#WRITESPIRATION #124 52 WEEKS IN 52 WORDS WEEK 28 – Holiday

12 Jul 2017 25 Comments

by Ritu in #Writespiration, Fiction, Thoughts Opinions & Memories Tags: #Writespiration, Blog, Blog Post, Blogger, Blogging, Flash Fiction, Holiday, Sacha Black

Sacha’s prompt this week for #Writespiration.

Your challenge is to write your story using the weekly theme/prompt and write it in just 52 words…. EXACTLY, no more, no less.

The Holiday

Fun, she said.
It’ll be great, she said.
So far, we have endured a delayed flight, lost luggage, and a crappy hotel.
Add to that one day of blistering sunshine that has resulted in blistered shoulders, followed by torrential downpours, and food I wouldn’t even give to my dog!
Holiday, or Hell-iday?

#WRITESPIRATION #123 52 WEEKS IN 52 WORDS WEEK 27 – Discovered Secrets

05 Jul 2017 26 Comments

by Ritu in #Writespiration, Fiction, Thoughts Opinions & Memories Tags: #Writespiration, Blog, Blog Post, Blogger, Blogging, Sacha Black, Secrets

Sacha has another prompt for her #Writespiration challenge…

Your challenge is to write your story using the weekly theme/prompt and write it in just 52 words…. EXACTLY, no more, no less.

The secret you just discovered…

I wasn’t meant to see that…
There I was, opening up my payslip, knowing exactly what it would contain.
Such a relief that payday was here, I was short of money again this month.
I had to do a double take!
The name… not mine…
Ooops!

Hmmm, so that’s what she earns…..!

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WRITESPIRATION #122 52 WEEKS IN 52 WORDS WEEK 26 – Toast

28 Jun 2017 19 Comments

by Ritu in #Writespiration, Fiction, Thoughts Opinions & Memories Tags: #Writespiration, Blog, Blog Post, Blogger, Blogging, Flash Fiction, Sacha Black, Toast

Sacha’s come up with another corker this week for our 52 word challenge on the #Writespiration prompt!

Your challenge is to write your story using the weekly theme/prompt and write it in just 52 words…. EXACTLY, no more, no less.

And the prompt is TOAST!

Image from Pixabay

They’ve placed me in this torturous device.
It felt strangely secure initially, but no more.
I can feel my outside starting to tighten…
Please! No! Oh how I long for my softness to reappear!
He’s waiting for me, Torturer…
POP!
Waiting with the knife and butter, he smirks and says, “You’re Toast!”

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To take part, click here!

WRITESPIRATION #121 52 WEEKS IN 52 WORDS WEEK 25

21 Jun 2017 34 Comments

by Ritu in #Writespiration, Thoughts Opinions & Memories Tags: #Writespiration, Blog, Blog Post, Blogger, Blogging, Death Personified, Flash Fiction, Sacha Black

Sacha’s back with another of her #Writespiration prompts!

Your challenge is to write your story using the weekly theme/prompt and write it in just 52 words…. EXACTLY, no more, no less.

And the prompt this week…

Your story from the point of view of Death personified.

Image from Pixabay

It ain’t easy, you know, being the bearer of bad news.
And that’s ALL my job is about.
First off, I can’t stand the heat!
Not only do I live near a furnace, but I melt in these robes!
Secondly, I’m a softy at heart.
Thank God they don’t see my tears…

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Writespiration #120 52 Weeks in 52 Words Week 24

14 Jun 2017 23 Comments

by Ritu in #Writespiration, Fiction Tags: #Writespiration, Blog, Blog Post, Blogger, Blogging, Flash Fiction, Sacha Black

Sacha’s #writespiration prompt today.

The blood curdling phone call in the middle of the night.

The telephone shrilled in the middle of the night.
Glancing at the clock, Tina harrumphed.
Bloody phone call at 3.24am.
Dragging herself out of bed, she cursed at not putting her mobile on the bedside table.
“Hello…”
“Mrs Peters? This is DI Jones. It’s about your son, David.”
The world went black.

As a mother, and true family person, I don’t know what could be more blood curdling for me, than to get a phone call in the middle of the night about one of my loved ones.

In fact I dread the phone ringing late at night or early morning, because I know, 90% of the time, it will be something bad… side effects of a big family.

Lots of joy, but many more opportunities for sad or devastating news too…