite Maker used:
What's often in my various pockets ? by Alexandre Dulaunoy
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She Wore a Yellow Bow: A Blaze Ratchet Mystery. Part 10. used:
“Yes, I’ll do that,” the security guard said. He made another note after replacing the cell phone in his belt. A Glock 27 pis…
A sequel to She Wore a Yellow Bow: A Blaze Ratchet Mystery. Part 9.
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She Wore a Yellow Bow: A Blaze Ratchet Mystery. Part 10. used:
I jumped on the hood of my car, slung my arms around the tree trunk and climbed until I was high enough to jump the wall. I l…
A prequel to She Wore a Yellow Bow: A Blaze Ratchet Mystery. Part 11.
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She Wore a Yellow Bow: A Blaze Ratchet Mystery. Part 9. used:
I hung up the phone after giving Bertha the name of a good electrician. She was confident the daycare would be up and running…
A sequel to She Wore a Yellow Bow: A Blaze Ratchet Mystery. Part 8.
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She Wore a Yellow Bow: A Blaze Ratchet Mystery. Part 9. used:
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Just my luck: a full moon. As I made my way to the east side of the Schmeister-Hausen property the moon was brigh…
A prequel to She Wore a Yellow Bow: A Blaze Ratchet Mystery. Part 10.
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She Wore a Yellow Bow: A Blaze Ratchet Mystery. Part 8. used:
I told Bertha what had happened the night before. “That’s about the size of it,” I said. “You’ll need to call an electrician …
A sequel to She Wore a Yellow Bow: A Blaze Ratchet Mystery. Part 7.
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She Wore a Yellow Bow: A Blaze Ratchet Mystery. Part 8. used:
“Yes, I’ll do that,” the security guard said. He made another note after replacing the cell phone in his belt. A Glock 27 pis…
A prequel to She Wore a Yellow Bow: A Blaze Ratchet Mystery. Part 9.
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She Wore a Yellow Bow: A Blaze Ratchet Mystery. Part 7. used:
The scream ended as abruptly as it began. I looked down the hallway toward my office and ran in that direction. Entering my o…
A sequel to She Wore a Yellow Bow: A Blaze Ratchet Mystery. Part 6
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She Wore a Yellow Bow: A Blaze Ratchet Mystery. Part 7. used:
I hung up the phone after giving Bertha the name of a good electrician. She was confident the daycare would be up and running…
A prequel to She Wore a Yellow Bow: A Blaze Ratchet Mystery. Part 8.
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The Synthium used:
Shelly was…Well, to put it mildly, angry. Very angry.
“You lost a guy in a computer. How the hell do you lose a guy in…
A sequel to Stupid Pointless Machine, For Godssakes.
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The Gathering used:
She ran strait through the town and found herself in the woods, alone, and in the dark. Trees took the shape of monsters and …
A sequel to Through the nighttime woods
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The Gathering used:
The other Nightwalkers stood by silently, almost…if such an emotion was possible for such as they…respectfully, as the so…
A prequel to The Feast
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Before the Last Hunt used:
“Woah, woah, STOP!” Jack yelled. The truck slid to a halt, inches from a fallen redwood blocking the road. “Jesus, Ted!”
“So…
A prequel to The Last Hunt
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She Wore a Yellow Bow: A Blaze Ratchet Mystery. Part 6 used:
I tossed the lighter on the floor and stomped it with my left foot out of frustration. Now what? I rammed the door to the c…
A sequel to She Wore a Yellow Bow: A Blaze Ratchet Mystery. Part 5
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She Wore a Yellow Bow: A Blaze Ratchet Mystery. Part 6 used:
I told Bertha what had happened the night before. “That’s about the size of it,” I said. “You’ll need to call an electrician …
A prequel to She Wore a Yellow Bow: A Blaze Ratchet Mystery. Part 7.
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She Wore a Yellow Bow: A Blaze Ratchet Mystery. Part 5 used:
“Don’t move,” I said. “I’ll be back.”
I walked over to the light switch. On, off, on. No luck. The office door was open, so …
A sequel to She Wore a Yellow Bow: A Blaze Ratchet Mystery. Part 4
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She Wore a Yellow Bow: A Blaze Ratchet Mystery. Part 5 used:
The scream ended as abruptly as it began. I looked down the hallway toward my office and ran in that direction. Entering my o…
A prequel to She Wore a Yellow Bow: A Blaze Ratchet Mystery. Part 6
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Post-It Notes Challenge: A Post-It Note Haiku used:
So I guess I missed the cue to post a challenge at 50 Ficlets…well it’s better late than never right? And God knows how lon…
A sequel to 58 Ficlets: The Post-It Challenge
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More Haiku: A Sequal used:
(4)
I saw something in
your eyes come alive—
flicker like a flame.(5)
Love opened her eyes,
saw the frost upon the leaves…A sequel to more haiku
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Seasonal Haiku Sequal used:
(1)
There’s a weight in me,
A stone that sinks deep in me;
Its name is regret.(2)
Winter’s on the vine
and my icicle tears …A sequel to seasonal haiku
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She Wore a Yellow Bow: A Blaze Ratchet Mystery. Part 4 used:
“So you didn’t invite him into your bedroom?” I waited for a reaction. “I mean, just so I’m clear, there’s nothing going on b…
A sequel to She Wore a Yellow Bow: A Blaze Ratchet Mystery. Part 3
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She Wore a Yellow Bow: A Blaze Ratchet Mystery. Part 4 used:
I tossed the lighter on the floor and stomped it with my left foot out of frustration. Now what? I rammed the door to the c…
A prequel to She Wore a Yellow Bow: A Blaze Ratchet Mystery. Part 5
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She Wore a Yellow Bow: A Blaze Ratchet Mystery. Part 3 used:
“Yes, I read about your husband in the Daily Press. He’s in quite a bit of trouble. I’m not sure I can help him. Why are yo…
A sequel to She Wore a Yellow Bow: A Blaze Ratchet Mystery. Part 2
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She Wore a Yellow Bow: A Blaze Ratchet Mystery. Part 3 used:
“Don’t move,” I said. “I’ll be back.”
I walked over to the light switch. On, off, on. No luck. The office door was open, so …
A prequel to She Wore a Yellow Bow: A Blaze Ratchet Mystery. Part 4
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She Wore a Yellow Bow: A Blaze Ratchet Mystery. Part 2 used:
It was like any other day, kind of cold and snowy, except now it was night. I was working the nightshift at a daycare when sh…
A sequel to She Wore a Yellow Bow: A Blaze Ratchet Mystery
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She Wore a Yellow Bow: A Blaze Ratchet Mystery. Part 2 used:
“So you didn’t invite him into your bedroom?” I waited for a reaction. “I mean, just so I’m clear, there’s nothing going on b…
A prequel to She Wore a Yellow Bow: A Blaze Ratchet Mystery. Part 3
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She Wore a Yellow Bow: A Blaze Ratchet Mystery used:
The feds get an eye full! by Joel Friesen
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She Wore a Yellow Bow: A Blaze Ratchet Mystery used:
“Yes, I read about your husband in the Daily Press. He’s in quite a bit of trouble. I’m not sure I can help him. Why are yo…
A prequel to She Wore a Yellow Bow: A Blaze Ratchet Mystery. Part 2
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I Should Not Have Hugged Her used:
The rule of not touching is generally easy to follow in our society, sadly enough. But then I saw her, a stranger to me. She …
A sequel to I Hugged Her
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The Dreamer used:
I can’t believe I did not understand until now. As I hear the sound of him feeding on a fresh kill, I remember what it was th…
A sequel to Misunderstood
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Hell Bent and Twisted used:
An interesting utensil, Gabe thought as he reached for the strange shaped steel instrument in front of him. It fit in his ha…
A sequel to Hell bent
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Hell Bent and Twisted used:
The gush of spew that Gabe released would surely of put even a Japanese salary man to shame, the wheelbarrow could have fille…
A prequel to Dead Bent Hell
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How About Them Cowboys used:
I’ve got a new challenge for you. It’s not hard, not too hard. the challenge is, you have to write an autobiography ficlet a…
A sequel to Maybe_Miseryx's New Christmas Challenge
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Memory is a Two Way Street used:
It feels like it should be snowing, but the sky remains contained within a net of silver clouds. Only a handful of flakes sif…
A sequel to Memory is a One Way Street
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The Well Wishers used:
You know the well has to be close, but your lantern only makes the fog harder to penetrate.
You know there’s nothing but ope…
A sequel to They Don't Come Out at Night
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Bed and Breakfast used:
“Honey,” she says to you. But you already know what she’s going to say. “You have to go.”
“It isn’t fair, it isn’t right,” y…
A prequel to The Entryway
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The Low Country used:
de profundis / the depths of sorrow by € Van 3000
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The Low Country used:
Untitled by Anonymous
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Sentinel Peak used:
It wasnt that hard.He was so zoned in on the ipod article,he didnt even hear me.The Tuscon heat sweltered in the bookstore;he…
A prequel to Whats that Saying about the Birds?
