Category: Thousand Word Challenge

Short Story, Thousand Word Challenge

1000 Word Challenge “Beach Tale” by Dupewrites

BEACH TALE April 14, A slight tilt left, a slight tilt right, a rustle of jiggles; bright colours on an ebony curve. He watched her walk around the beach; he watched her every Saturday. She reminded him of gods and goddesses, of ancient times and hallowed places. She awoke primordial urges. She was bad for him. But she was irresistible; and he was tired of … Continue reading 1000 Word Challenge “Beach Tale” by Dupewrites

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1000 Word Challenge – Momma’s Gonna Buy You a Mockingbird by Eden Sharp

Momma’s Gonna Buy You A Mocking Bird – Eden Sharp Kiki finished her last mouthful of porridge staring into the faraway eyes of the missing girl on the milk carton. She mused on where she might have gone and whether she was happy there. In her peripheral vision, she waited for Pa to be through with his breakfast. He chewed the blubbery pork rind with … Continue reading 1000 Word Challenge – Momma’s Gonna Buy You a Mockingbird by Eden Sharp

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1000 Word Challenge – “The Dream Police” by DJ Dal Pizzol

The Dream Police I double back on Park and cut through Grand Central again just to make sure no one is following me. It’s almost impossible to spot a tail with this many people on the sidewalks; my only hope is that I can disappear in the rush-hour mayhem. Thousands of people rushing to catch their trains and subways, coming and going of their own … Continue reading 1000 Word Challenge – “The Dream Police” by DJ Dal Pizzol

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1000 Word Challenge-The Legend of Camosund by Norma Freeman

The Legend of Camosund (1000 Words) By Norma M. Freeman ©April, 2015 With her long, shiny braid, her dark eyes, and her elegance and grace, Camosund was as beautiful as she was kind. She was beloved in her village for these things, and because where she spent her time or touch, living things prospered. The fields and forests surrounding her favorite walks burst forth with … Continue reading 1000 Word Challenge-The Legend of Camosund by Norma Freeman

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Thousand Word Challenge – THE RIGHT ANGLE : “Minerva”

THE RIGHT ANGLE Many kinds of angles do exist, but only one amazed Pythagoras. In a right triangle, it states that “The square of the hypotenuse is equal to the sum of the squares of the other two sides.” This theorem seems to be simple, but it hides some traps. At the beginning we were in balance, but later on, as you two were convinced … Continue reading Thousand Word Challenge – THE RIGHT ANGLE : “Minerva”

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1000 Word Challenge-“Mommies Do Too Lie” J. Conrad Guest

Another submission for the Thousand Word Challenge! Mommies Do Too Lie Tina was not yet quite five years old, but she knew Mr. Binkley was up to no good when she saw him in her backyard at three o’clock in the morning. Tina was not what her mommy would call a light sleeper, but she awoke with a start when she thought she heard Mommy … Continue reading 1000 Word Challenge-“Mommies Do Too Lie” J. Conrad Guest

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1000 Word Challenge – SECURING THE RED BUTTON

SECURING THE RED BUTTONMike Elphick In 2017, the US had a newly elected President— a Tea Party President. Rick Walker had been Governor of one of the Red states. To achieve smaller government (except for defense spending) he wanted to eliminate six segments of the Federal Government, including Environmental Protection. Most of the country set record temperature lows on Election Day 2016. In the minds … Continue reading 1000 Word Challenge – SECURING THE RED BUTTON

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Short Story, Thousand Word Challenge, Writing

The Thousand Word Challenge

I just threw together a short, short story for a 100-word challenge. That started me thinking about all the wonderful Indie-Writers I know. I’ve read books by many of them. Because I enjoy reading and writing short stories I thought it would be fun to challenge my creative buddies to put pen to paper (or more accurately fingers to keyboard) and spin out a yarn … Continue reading The Thousand Word Challenge

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