Tag: Flash Fiction
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“Ode To A Playground”
In response to The Daily Post’s writing prompt: “Ode to a Playground.” A place from your past or childhood, one that you’re fond of, is destroyed. Write it a memorial. You have served me very well for two years. I climbed, swung and slid on my playground set, and now my parents have decided to move…
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“Immortalized in a Hologram”
In response to The Daily Post’s writing prompt: “Immortalized in Stone.” Your personal sculptor is carving a person, thing or event from the last year of your life. What’s the statue of and what makes it so significant? At 82 years of age, I was in Patagonia South America, blogging about my travels and photographing…
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“Out Of Reach”
In response to The Daily Post’s writing prompt: “Out of Reach.” Write about the one X that got away — a person, an experience, a place you wanted to visit. How much would you change about your life to have it within reach again? For several years, I dreamed of seeing her. When the opportunity…
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“Night and Day”
In response to The Daily Post’s writing prompt: “Night and Day.” Have you ever had an experience that was incredible the first time, but terrible the second time around? Or vice versa? What made it different the second time? Night and Day experiences are measured by time. When Six Flags over Mid-America opened April 10,…
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A Storybook Day
In response to The Daily Post’s writing prompt: “A Storybook Day.” You have to spend one day as or with your favorite fictional character. Which one would it be and what would you do? My storybook day began before sunrise when I decided to ride my bicycle to the park to take some morning photos of…
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“Home Turf”
In response to The Daily Post’s writing prompt: “Home Turf.” Name five things in your house that make it a home. The foundation for a house is love while also enjoying where you live, and who you share your space with to make it a home. Within the category of love includes family, hopes, and…
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“I’ve Become My Parents”
In response to The Daily Post’s writing prompt: “I’ve become My Parents.” Do you ever find yourself doing something your parents used to do when you were a kid, despite the fact you hated it back then? Early on as a child, I understood my parents were hard disciplinarians, like most of the parents in my…
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“Take Me To the Moon”
In response to The Daily Post’s writing prompt: “Take Me to the Moon.” How far would you go for someone you love? How far would you want someone else to go for you? When I read the prompt, “Take Me to the Moon,” I immediately thought of the song, sung by Frank Sinatra. The question, asked,…
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“Mountaintops and Valley”
In response to The Daily Post’s writing prompt: “Mountaintops and Valleys.” Describe a time when you quickly switched from feeling at the top of the world to sinking all the way down (or vice versa). Did you learn anything about yourself in the process? The yearly July, fourth, five-kilometer fun run and walk is held…
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“Phobia, Shmobia”
In response to The Daily Post’s writing prompt: “Phobia, Shmobia.” Fears evolve over time. What is one fear you’ve conquered? During the holiday season, at the age of five. I watched the “Wizard of Oz” movie and after viewing the wicked witch and those flying monkeys. I was terrified of going into the basement of…
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“The Fun Platform”
In response to The Daily Post’s writing prompt: “The Fun Platform.” If you were the new leader of your country and had the chance to transform something that’s currently an annoyance (or worse) into a very fun activity, what would it be? How would you go about the change, and why would you choose that…
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“Daily Ritual”
In response to The Daily Post’s writing prompt: “Daily Ritual.” Think about your day. Select one of your daily rituals and explain it to us: why do you do what you do? How did you come to adopt this ritual? What happens on days when you can’t perform it? I have a daily ritual routine…
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Worlds Colliding
In response to The Daily Post’s writing prompt: “Worlds Colliding.” Take two main characters from two different books (either fiction or nonfiction) and introduce them to, or have them meet, each other. What would happen next? I believe the Saturday morning television worlds of “H & R Puff N Stuff” colliding with the family comedy…
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“Retrospective Funny”
In response to The Daily Post’s writing prompt: “Retrospectively Funny.” Tell us about a situation that was not funny at all while it was happening, but that you now laugh about whenever you remember it. My neighbor and I were taking a morning walk with our dogs when we witnessed an auto accident between two…
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“ The Mature and the Rested”
In response to The Daily Post’s writing prompt: “The Young and the Rested.” When was the last time you felt truly rejuvenated and energized? What made you feel that way? My rejuvenation begins upon my return home from an exhilarating heart beating cardio bike ride or walk. Once the front door seal is broken, the fresh…
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“Inside the Bubble”
In response to The Daily Post’s writing prompt: “Inside the Bubble.” A contagious disease requires you to be put into quarantine for a whole month (don’t worry, you get well by the time you’re free to go!). How would you spend your time in isolation? To live a month in quarantine for some people could…
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“My #1 Song at Birth”
In response to The Daily Post’s writing prompt: “Your Number One.” What was the #1 song when you were born? (not sure? you can find out here.) Write about how the song relates (or not!) to your personality. This prompt excites me as a lover of music of all genre’s excluding most older country music.…
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“Golden Age”
In response to The Daily Post’s writing prompt: “Golden Age.” If you had to live forever as either a child, an adolescent, or an adult, which would you choose — and why? If I had to choose between being a child, adolescent or adult for the rest of my life, my choice hands down is…
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“Missing Sequels”
In response to The Daily Post’s writing prompt: “Missing Sequels.” If you could create a sequel to one favorite (standalone) movie, which would it be? How would it build on the original? I would love to have the motion picture movie Grand Torino sequel to be a romance. Retired auto worker and Korean War veteran…
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“Middle Seat”
In response to The Daily Post’s writing prompt: “Middle Seat.” It turns out that your neighbor on the plane/bus/train (or the person sitting at the next table at the coffee shop) is a very, very chatty tourist. Do you try to switch seats, go for a non-committal brief small talk, or make this person your…
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“Take a Chance on Me”
In response to The Daily Post’s writing prompt: “Take a Chance on Me.” What’s the biggest chance you ever took? Did it work out? Do tell! My journey has reflected a by the book disciplinarian lifestyle. I have received technical and detailed training during my previous careers, along with the accompanying practicals to test what I’ve…
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“Only Sixteen”
In response to The Daily Post’s writing prompt: “Only Sixteen.” Tell us all about the person you were when you were sixteen. If you haven’t yet hit sixteen, tell us about the person you want to be at sixteen. Oh yes, to recall the dreaded year of being sixteen. Well, this was the year before…
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“No, Thank You”
In response to The Daily Post’s writing prompt: “No, Thank You.” If you could permanently ban a word from general usage, which one would it be? Why? In honor of my mother, my English teachers during my elementary, middle, and high school years, I would permanently banned the word “ain’t.” The word “ain’t” was the…
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“Que Sera Sera”
In response to The Daily Post’s writing prompt: “Que Sera Sera.” Do you believe in fate or do you believe you can control your destiny? Living fifty years upon this planet and experiencing several life or death circumstances, I understand, appreciate and believe in fate. Here today gone tomorrow, live each day as it was…
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“That Stings”
In response to The Daily Post’s writing prompt: “That Stings!.” Franz Kafka said, “we ought to read only books that bite and sting us.” What’s the last thing you read that bit and stung you? Earlier this year I read a book titled Ruby, and I just could not stop until I finished. The author Cynthia…
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“Red Pill, Blue Pill”
In response to The Daily Post’s writing prompt: “Red Pill, Blue Pill.” If you could get all the nutrition you needed in a day with a pill — no worrying about what to eat, no food preparation — would you do it? Three years ago I would have taken either red or blue pill, however, when…
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“Diversity”
In response to The Daily Post’s writing prompt: “West End Girls.” Every city and town contain people of different classes: rich, poor, and somewhere in between. What’s it like where you live? If it’s difficult for you to discern and describe the different types of classes in your locale, describe what it was like where…
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“Break The Silence”
In response to The Daily Post’s writing prompt: “Break the Silence.” When was the last time you really wanted (or needed) to say something, but kept quiet? Write a post about what you should’ve said. As I age, I have learned to keep my opinions, personal thoughts, and most importantly keep my mouth closed to…
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“Sweeping Motions”
In response to The Daily Post’s writing prompt: “Sweeping Motions.” What’s messier right now — your bedroom or you computer’s desktop (or your favorite device’s home screen)? Tell us how and why it got to that state. My obsessive compulsion overwhelmed me to begin sweeping, mopping, and cleaning my entire home before leaving on vacation.…
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“Delayed Contact”
In response to The Daily Post’s writing prompt: “Delayed Contact.” How would you get along with your sibling(s), parent(s), or any other person you’ve known for a long time — if you only met them for the first time today? My favorite family quote is, “you can choose your friends. However, your blood family is…
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The History of Language
In response to The Daily Post’s writing prompt: “History of Language.” Write a piece of fiction describing the incident that gave rise to the phrase, “third time’s the charm.” The history of language and words has influence millions, yet the evolution of words has a lot to be considered. The use of words and its…
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Fountain Me; “Three Coins in a Fountain”
In response to The Daily Post’s writing prompt: “Three Coins in the Fountain.” Have you ever tossed a coin or two into a fountain and made a wish? Did it come true? I have tossed my fair share of coins into fountains around the world, and none of my wishes come true. The next time I…
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“Obstacle Course”
In response to The Daily Post’s writing prompt: “Obstacle Course.” Think about what you wanted to accomplish last week. Did you? What are the things that hold you back from doing everything you’d like to do? Last week’s agenda was completed, and I was able to accomplish my writing assignments and arrive safely after some…
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“Bedtime Stories”
In response to The Daily Post’s writing prompt: “Bedtime Stories.” What was your favorite book as a child? Did it influence the person you are now? Dr. Suesuss ABC’s, Cat in the Hat, Fox in Socks’, Hop on Pop, One Fish Two Fish Red Fish Blue Fish, Green Eggs and Ham, Curious George, and Dick…
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Through the Window
In response to The Daily Post’s writing prompt: “Through the Window.” Go to the nearest window. Look out for a full minute. Write about what you saw. Looking through a window onto a bright sunny day, I spy with my eye, something green, something brown, something white, and something red. My view brings forth a…
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From You to You
In response to The Daily Post’s writing prompt: “From You to You.” Write a letter to your 14-year-old self. Tomorrow, write a letter to yourself in 20 years. I could not write a letter to myself telling me what I should prepare for because my past has allowed me to arrive at this time of my life…
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“Proud, CampNaNoWriMo Winner”
In response to The Daily Post’s writing prompt: “Proud.” When was the last time someone told you they were proud of you? On July 31, 2015, I completed my participation in the month-long Camp National Novel Writing Month “aka CampNaNoWriMo” I finished my first short novel, and the experience was enjoyable. When I validated my…
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“Lucky Star”
In response to The Daily Post’s writing prompt: “Lucky Star.” My three wishes are similar to my prayers. 1) I wish for great health for me as well for my family and friends. 2) I wish for a successful career as a writer, photographer, and painter. 3) I wish for the world to be more…
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“Dictionary Shmictionary”
In response to The Daily Post’s writing prompt: “Dictionary, Shmictionary.” Time to confess: tell us about a time when you used a word whose meaning you didn’t actually know (or were very wrong about, in retrospect). Every time I’ve discovered a misspelled word, or use a word out of context, I sometimes recall my six-grade…
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“Game of Groans”
In response to The Daily Post’s writing prompt: “Game of Groans.” Think about an object, an activity, or a cultural phenomenon you really don’t like. Now write a post (tongue in cheek or not — your call!) about why it’s the best thing ever. It is the middle of summer, and two weeks after the…
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“________ is the new _______”
In response to The Daily Post’s writing prompt: “______ is the new ______.” Click over to your favorite blog, and pick out the 4th and 14th words (that aren’t “the” or “an”). Drop them into this phrase: Before I completely read the daily prompt, my thoughts immediately were of the Netflix original show called, “Orange is the…
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“Simply the Best and Worst of Humanity”
In response to The Daily Post’s writing prompt: “Simply the Best.” NASA is building a new Voyager spacecraft that will carry the best of modern human culture. What belongs onboard? The following link provides information about the current Voyager 1 & 2 interstellar mission carrying a data time capsule. It has been over twenty-five years since…
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“Fourth Wall”
In response to The Daily Post’s writing prompt: “Fourth Wall.” You get to spend a day inside your favorite movie. Tell us which one it is — and what happens to you while you’re there. A couple of days ago, I wrote a response to the daily prompt, “you’re a winner,” where I promised to…
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“Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This),”
In response to The Daily Post’s writing prompt: “Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This).” What is the best dream you’ve ever had? Recount it for us in all its ethereal glory. If no dream stands out in your memory, recount your worst nightmare. Leave no frightening detail out. Dreams, dreams, dreams, whether good, bad or nightmarish.…
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“You’er a Winner”
In response to The Daily Post’s writing prompt: “You’re a Winner!.” You’ve just won $1 billion dollars in the local lottery. You do not have to pay tax on your winnings. How will you spend the money? Everyone dreams of winning the lottery of any amount, yet, winning this enormous sum of money, most lotteries…
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“Should have, Would have, Could have,”
In response to The Daily Post’s writing prompt: “Shoulda Woulda Coulda.” Life is filled with daily moments based on should have, would have, and could haves. Mine was because of the heavy rains earlier this morning. I could not take my daily 2 or 3-mile walk so when a break in the rains came, I…
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“Well, I Never”
In response to The Daily Post’s writing prompt: “Well, I Never….” Tell us about something you’ve done that you would advise a friend never to do. The Well, I will never do again moments in life usually involve the combination of the following list. Alcohol consumption, the lack of thought, the failure to properly prepare…
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“The Perfect Game, A Short Story”
In response to The Daily Post’s writing prompt: “The Perfect Game.” You’re set to play poker (or Scrabble or something else . . .) with a group of four. Write a story set during this game. Or, describe the ideal match: the players, the relationships — and the hidden rivalries. I played golf for five years without…
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“Passions”
I recently visited and tour Key West Florida and attended events at The Studios of Key West a local art gallery with studios for the artists who live in town. I was truly impressed with every artist as they exhibited and expressed their passions while describing their particular craft or finished work. My interactions inspired my…
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“Brilliant Disguise”
In response to The Daily Post’s writing prompt: “Brilliant Disguise.” Tell us about a time when someone had you completely fooled, where the wool was pulled right over your eyes, and you got hoodwinked, but good. Was it a humorous experience or one you’d rather forget? What was the outcome? Many times in my community…
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“Grand Slam”
In response to The Daily Post’s writing prompt: “Grand Slam.” In your own life, what would be the equivalent of a walk-off home run? (For the baseball-averse, that’s a last-minute, back-against-the-wall play that guarantees a dramatic victory.) I never dreamed of the “Grand Slam,” but, my dreams were of outdoor activities. Like, motorcycles and hiking…
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“Honorific”
In response to The Daily Post’s writing prompt: “Honorific.” If you could pick one person to be commemorated on a day dedicated to him/her alone, who would you choose? The word honorific is applied to Dr. Martin Luther King Jr birthday who has a US Federal holiday in his honor along with the Dr. Martin…
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“Memory on the Menu”
In response to The Daily Post’s writing prompt: “Memory on the Menu.” Which good memories are better — the recent and vivid ones, or those that time has covered in a sweet haze? All memories whether recent, vivid or those covered in a sweet haze are good memories if you can recall them. As life passes…
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“Futures Past”
In response to The Daily Post’s writing prompt: “Futures Past.” As a kid, what did you want to be when you grew up? How close or far are you from that vision? As a very young child I watched a lot of cowboy movies and I often dreamed about riding a horse through small towns…
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“Revisionist History”
In response to The Daily Post’s writing prompt: “Revisionist History.” Go back in time to an event you think could have played out differently for you. Let alternate history have its moment: tell us what could, would or should have happened? Where or when in time would I go to achieve an alternative history of…
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“Don’t You Forget About Me”
In response to The Daily Post’s writing prompt: “Don’t You Forget About Me.” Imagine yourself at the end of your life. What sort of legacy will you leave? Describe the lasting effect you want to have on the world, after you’re gone. Another end of life prompt to consider how I see myself approaching death and…
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“Thoughts”
In response to The Daily Post’s writing prompt: “S/he Said.” Pause whatever you’re doing, and ask the person nearest you what they’re thinking about (call someone if you have to). Write a post based on it. I was seated with a friend when I read this prompt, and I immediately asked her what she was…
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“The Kindness of a Stranger & Honoring a Bet”
In response to The Daily Post’s writing prompt: “The Kindness of Strangers.” When was the last time a stranger did something particularly kind, generous, or selfless for you? Tell us what happened! Many times as I commute to work, I, like so many other commuters, eye contact is avoided and never made. Seated across from me…
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“In the Summertime”
In response to The Daily Post’s writing prompt: “In the Summertime.” If it’s autumn or winter where you live, what are you most looking forward to doing next summer? If it’s spring or summer where you are, what has been the highlight of the season so far for you? It is summer time in Southwest…
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” Generation XYZ”
In response to The Daily Post’s writing prompt: “Generation XYZ.” Think about the generation immediately younger or older than you. What do you understand least about them — and what can you learn from them? The generation ahead of me is considered the baby boomer, and I consider myself the tail end of the baby…
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“Celebrate Good Times”
In response to The Daily Post’s writing prompt: “Celebrate Good Times.” You receive some wonderful, improbable, hoped-for good news. How do you celebrate? Celebrating good times is a very useful prompt because today is my birthday, and I’m celebrating on the wonderfully warm island in Key West Florida. Birthdays are universally celebrated identifying the day,…
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“The Golden Time of Day”
In response to The Daily Post’s writing prompt: “The Golden Hour.” 6:00 AM: the best hour of the day, or too close to your 3:00 AM bedtime? The Golden Hour is essentially any time of day when there is a peacefulness and causing you to reflect on the day before or the day ahead. Whenever,…
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“Snapshot Stories”
In response to The Daily Post’s writing prompt: “Snapshot Stories.” Open the first photo album you can find — real or virtual, your call — and stop at the first picture of yourself you see there . Tell us the story of that photo. With hundreds of photos taken over the years from my cross…
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“Toy Story”
In response to The Daily Post’s writing prompt: “Toy Story.” What was your favorite plaything as a child? Do you see any connection between your life now, and your favorite childhood toy? Long before famous automobile video games like Grand Theft Auto, Formula 1 Racing, and The Need for Speed, my memory easily recalls…
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“Fill in the Blank”
In response to The Daily Post’s writing prompt: “Fill In the Blank.” Three people walk into a bar…. Three executives board members of the Acme Widget’s company, walked into a dance bar on Bourbon Street, in New Orleans Louisiana. They were in town to attend the companies yearly convention and corporate board meeting, beginning the following…
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“Fifteen Credits: Never Stop Learning”
In response to The Daily Post’s writing prompt: “Fifteen Credits.” If you’re in school, are you enjoying your classes? If you’re out of school, what do you miss about it — or are you glad those days are over? I associate the Fifteen credits prompt with my college years and immediately I begin to recall…
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“Moved To Tears”
In response to The Daily Post’s writing prompt: “Moved to Tears.” Describe the last time you were moved to tears by something beautiful. Several tours of US national Parks have stirred my emotions to tears while viewing the sights the North Rim of the Grand Canyon, Glacier National Park’s Going to Sun Road, and my…
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“Turn, Turn, Turn,”
In response to The Daily Post’s writing prompt: “Turn, Turn, Turn.” Seasons change so quickly! Which one do you most look forward to? Which is your least favorite? This prompt invokes memories of the changing seasons I experienced during my life and especially when I played in the falling leaves of fall. My love of…
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“Hear No Evil”
In response to The Daily Post’s writing prompt: “Hear No Evil.” Tell us about a conversation you couldn’t help but overhear and wish you hadn’t. I usually use Southwest Airlines from the Washington DC area to fly west, and they’er connecting hub is located at Chicago’s Midway Airport and I always had at least an…
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” The Offer I couldn’t refuse”
In response to The Daily Post’s writing prompt: “Race the Clock.” Here’s the title of your post: “An Offer I Couldn’t Refuse.” Set a timer for ten minutes, and write it. Go! It is the daily routine of life that keeps me fully grounded, with a walk or bicycle ride in the mornings. I’m soon…
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