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#ThursThreads – Week 379 – Winners

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Week 379 of #ThursThreads had many fantastic tales. I’m honored to see all the writers come to tie a tale as we start our eighth year. If you’ve been doing it a while, thank you. If you’ve just found us, welcome! May you come back again and write more great flash. Thousand thanks to Mark Ethridge 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: Charlene Mertz | @rrats1231 Joseph T. Ganzer | @J_Thomas_Ganzer Cara Michaels | @caramichaels Bill Engleson | @billmelaterplea Terry Brewer | @Stories2121 Jo Hawk | @JoHawktheWriter Kel J. Heinen | @Aightball Siobhan Muir | @SiobhanMuir Richard Gibney | @ragtaggiggagon Silver James | @SilverJames_ Mark A. Morris David A. Ludwig | @DavidALudwig Daelyn Morgana | @DaelynMorgana Sheilagh Lee | @SweetSheil M.T. Decker | @mishmhem Honorable Mentions Charlene Mertz | @rrats1231 Mark says: Because. Malcolm made the noise stop. Jo Hawk | @JoHawkTheWriter Mark says: Because. A Lotus. Richard Gibney | @ragtaggiggagon Mark says: Jungle Justice is ruthless, isn’t it. winner announcement Week 379 Winner Kel J. Heinen | @Aightball Mark says: A very different spin on a reaper of death. I like it. June 1818 My horse lands outside of a small cottage in Illinois. A bunch of new states have popped up and it’s my job to keep their dead moving. Swinging my scythe, I bring a forty-year-old woman over. She was lucky to live so long. Her family wails and I sigh, giving her a gentle push into the waiting arms of her mother. I crossover two other women and then reach the end of my list. I do so hate bringing children over. Not even a year old and dying of starvation, given the poor home and bare cupboards. I can fix this before the family wakes up. Hurrying home, I raid our pantry and stock the family’s cupboards. Then I stuff an envelope with some of my earnings and leave it on the table. The baby whimpers and his stomach rumbles. Waving my scythe, his tummy fills a little and the hour glasses, the life-sands of everyone, refill for the family. I return home to my parents. “That was kind.” Mom takes my robes. “Too kind,” Dad says, frowning. “You’re meant to bring them over, not save them.” Mom puts a hand on Dad’s shoulder “His world suddenly made sense, didn’t it, Horace?” “Yes. I’m meant to help people, not hurt them.” I go to my room and close the door, smiling, hoping that family has a long lineage. There was something about that baby that makes me think I’ll see him again in a few hundred years.~~~~~~~ Congratulations Nine Time Winner Kel, and Honorable Mentions Charlene, Jo, and Richard! Don’t forget to claim your badges and display them with pride. You certainly earned it! Pass on the great news on Twitter, Facebook, MeWe, shiny mirrors, Morse Code, and signal flags. Check out all the original tales HERE. Thanks for stopping by and happy reading! 🙂

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#ThursThreads – Tying Tales Together – Week 379

Posted on by Siobhan Muir

Welcome back to the home of Weird, Wild, & Wicked Tales. Today is Thursday and that means it’s time to start flashing. We’ve reached our Seventh year of weekly prompts! This is Week 379 of #ThursThreads, the challenge that ties tales together. Want to keep up each week? Check out the #ThursThreads #flashfiction group on Facebook and the Group on MeWe. Need the rules? Read on. Here’s how it works: The prompt is a line from the previous week’s winning tale. The prompt can appear ANYWHERE in your story and is included in your word count. The prompt must be used as is. It can be split, but no intervening words can be inserted or tenses changed. Rules to the Game: This is a Flash Fiction challenge, which means your story must be a minimum of 100 words, maximum of 250. The story must be new writing, not a snippet from something published elsewhere with the prompt added. Incorporate the prompt anywhere into your story (included in your word count). Post your story in the comments section of this post Include your word count in the post (or be excluded from judging) Include your Twitter handle or email in the post (so we don’t have to look for you) The challenge is open 7 AM to 8 PM Mountain Time The winner will be announced on Friday, depending on how early the judge gets up. How it benefits you: You get a nifty cool badge to display on your blog or site (because we’re all about promotion – you know you are!) You get instant recognition of your writing prowess on this blog! Your writing colleagues shall announce and proclaim your greatness on Facebook, Twitter, MeWe, and Google Plus, etc. Our Judge for Week 379: Computer IT master, flashfiction writer, and human, Mark Ethridge. Facebook | Twitter | And now your #ThursThreads Challenge, tying tales together. The Prompt: “His world suddenly made sense.” All stories written herein are the property (both intellectual and physical) of the authors. Now, away with you, Flash Fiction Fanatics, and show us your #ThursThreads. Good luck!

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#ThursThreads – Week 378 – Winners

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Week 378 of #ThursThreads had many fantastic tales. I’m honored to see all the writers come to tie a tale as we start our eighth year. If you’ve been doing it a while, thank you. If you’ve just found us, welcome! May you come back again and write more great flash. Thousand thanks to Liv Therese Dalin 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: Cara Michaels | @caramichaels Tina Glasneck | @TinaGlasneck Terry Brewer | @Stories2121 Siobhan Muir | @SiobhanMuir Bill Engleson | @billmelaterplea Jo Hawk | @JoHawktheWriter Cynthia Hudson-Keane | @AuthorCAKeane Teresa Eccles | @TeresaMEccles Richard Gibney | @ragtaggiggagon Silver James | @SilverJames_ Mark A. Morris David A. Ludwig | @DavidALudwig Kel J. Heinen | @Aightball Torn MacAlester | @Torn_MacAlester Patty Knowles Atticus Stryker | @TAFORU M.T. Decker | @mishmhem Honorable Mentions Cara Michaels | @caramichaels Liv says: The descriptions were fluid and organic, immediately setting the scene and world without any la-di-da. Truly well done! Bill Engleson | @billmelaterplea Liv says: I like my zombies terrifying, but I appreciate the brave choice and fun setting. It was well delivered and explained the world quickly. Richard Gibney | @ragtaggiggagon Liv says: I enjoyed the slight disarray of voices, background and ultimate conclusion of setting. It has a comical sense of dread I find to be unique Kel J. Heinen | @Aightball Liv says: Golden star with glittery sprinkles for how you convey emotions with memories. It made me believe it had happened. winner announcement Camera Shy: Terry Brewer Week 378 Winner Terry Brewer | @Stories2121 Liv says: The scenario felt so genuine, it made me feel a little uncomfortable. I had to stop and think, read it again, and appreciated it more the second time as the scene sunk in properly, both now as a parent and the memories of being a confused teen. I enjoyed the ending, which promised an interesting twist and explanation further down the line. Great job! He’s Barely Alive They didn’t know he could hear them. Night after night they’d sit in the kitchen and talk about him. “What’s wrong with him?” “He just sits around all day dreaming.” “He’s barely alive.” He was sick of overhearing. He was sick of the worried looks and the forced smiles they gave him when he walked into the kitchen to get a glass of milk or a snack. He knew they’d be shaking their heads when he was gone. He tried so hard to be what they wanted him to be and he failed. He was not the athlete his father envisioned. Nor did he have an artistic streak her mother pined for. He was just him. Not the overachiever his parents, two overachievers themselves, expected would come from his mother’s womb. They never asked “what is it you’re dreaming of son?” Which was probably for the best; he didn’t know. Until he did. He stayed closeted in his room as before. His parents didn’t realize it, but he was more alive than he had ever been. Numbers. He saw numbers. Each morning he awoke with a brain full of numbers and calculations. His world suddenly made sense. His world.~~~~~~~ Congratulations Winner Terry, and Honorable Mentions Cara, Bill, Richard, and Kel! Don’t forget to claim your badges and display them with pride. You certainly earned it! Pass on the great news on Twitter, Facebook, MeWe, shiny mirrors, Morse Code, and signal flags. Check out all the original tales HERE. Thanks for stopping by and happy reading! 🙂

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#ThursThreads – Tying Tales Together – Week 378

Posted on by Siobhan Muir

Welcome back to the home of Weird, Wild, & Wicked Tales. Today is Thursday and that means it’s time to start flashing. We’ve reached our Seventh year of weekly prompts! This is Week 378 of #ThursThreads, the challenge that ties tales together. Want to keep up each week? Check out the #ThursThreads #flashfiction group on Facebook and the Group on MeWe. Need the rules? Read on. Here’s how it works: The prompt is a line from the previous week’s winning tale. The prompt can appear ANYWHERE in your story and is included in your word count. The prompt must be used as is. It can be split, but no intervening words can be inserted or tenses changed. Rules to the Game: This is a Flash Fiction challenge, which means your story must be a minimum of 100 words, maximum of 250. The story must be new writing, not a snippet from something published elsewhere with the prompt added. Incorporate the prompt anywhere into your story (included in your word count). Post your story in the comments section of this post Include your word count in the post (or be excluded from judging) Include your Twitter handle or email in the post (so we don’t have to look for you) The challenge is open 7 AM to 8 PM Mountain Time The winner will be announced on Friday, depending on how early the judge gets up. How it benefits you: You get a nifty cool badge to display on your blog or site (because we’re all about promotion – you know you are!) You get instant recognition of your writing prowess on this blog! Your writing colleagues shall announce and proclaim your greatness on Facebook, Twitter, MeWe, and Google Plus, etc. Our Judge for Week 378: Mother, and mystery/Steampunk author, Liv T. Dalin. Goodreads And now your #ThursThreads Challenge, tying tales together. The Prompt: “He’s barely alive.” All stories written herein are the property (both intellectual and physical) of the authors. Now, away with you, Flash Fiction Fanatics, and show us your #ThursThreads. Good luck!

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#ThursThreads – Week 377 – Winners

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Week 377 of #ThursThreads had many fantastic tales. I’m honored to see all the writers come to tie a tale as we start our eighth year. If you’ve been doing it a while, thank you. If you’ve just found us, welcome! May you come back again and write more great flash. Thousand thanks to Crystal Brown 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: Siobhan Muir | @SiobhanMuir Bill Engleson | @billmelaterplea Mark A. Morris Joe Hesch | @JAHesch Cara Michaels | @caramichaels Terry Brewer | @Stories2121 Atticus Stryker | @TAFORU Jo Hawk | @JoHawktheWriter Silver James | @SilverJames_ Teresa Eccles | @TeresaMEccles Sheilagh Lee | @SweetSheil David A. Ludwig | @DavidALudwig Kel J. Heinen | @Aightball Honorable Mentions Atticus Stryker | @TAFORU Crystal says: Beautifully written. Had a hard time deciding between this one and the first place. Love the title of the song … speaks volumes of heartache. Yet, that line, “Ya know lyrics are meant to be rewritten” seemed to clear of the clouds in Nashville and shine a bit of hope on the story. Well done! Silver James | @SilverJames_ Crystal says: Love a good wolf story. Your story was a little tease that made me want more. My hubby always tells me I’m his all the time. Wolf senses are strong. Great job with the prompt. Bill Engleson | @billmelaterplea Crystal says: Nothing like a little negotiating to get a story. Great use of the prompt. Would love to know what happens next. winner announcement Week 377 Winner Kel J. Heinen | @Aightball Crystal says: Great use of prompt. Love your story. One of these days women will be treated better. Women can change the world if we are allowed a chance. I flip on the news, setting onto the couch with a glass of wine. The first story is a car accident and a rock settles into my stomach. I know the victim and it was only luck that I didn’t get called to the scene tonight. My cousin is—was—is eighteen. In college. A freak interstate accident put him in the hospital tonight. He’s in Sioux Falls, barely alive. In the midst of the ten thousand emotions swirling through my head, the feeling that I’m not alone seeps in. I whip my head around and then, in the corner, I see it. “Why?” The figure steps from the shadows, face covered, hands clasped. There’s no way to know if it’s a Council member or a Deather at this point. “I’m not the one you expected, am I?” I shake my head. “Why did you hurt my cousin?” “A women cannot be the heir, it has been this way for centuries. Until you cease your sabotage of the book, the punishment continues.” Anger takes over and my hands plant on my hips. “Grow the fuck up, Death boy.” The figure recoils. “Times change. That woman is going to be in charge whether you like it or not. If you can’t handle that, it’s time for you to resign. Seriously.” “Save your progress for Earth, where it is no more welcome. The punishment continues until the book changes the prediction.” I shudder as they melt through my wall. ~~~~~~~ Congratulations Eight Time Winner Kel, and Honorable Mentions Atticus, Silver, and Bill! Don’t forget to claim your badges and display them with pride. You certainly earned it! Pass on the great news on Twitter, Facebook, MeWe, shiny mirrors, Morse Code, and signal flags. Check out all the original tales HERE. Thanks for stopping by and happy reading! 🙂

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#ThursThreads – Tying Tales Together – Week 377

Posted on by Siobhan Muir

Welcome back to the home of Weird, Wild, & Wicked Tales. Today is Thursday and that means it’s time to start flashing. We’ve reached our Seventh year of weekly prompts! This is Week 377 of #ThursThreads, the challenge that ties tales together. Want to keep up each week? Check out the #ThursThreads #flashfiction group on Facebook and the Group on MeWe. Need the rules? Read on. Here’s how it works: The prompt is a line from the previous week’s winning tale. The prompt can appear ANYWHERE in your story and is included in your word count. The prompt must be used as is. It can be split, but no intervening words can be inserted or tenses changed. Rules to the Game: This is a Flash Fiction challenge, which means your story must be a minimum of 100 words, maximum of 250. The story must be new writing, not a snippet from something published elsewhere with the prompt added. Incorporate the prompt anywhere into your story (included in your word count). Post your story in the comments section of this post Include your word count in the post (or be excluded from judging) Include your Twitter handle or email in the post (so we don’t have to look for you) The challenge is open 7 AM to 8 PM Mountain Time The winner will be announced on Friday, depending on how early the judge gets up. How it benefits you: You get a nifty cool badge to display on your blog or site (because we’re all about promotion – you know you are!) You get instant recognition of your writing prowess on this blog! Your writing colleagues shall announce and proclaim your greatness on Facebook, Twitter, MeWe, and Google Plus, etc. Our Judge for Week 377: Hard working Children’s RN, with the love of reading to relax, and sports fan, Crystal Brown. Facebook | Twitter And now your #ThursThreads Challenge, tying tales together. The Prompt: “I’m not the one you expected, am I?” All stories written herein are the property (both intellectual and physical) of the authors. Now, away with you, Flash Fiction Fanatics, and show us your #ThursThreads. Good luck!

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#ThursThreads – Week 376 – Winners

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Week 376 of #ThursThreads had many fantastic tales. I’m honored to see all the writers come to tie a tale as we start our eighth year. If you’ve been doing it a while, thank you. If you’ve just found us, welcome! May you come back again and write more great flash. Thousand thanks to Naima Simone 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: Bill Engleson | @billmelaterplea Cara Michaels | @caramichaels Silver James | @SilverJames_ Jo Hawk | @JoHawktheWriter Siobhan Muir | @SiobhanMuir Mark A. Morris Terry Brewer | @Stories2121 Nikki Prince | @AuthorNPrince Sheilagh Lee | @SweetSheil Teresa Eccles | @TeresaMEccles David A. Ludwig | @DavidALudwig Tina Glasneck | @TinaGlasneck Daelyn Morgana | @DaelynMorgana Kel J. Heinen | @Aightball Naima says: All of the stories were so good. I mean, wow. I was entertained today, certainly, but I was also just blown away by some truly awesome writing. Thank you so much for sharing! Honorable Mentions Cara Michaels | @caramichaels Naima says: Wow. First, that beginning just immediately sucks you in. A forty-foot fall and no one’s dead? Oh hells yes! I need to read more. And the dialogue is natural, the writing easy to read and seamless. Even the prompt totally fits like a perfect puzzle piece. This line is a perfect example of the great writing. “Why the hell would I do that?” He cut me off, rising over me once more, all mildly insulted and ridiculously beautiful. “Seems a shitty way to thank you for saving my life.” I was just dragged me into this story, and I want to know more. And SUPERHEROES!!! Silver James | @SilverJames_ Naima says: There’s a saying that I’ve heard all my writing life: God is in the details. And this excerpt is the reason why that saying was created. He tracked her, as unobtrusively as a guy carrying his bulk and notoriety could. He unwrapped a Tootsie Pop and stuck it in his mouth. She wasn’t a local and she carried that air of officiousness that suggested she was here to meddle. And these were just a few of the little descriptions and handful of words that made this so incredibly rich. She painted the picture. I feel like I already know Pops’ personality and a little about him and his history in just 248 words! Also, that ending. Talk about a cliffhanger and leaving me wanting to know more! This was awesome. Tina Glasneck | @TinaGlasneck Naima says: I loved this because it seemed utterly normal—like something your grandmother would nag you about, being “manless”—until you read down to the ghostly hands. Color me intrigued AND pink, because I was tickled. The excerpt is this beautiful and easy blending of contemporary and paranormal. And the voice is amazing.  So smooth and natural. Just from this small peek, I know this world building is intricate. But the voice of the heroine is flawless and makes me know traversing this world won’t be difficult in her head. Also, in this short piece, the author has me caring and totally invested in the heroine. I want her to win even as I want to shout a warning at her, “Nah, girl! Don’t resurrect the dead! You crazy??” LOL! Yeah, totally invested. A wonderfully written piece. Daelyn Morgana | @DaelynMorgana Naima says: This was utterly unique. I’m an 80s music girl so I hadn’t heard the song No Rest for the Wicked by Lykke Li. But after reading this? I doggone sure went online to find it and listen. This piece was haunting, vivid and emotional. This line: “Flags wave at half mast for my survivor’s guilt.” So. Freaking. Good. And then that last line? It left me damn near lunging from my seat to stop him. It just made me feel. Plus, incorporating the lyrics as part of it? If the author hadn’t mentioned that down at the bottom, I wouldn’t have known. It was that seamless. Just wonderful. winner announcement Week 376 Winner Mark A. Morris Naima says: Simply put, I was seduced. I don’t know if I’m a fan of Agatha or the demon. That ambiguity had me both uncomfortable and titillated. Which is a hallmark of some great writing. This line—“… his voice turning inside her like a melon baller, gouging away at her consciousness.”—and several others just had me wishing I had written it. And then there’s this: “You’ll have been expecting the demon responsible for your acne, I’d guess. My specialism’s usually pestilence but I’m sure I can manage to do something to take your mind off that. But it’ll cost you your eternal soul and I don’t do refunds.” Jithuus sounds like a complete asshole, and I’m here for it. I want to know why Agatha summoned him. Perhaps more importantly, I want to know BOTH of their stories. What’s going to happen between the two of them? Will there be a two of them? What does Agatha want? What does Jithuus want? Oh yes, seduced. Like, entranced. By the author’s voice. The characters. The circumstances. The world-building. The piece accomplishes what any writer craves—getting his reader to continue flipping the pages. The demon smirked. He sat back on his haunches with his hands behind him. He was careful not to touch the ward line circumscribing the mandala he’d appeared inside, but he was as nonchalant as ever. “You’re supposed to be obedient,” Agatha wailed. “The grimoire said you’d be obliged to do whatever I said.” Jithuus shrugged. He manifested a scroll from the otherworld and began to read an incantation, his voice turning inside her like a melon baller, gouging away at her consciousness. She fell forward onto her knees and her nose began to bleed, the drops splattering against the floor. “Enough?” he said, interrupting himself. He marked the line he’d reached with a stab of a claw, the parchment smouldering where he touched it.…

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#ThursThreads – Tying Tales Together – Week 376

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Welcome back to the home of Weird, Wild, & Wicked Tales. Today is Thursday and that means it’s time to start flashing. We’ve reached our Seventh year of weekly prompts! This is Week 376 of #ThursThreads, the challenge that ties tales together. Want to keep up each week? Check out the #ThursThreads #flashfiction group on Facebook and the Group on MeWe. Need the rules? Read on. Here’s how it works: The prompt is a line from the previous week’s winning tale. The prompt can appear ANYWHERE in your story and is included in your word count. The prompt must be used as is. It can be split, but no intervening words can be inserted or tenses changed. Rules to the Game: This is a Flash Fiction challenge, which means your story must be a minimum of 100 words, maximum of 250. The story must be new writing, not a snippet from something published elsewhere with the prompt added. Incorporate the prompt anywhere into your story (included in your word count). Post your story in the comments section of this post Include your word count in the post (or be excluded from judging) Include your Twitter handle or email in the post (so we don’t have to look for you) The challenge is open 7 AM to 8 PM Mountain Time The winner will be announced on Friday, depending on how early the judge gets up. How it benefits you: You get a nifty cool badge to display on your blog or site (because we’re all about promotion – you know you are!) You get instant recognition of your writing prowess on this blog! Your writing colleagues shall announce and proclaim your greatness on Facebook, Twitter, MeWe, and Google Plus, etc. Our Judge for Week 376: Pastor’s Kid, Nalini Singh sycophant and Writer of the hot books, Naima Simone. Facebook | Twitter | Instagram | And now your #ThursThreads Challenge, tying tales together. The Prompt: “I have heard it all before.” All stories written herein are the property (both intellectual and physical) of the authors. Now, away with you, Flash Fiction Fanatics, and show us your #ThursThreads. Good luck!

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#ThursThreads – Week 375 – Winners

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Week 375 of #ThursThreads had many fantastic tales. I’m honored to see all the writers come to tie a tale as we start our eighth year. If you’ve been doing it a while, thank you. If you’ve just found us, welcome! May you come back again and write more great flash. Thousand thanks to Angela Roe 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: Katheryn J. Avila | @katheryn_avila Bill Engleson | @billmelaterplea Mark A. Morris Siobhan Muir | @SiobhanMuir Jo Hawk | @JoHawktheWriter Silver James | @SilverJames_ Teresa Eccles | @TeresaMEccles David A. Ludwig | @DavidALudwig Daelyn Morgana | @DaelynMorgana Sheilagh Lee | @SweetSheil Torn MacAlester | @Torn_MacAlester Ever Addams | @everaddams Cara Michaels | @caramichaels Honorable Mentions Silver James | @SilverJames_ Angela says: Hasn’t every single woman felt both invisible and too big at the same time? She’s written a real gem here, and it’s powerful with both pain and hope. So very well done. Cara Michaels | @caramichaels Angela says: I love that she was so able to convey both excitement and a certain shyness in such a sweet scene. Teresa Eccles | @TeresaMEccles Angela says: Those major milestones are painful and sending our babies to Kindergarten is a truly painful moment. I think we’ve all shed tears as our babies left toddlerhood and entered grade school. Teresa showed us those complex emotions perfectly. winner announcement Week 374 Winner Jo Hawk | @JoHawkTheWriter Angela says: This story evokes both the fear and shrinking behavior of someone who has been abused, and the strength and courage it takes to free oneself from such a relationship. To convey so many emotions in such few words is talent, indeed. Touching the scar on my elbow, I let my finger trace the line. The diner reeks of nostalgia, the linoleum is worn, but the coffee in the battered cream-colored cup is hot and strong. I sip, watching the two uniforms place their order and adjust their stools at the counter. The glass door opens, the bell tinkles merrily, and he walks toward me, pausing, he towers over me, but I stand my ground. He sits in the booth. The table separated us, and he leans forward, reaching for my hands. I pull back, plaster my spine against the vinyl seat, ramrod straight, and drop my fists into my lap. But I won’t look away. I had forgotten his eyes were blue. If I could forget that, perhaps I can leave behind the rest. Memories flash, slashing red and deep. Tear-stained faces, broken promises, and outright lies will forever live encased by walls. He says he loves me, and he needs me. He can’t go on without me. The begging begins with words so often repeated that I no longer require the script. I have heard it all before. “I don’t hate you, it’s just… I don’t need you anymore,” my voice sounds distant, flat and cold. He speaks from far away, and my ears grow deaf. “There’s nothing left to say. I won’t go back.” My bill is paid, the time is now, and I rise. The uniforms nod as I stroll by, and I step through the open door. ~~~~~~~ Congratulations Winner Jo, and Honorable Mentions Silver, Cara, and Teresa! Don’t forget to claim your badges and display them with pride. You certainly earned it! Pass on the great news on Twitter, Facebook, MeWe, shiny mirrors, Morse Code, and signal flags. Check out all the original tales HERE. Thanks for stopping by and happy reading! 🙂

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#ThursThreads – Tying Tales Together – Week 375

Posted on by Siobhan Muir

Welcome back to the home of Weird, Wild, & Wicked Tales. Today is Thursday and that means it’s time to start flashing. We’ve reached our Seventh year of weekly prompts! This is Week 375 of #ThursThreads, the challenge that ties tales together. Want to keep up each week? Check out the #ThursThreads #flashfiction group on Facebook and the Group on MeWe. Need the rules? Read on. Here’s how it works: The prompt is a line from the previous week’s winning tale. The prompt can appear ANYWHERE in your story and is included in your word count. The prompt must be used as is. It can be split, but no intervening words can be inserted or tenses changed. Rules to the Game: This is a Flash Fiction challenge, which means your story must be a minimum of 100 words, maximum of 250. The story must be new writing, not a snippet from something published elsewhere with the prompt added. Incorporate the prompt anywhere into your story (included in your word count). Post your story in the comments section of this post Include your word count in the post (or be excluded from judging) Include your Twitter handle or email in the post (so we don’t have to look for you) The challenge is open 7 AM to 8 PM Mountain Time The winner will be announced on Friday, depending on how early the judge gets up. How it benefits you: You get a nifty cool badge to display on your blog or site (because we’re all about promotion – you know you are!) You get instant recognition of your writing prowess on this blog! Your writing colleagues shall announce and proclaim your greatness on Facebook, Twitter, MeWe, and Google Plus, etc. Our Judge for Week 375: Grandmother, corgi mama, and YouTube sensation, Angela Roe. Facebook | Twitter | And now your #ThursThreads Challenge, tying tales together. The Prompt: “I don’t need you.” All stories written herein are the property (both intellectual and physical) of the authors. Now, away with you, Flash Fiction Fanatics, and show us your #ThursThreads. Good luck!

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