Category Archives: Fiction

Five-Hundred Word Challenge 988: Off to the Shops

It was a fine morning. Semi-cloudless, sun bright but not blinding, low traffic; all things much appreciated when going for a walk to the shops. The only thing not appreciated at that particular time was the need to shop, for … Continue reading

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Five-Hundred Word Challenge 982: Lingering Shadow

Sometimes a day grows long and you do your best to wrangle with it, but you can’t and so instead of doing anything during the day you struggle during the evening and hope for the best. Sometimes that is the … Continue reading

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Five-Hundred Word Challenge 977: Burning Mouth

With a sense of aggrievement and a mouth burning blue, they made their dash to whatever sauce of cooling they could find. This was not what one would refer to as an ideal situation and it was one entirely of … Continue reading

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Five-Hundred Word Challenge 966: Ready for Consumption

Alright, so what I did was what I did and then I did the other thing which led to where the ocean resides on a Sunday. I don’t know as to how this all happened, but I can assure you, … Continue reading

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Five-Hundred Word Challenge 955: The Road Stretched

So the road stretched on into an endless distance, far beyond what was considered reasonable or acceptable and perhaps that was fine. The space on either side of the road was mostly flat and vast, and sometimes appearing to be … Continue reading

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One Thousand Word Challenge 123: Fridge Expedition

Back hurts but that is not going to stop me from telling this tale of falsity. So I was walking over to the fridge to see if there was anything in there. I wasn’t necessarily looking for anything in particular; … Continue reading

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Five-Hundred Word Challenge 953: Searching for Inspiration

The cold is brittle and wears at my bones, or something. Yes, it still is cold and in a couple of days it will be winter, which is the way that the passing of the seasons works or something. I … Continue reading

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One Thousand Word Challenge 119: A City

There upon a vast expanse lies a city paved with oddities, though they shall not be described, for describing them shall take far too much time. In this city it feels empty, though in truth it is full of liveliness … Continue reading

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Five-Hundred Word Challenge 931: A Good Day for Thought

It was a good day, or at least it was perceived to be a good day. Truly it was just a day, but there was a perception and that perception was both applied and lived within. Somehow that made it … Continue reading

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One Thousand Word Challenge 114: Off the Rails

Alright, so I’m doing one of these again. There is no start and there is no end and it just goes on and on, but here is where I shall start the start and the end shall be at the … Continue reading

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