Week 699 of #ThursThreads was a success, a remarkable feat for 13 solid years. Thank you to everyone who writes each week. You are why we’re still doing this. I’m truly grateful for all y’all!
If you’ve just found us, welcome to the crew! May you come back again and write more great flash. A thousand thanks to Jacob Summers for judging this week. Follow Siobhan Muir on Bluesky or check out the #ThursThreads #flashfiction server on Discord or the #ThursThreads Group on MeWe to keep up with news, etc.
Entries:
- Bill Engleson
- Silver James
- Sheilagh Lee
- David A. Ludwig
Mentions
Bill Engleson
Jacob says: His topic is awesome because the energy off the characters radiates. The surliness of the main speaker, and the guy who is asking him to come into this job position… I want to reach through the screen and punch him. What an interesting hook.
Silver James
Jacob says: As always, I love the characters, and they always feel like a Crime Noir vibe set in a fantasy world. It’s romantic in it’s energy for adventure.
Sheilagh Lee
Jacob says says: The characters are passionate and intense. The dialogue is dramatic and climax driven.
winner announcement
Week 699 Winner
Jacob says: The dialogue, interaction, and flow is so easy and natural. I feel drawn to these characters, and it’s easy in a Steampunk Western kind of way.
“Hey, Hanako.” Luger scratched his head while chewing on his quill. “Do you know what chaos is?”
“Oh? Is this a philosophical question?”
Luger bit his quill in half. Spitting out the pieces, he rummaged in his bag for his third replacement of the night.
“I wish I knew! I swear Professor Starrick intentionally doesn’t give us enough information to pass her tests!”
“Oh my, are you allowed to have others help you on your tests?”
“No one would have to know.” Luger twiddled his large thumbs. “Besides, it is an open spellbook test.”
“Then the answer should be in your notes somewhere.”
The orc wizard pouted.
“Not necessarily; knowing Professor Starrick. The worst part is, I’m sure some of my spells had something about chaos in them. But now I can’t find anything about it in my whole book!”
The hobgoblin cleric coyly covered her mouth with her black fan.
“Now that sounds like chaos.”
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Congratulations THIRTY-SIX TIME WINNER David! Don’t forget to claim your badge and display it with pride. You certainly earned it! Thank you to everyone who came and wrote. It was a tough prompt.
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