Flash Fiction

This is for the Flash Fiction December Challenge where we had to incorporate fifteen words. They are bolded within the story. Actual story is 147 words As for the story itself. Its theme is based on Dream Interpretation. Thank you to www.dreammoods.com for providing the interpretations used.

A “bad sex scene” on purpose. My friend encouraged me to enter this challenge (Getting Down and Dirty)...I don’t know why she thougt I’d be able to come up with something. NOT “based on a true story.” / However, I may admit that some aspects of it might…I say, might, be loosely “inspired” by an encounter or two. / Eek.

My entry for the Flash Fiction groups newest challenge for November, Sweet Revenge I figure taking time out from NaNo isn’t a bad thing. Especially when I only have to come up with 150 words. Yeay!

Sweet revenge sometimes comes in not telling your mates the full story.

People have been making jack o’lanterns at Halloween for centuries. The practice originated from an Irish myth about a man nicknamed “Stingy Jack.” According to the story, Stingy Jack invited the Devil to have a drink with him. True to his name, Stingy Jack didn’t want to pay for his drink, so he convinced the Devil to turn himself into a coin that Jack could use to buy their drinks. Once the Devil did so, Jack decided to keep the money and put it into his pocket next to a silver cross, which prevented the Devil from changing back into his original form. Jack eventually freed the Devil, under the condition that he would not bother Jack for one year and that, should Jack die, he would not claim his soul. The next year, Jack again tricked the Devil into climbing into a tree to pick a piece of fruit. While he was up in the tree, Jack carved a sign of the cross into the tree’s bark so that the Devil could not come down until the Devil promised Jack not to bother him for ten more years. / Stingy Jack Soon after, Jack died. As the legend goes, God would not allow such an unsavory figure into heaven. The Devil, upset by the trick Jack had played on him and keeping his word not to claim his soul, would not allow Jack into hell. He sent Jack off into the dark night with only a burning coal to light his way. Jack put the coal into a carved-out turnip and has been roaming the Earth with ever since. The Irish began to refer to this ghostly figure as “Jack of the Lantern,” and then, simply “Jack O’Lantern.” In Ireland and Scotland, people began to make their own versions of Jack’s lanterns by carving scary faces into turnips or potatoes and placing them into windows or near doors to frighten away Stingy Jack and other wandering evil spirits. In England, large beets are used. Immigrants from these countries brought the jack o’lantern tradition with them when they came to the United States. They soon found that pumpkins, a fruit native to America, make perfect jack o’lanterns.

My entry for the first August Flash Fiction Challenge whose theme is “We Now Have Zero Gravity” As you will see with this story, I am using a different concept of what gravity is, and what it means.

Entry for flash fiction challenge.

My interpretation of the Zero Gravity prompt of Flash Fiction’s August challenge. I hope it’s not too much of a stretch. All feedback is welcome, of course.

This for the Flash Fiction Groups first July challenge. Now, technically, the very last sentence was supposed to be the “lesson”. It isn’t in this story, but I think it is obvious what the “lesson” is, and I couldn’t see making this story work without the last line I have now.

This is for the second June challenge for the Flash Fiction group.

thinking about this old chestnut… / To err is human. To forgive, divine. For Flash Fiction’s June 2nd Challenge, Flare

For The June Flash Fiction Challenge fire dance / by care

For Flash Fiction’s first challenge of 2009 – the theme being, ““What they left behind in 2008” Word Count: 149

For the Flash Fiction Twilight Zone Challenge

does this look like a guy with a bow tie smiling??? :DB I think it does…

Flash fiction for the twilight challenge.

Madness expressed

This is for the Flash Fiction December Challenge where we had to incorporate fifteen words. They are bolded within the story. Actual story is 147 words As for the story itself. Its theme is based on Dream Interpretation. Thank you to www.dreammoods.com for providing the interpretations used.

Damn SPAM to hell!!!

For the Dec Flash Fiction challenge

Shortened story to fit in with Flash Fiction guidelines of less than 150 words – with a content of specific words from a list. Check out the Flash Fiction Group and join the Challenge !! – Stefan.

A “bad sex scene” on purpose. My friend encouraged me to enter this challenge (Getting Down and Dirty)...I don’t know why she thougt I’d be able to come up with something. NOT “based on a true story.” / However, I may admit that some aspects of it might…I say, might, be loosely “inspired” by an encounter or two. / Eek.

For the Flash Fiction “Worst Sex Scene” challenge