Week 669 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 almost 13 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
- Siobhan Muir
- J. Thomas Ganzer
- Silver James
- Sheilagh Lee
- David A. Ludwig
- Mark Ethridge
Honorable Mention
David A. Ludwig | Website
Muirlette says: It’s hard to resist a celestial squirrel, though it does make distractions a lot more entertaining. Fun tale.
Special Mention
Siobhan Muir | Website
Muirlette says: I liked the urgency in this moment. I don’t know what happened to the female character, but I sure would like to. This was a great story.
winner announcement
Week 669 Winner
Muirlette says: I really liked the mystery and uncertainty of the events leading up to the conversation witnessed in this excerpt. I liked how the character described where she was before, even when she couldn’t articulate it. Well done.
Aisling stared at them, her emotions a chaotic whirlwind. Fear waltzed with wonder. Anger chased giggling humor. Hysteria and sorrow held hands whispering to each other while loneliness and despair clung to each other in the center of the storm.
“Can you explain what happened?” Sade asked.
She shook her head.
Ariel studied her before glancing toward Sade. “If he transported her…” He left the rest of that thought hanging when he noticed the slight shudder running through the woman.
“I hate when y’all go all woo-woo and poof.” This time, Sade’s shudder was visible and exaggerated.
“No.”
They fixed their attention on Aisling.
“We didn’t poof. He opened a door.”
“Explain.” Sade’s voice demanded obedience.
“Under the library. He opened a door and pushed me through.”
Ariel shifted from foot to foot, uncomfortable. “He didn’t go with you?”
“No. He closed the door behind me. I couldn’t leave.”
Sade was determined to get facts. “What did you see?”
“Nothing. It was…” Staring down at the clasped hands she pressed into her lap, Aisling paused. Thought. Remembered. “There was nothing there. No light. No dark. No sound. No silence.” She looked up, sure her face showed the haunting emptiness inside her. “It was nothing. It was something more.”
After a string of expletives, Sade admitted, “Ariel’s right. You weren’t in the between.”
Ariel asked gently, “How did you get out?”
“A voice I didn’t hear. A hand I couldn’t feel. They showed me the door and here I am.”
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Congratulations SEVENTY-FIVE TIME WINNER Silver, and Honorable Mention David! Don’t forget to claim your badges and display them with pride. You certainly earned it!
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