Week 721 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 Nellie Batz for judging this week. Follow Siobhan Muir on Bluesky or check out the #ThursThreads #flashfiction group on Facebook or the #ThursThreads group on Discord to keep up with news, etc.
Entries:
- Bill Engleson
- Siobhan Muir
- Mark Ethridge
- David A. Ludwig
- Silver James
Mentions
Bill Engleson
Nellie says: You know, I wish this is a parody but let’s not give him the idea to change the name of the planet because that is something he would really want to do while the bobble heads around him just agree with it and no one says anything like he needs to be committed.
David A. Ludwig
Nellie says: I’ve seen pink and camo hand guns. So there is really nothing wrong with a purple assault rifle. Or that their Guardian Animal can change their weapon to anything they want. (I would totally want a trebuchet. Too big?)
Siobhan Muir
Nellie says: Someone is going to be late for their date. 🙂
Mark Ethridge
Nellie says: Considering how much I hate having to do my lawn, I feel this. You just want something to work once so you can get the lawn mowed and move on to more fun things that you would prefer. And it’s a matter of just waiting for it to get cooler so the grass (and weeds) stop growing.
winner announcement
Week 721 Winner
Nellie says: When the Seelie Queen herself shows up in your presence, you know that things are really going to go off the rails. Nevermind that there is a werewolf, dragon and witch already in the mix. Plus, the Fae do bring their own drama to things and you might wind up doing something you really don’t want to. Be careful and mind the food.
Sade wasn’t paid enough to herd this group of cats. She could depend on Caleb, her Werewolf partner. The plan she’d laid out happened in daylight so Sinjen was out of the equation. Sidelining the Vampire might be a misstep but she had reasons. The humans, Aisling and Carla, looked skeptical. She still hadn’t figured out the shy librarian’s role in this case, but she needed Carla’s witchy skills and the witch insisted Aisling’s knowledge would come in handy. Then there was the frickin’ Dragon. Nikos was always a wild card.
“You sure this is going to work?” Caleb looked askance at Sade.
“Do you have a better idea?” she shot back.
The Werewolf started to speak, then closed his mouth with a shake of his head.
Nikos added his two cents. “I vote we just let the Fae handle their own problems.” He shrugged off their glares. “They’re Fae. They fight. They always have. They always will.”
Druic took offense. “And you dragons have always sought peace?” He snorted and turned away from
Nikos to focus on Sade. “Ariel should be here.”
“But he’s not.” She eyed the youngster. “Do you know where he is?”
He shook his head. “No. And I will admit it worries me.”
It worried Sade too. “Did he get called back to court?”
“No.” Titania, the Seelie Queen, appeared from thin air.
Sade banged her head against the wall, muttering, “Why me?”
“Because Karma’s a bitch?” Caleb asked.
“Time for Plan B,” Sade announced.
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