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Short Story, Thousand Word Challenge

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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Short Story, Thousand Word Challenge

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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Political Thriller, Short Story, Thousand Word Challenge

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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Horror, Short Story, Suspense, thriller

April Showers (Part 3) by Elizabeth Newton

Going to school and working at the IGA afterward was not my idea of a fun time. We couldn’t live on Granny’s money from Grandpa’s pension alone. The house we lived in was not mortgaged but there were other bills. I confess I had a few things I liked to have. I liked going to the movies with my friends. Fast food was a weakness … Continue reading April Showers (Part 3) by Elizabeth Newton

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Horror, Short Story, thriller

April Showers (Part Two) by Elizabeth Newton

Part Two I lived with my grandmother. My grandfather had disappeared over ten years ago. That was the year after my parents were killed in a car crash on Old Highway 63. My grandmother was not an easy woman to live with. I suspected she was half out of her mind. She was my mother’s mother but she was nothing like the mother I remembered. … Continue reading April Showers (Part Two) by Elizabeth Newton

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Horror, Short Story, thriller

April Showers (Part One) by Elizabeth Newton

It had been a long hard winter. The freeze had begun in October and as March drew to a close it seemed it would never end. Then April Fool’s Day came bringing with it warmer temperatures and the sun shining brightly on soil that had been ice bound for months. The runoff was fierce and flooding hit hard. Those of us who lived near the … Continue reading April Showers (Part One) by Elizabeth Newton

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