Week 648 of #ThursThreads was a success, and y’all never disappoint. Thank you to everyone who writes each week. You are why we’re still doing this, and why we’ve made it 12 YEARS!
If you’ve just found us, welcome to the crew! May you come back again and write more great flash. A thousand thanks to Muirlette #1 for judging this week. Follow Siobhan Muir on Bluesky or check out the #ThursThreads #flashfiction group on Facebook or the #ThursThreads Group on MeWe to keep up with news, etc.
Entries:
- Bill Engleson
- Silver James
- Sheilagh Lee
- Eric Martell
- Mark Ethridge
- Kelly Heinen
- David A. Ludwig
- K.R. Van Horn
Honorable Mentions
Eric Martell | Website
Muirlette says: I loved the steadiness shown in this story. That there are a multitude of ways to express yourself other than words if they are not available to you. And that, even if others may not like it, you’re doing it for you, not them. It shows incredible courage. Well done.
Kelly Heinen | Website
Muirlette says: I loved the humor in this tale. The universal “ordinary” quality of meetings even in Death’s field brought a smile to my face. This was wonderful to read and I’m grateful for the glimmer of humor. Great job.
winner announcement
Week 648 Winner
Muirlette says: This excerpt was incredible. It brought up everything currently happening and reminded me that something like this has happened before from the POV of someone who’s seen it before. And that, just like then, we can still survive this. Thank you so much.
We had the best country, or so we thought, but our government failed to do its job. It plundered; robbing our treasury. The peasants couldn’t buy seeds to grow the crops, or food to feed our animals. We butchered what animals we had so we didn’t starve. We acted like good little citizens, while the elite ,the governing class dined on the best foods, put money in their coffers and flaunted their wealth, while some peasants serving them survived. They came for the socialists, the trade unionists, and for the Jews– putting them all in camps. We knew that we would go there too if we were caught, but still some of us rebelled. We ran secret plans to defeat our government. We fought on while others died. Other countries fought with us and against us. I have never relented, never collaborated despite hunger strife and torture. I have been taken to a camp. I’ll die here, but I will fight to my last breath. I’ve been tortured for months until finally, I hear fighting. The Americans have saved us from Dachau.
Time has passed. I live in the United States now, I can see it beginning all again. They came for the immigrants, they cut off funds for food and the neediest and now they are speaking of putting the ill ones in camps, as did my government. They are escalating their plans every day. And I am speechless. I can’t believe its beginning again. History repeats itself.
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Congratulations Seventeen Time Winner Sheilagh, and Honorable Mentions Eric, and Kelly! Don’t forget to claim your badges and display them with pride. You certainly earned it!
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