Week 591 of #ThursThreads, and y’all never disappoint. We’ve made it 11 years! Well done and thank you to everyone who writes each week. You made this happen. If you’ve just found us, welcome to the crew! You’re in good company. May you come back again and write more great flash. A thousand thanks to George Varhalmi for judging this week. Check out the #ThursThreads #flashfiction group on Facebook or the #ThursThreads Group on MeWe to keep up with news, etc.
Entries:
- Mark A. Morris
- Siobhan Muir
- Kelex
- Bill Engleson
- David A. Ludwig
- LupusAnthropos
- Louisa Bacio
- M.T. Decker
Honorable Mentions
Louisa Bacio | Website
George says: The hunter or the hunted. Add a dash of creepy real estate. Equals a great tale. I love the feeling of dilemma mixed in with the sad emotion of how one event changed a region. Awesome scene, I could feel the tension and even had that glimmer of a scent of the swill of the 40. Nice creepy tale.
Mark A. Morris | Website
George says: Decisions, decisions. Yeah, Honest Tony screams out like the ultimate con he is and is always looking to pull a fast one over anyone in his way. But his last line was the kicker. He admits to what he is, the lying con artist that he is but the one thing that he hasn’t done is kill someone and lays down the gauntlet on Agatha. Does her decision really result in his death? Wow, what a dilemma. Great story with an amazing knife twist back on to the start of it.
winner announcement
Week 591 Winner
George says: A simple tale of a factory reset, albeit a celestial one. What captured me was the bit of self-doubt on the creator’s end whether they should or should not do it. It gave him or her a level of compassion, humility, and maybe even regret should they choose to go through it. In the end, they remembered that they created both the heavens and the earth, here’s hoping for a better roll. Great tale and a wonderful ending.
“Are you SURE you want to perform a factory reset?”
Am I sure? Am I sure?
I think about how it had been going. Things are really messed up. Is there any other way to make it right?
But what if I don’t do it? What if I leave everything as it is? How much worse could it possibly get? Of course, I never imagined it could be as bad as it is right now.
What alternatives are there? I wouldn’t be able to get back to the current conditions.
No, it’s just too much. I confirm the reset.
“In the beginning, God created the heaven and the earth.”
Well, let’s see how it goes THIS time.
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Congratulations Four Time Winner Lupus, and Honorable Mentions Louisa and Mark! Don’t forget to claim your badges and display them with pride. You certainly earned it!
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Thank you so much. It’s good to be back.
Great to see you again, and congratulations on the win!
Was there no #ThursThreads for week 592 (01/04/2024)? I’ve looked all over the site to find today’s prompt and don’t see any mention of it nor any mention that it would not be held.
There was not.
No. I didn’t have a judge and I hadn’t taken a break since November. There will be #ThursThreads this coming week, though. I’m no longer on Twitter so I mentioned it on FB and Bluesky that we weren’t having it.