Prompt: lifetime, heart. Word count: 150. I think I naturally gravitate towards the macabre. One woman’s insults gets on the nerve of a rather peculiar businessman. “I don’t know why you keep calling me heartless,” Sir said. “I have a heart. It’s right there on my desk.” A shot of fear lanced down Marjorie’s spine. Her kneesContinue reading “Valentine Flash Fiction #4: A Devil’s Deal”
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Valentine Flash Fiction #3: Kissed By A Rose
Prompt: roses, kiss. Word count: 250. This one is a little different. With those prompts I decided to be inspired by Seal’s 1994 hit song ‘Kissed By A Rose’. There used to be a graying tower alone on the sea. You became the light on the dark side of me. Mitch had been alone for thirty years,Continue reading “Valentine Flash Fiction #3: Kissed By A Rose”
Valentine Flash Fiction #2: After The Break Up
Prompt: chocolate, heart. Word count: 300. I turned it into a chocolate heart – and I never said my Valentine shorts were going to be Valentine-ey! Also, I have no idea what is up with both of them being ‘After the’ so far… maybe I’ll turn it into a theme? Did Mina make the right choice breakingContinue reading “Valentine Flash Fiction #2: After The Break Up”
Valentine Flash Fiction #1: After The Sunset
Prompt: Love, romance. Word count: 250. Not the easiest of prompts, but my volunteer did pull them from a hat so what more can I ask? Ever wonder what happened after the cowboy saved his damsel and rode off into the sunset? After The Sunset The night’s activities couldn’t have gone more wrong. John helpedContinue reading “Valentine Flash Fiction #1: After The Sunset”
Writing Rules For Rule Breakers
Today I read a fantastic article over at Writer Unboxed called A Singularly Unpopular View of Adverbs by Keith Cronan. In it, Cronan details how some writing preferences have appeared to become rules without fully being comprehended, which sends authors off doing things to their prose they shouldn’t be doing. Here are some great excerpts: We’ve been taughtContinue reading “Writing Rules For Rule Breakers”
Lissa Bilyk 