flash fiction
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Headstone (a gothic flash fiction video short by Stephen Murray & Frankenberry)
Was talking a little while ago with good friend and co-worker, Steve, about this current spooky season, a one still more “on the way” then when we spoke and he mentioned that he wanted to build something for it, a dramatic piece of some sort, a video short, with a haunting story as well as… Continue reading
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Kenny, The Yellow Fog (flash fiction)
Something from earlier this week at dVerse Poets …. “Björn here, trying to inspire you to write prose. It is always hard to find a good line to embed in a piece of prose, but after looking around this line caught my attention: The yellow fog that rubs its back upon the window-panes from “The Love… Continue reading
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The Arch (flash fiction)
Flash fiction weekend story prompt from Sammi Cox including “impudence”. 84 words. ///// The Arch Damn you Percy! What? What’d I say? Altar mice, quiet, we’re not here But we ARE here, they ask us of that Damn you Percy! But she was to step off the ledge, from the Arch, to her death That… Continue reading
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The Race At The End Of Three County Fair (flash fiction)
So, there was, this weekend, a writing prompt from Sammi Cox who offers these on a regular basis. The latest was to use the word “revel” in a piece of prose or a poem with a goal of, this time around, exactly 69 words. . The Race At The End Of Three County Fair She… Continue reading
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The Eye and The Dark (flash fiction)
A new Flash Fiction prompt, this one from Dora at dVerse Poets, a one of 144 word max prose (not including the title) and a one, in this case, to include the line “Out of the ninth-month midnight” from Walt Whitman’s poem “Out of the Cradle Endlessly Rocking”. The Eye and The Dark It was… Continue reading
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The Portal in the Dryer at Hammond’s Laundry and Juice Bar (part one) (flash fiction)
A little while ago I discovered a community of writers at an online spot, dVerse poets and, courtesy of them, have been inspired to write some pretty good stuff over this time through prompts offered, numerous ones, on a weekly basis. Thank you by the way. Anyway, one of the folks met there is Melissa,… Continue reading
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Reason? (flash fiction)
From a dVerse Prosery flash fiction prompt that asked to use the line “every day unfurls as it must” but top out at 144 words ////////////////////////////////////////// Reason? The student asked the teacher why everything was so cryptic, so much the riddle, why couldn’t he be more straightforward, forthcoming? The teacher said nothing They sat … Continue reading
Frankenberry's Attic 