Tag Archives: flash fiction

The Collection: Not My Monkeys, Not My Circus

Posted on December 5, 2022 by pedometergeek

This week at Carrot Ranch Charli Mills set a prompt based upon the ear-worm infecting her brain. It is as follows: November 28, 2022, prompt: In 99 words (no more, no less), write a story using the saying, “not my … Continue reading →

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The Collection: Baby Ducks Ate My Lunch

Posted on April 15, 2022 by pedometergeek

This past week’s prompt at Carrot Ranch ( http://www.carrotranch.com ) was to write a 99-word (no more, no less) flash fiction piece about baby ducks eating my lunch, and to go where the prompt led. The results were varied. This … Continue reading →

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The Collection: Free Pies

Posted on March 25, 2022 by pedometergeek

This week at Carrot Ranch ( http://www.carrotranch.com ) the prompt was to write a 99-word piece (no more, no less…and yes, the pun is intended, but I digress) on free pie because March 14 is known as Pi Day. Today, … Continue reading →

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BP: The Collection–Zippers (99-Word Flash Fiction)

Posted on February 24, 2022 by pedometergeek

This week’s prompt over at Carrot Ranch ( http://www.carrotranch.com ) was to write a story in 99 words (no more, no less) that included the word zipper. The community of writers, who make up the Word Wranglers of Carrot Ranch, … Continue reading →

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The Dream: 99-Word Flash Fiction

Posted on November 10, 2021 by pedometergeek

The prompt that Charli Mills set for the Word Wranglers over at Carrot Ranch http://www.carrotranch.com was to write a story about a film festival in 99 words (no more, no less). She also suggested that a writer might want to … Continue reading →

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Racing the Horse: A 99-Word Flash Fiction

Posted on September 22, 2021 by pedometergeek

Nothing like the last minute for this 99 word (no more, no less) flash fiction based on the prompt from http://www.carrotranch.com, which was to write about a Big Black Horse. This pedometer geek writer has only rudimentary knowledge about horses, … Continue reading →

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GBBS: A 99-Word Flash Fiction

Posted on September 14, 2021 by pedometergeek

This week over at Carrot Ranch ( http://www.carrotranch.com ), the prompt was to write a story about a cooking show in 99 words (no more, no less), and to go where the prompt took you. As a general rule, this … Continue reading →

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Not-So-Haute Couture: A 99-word Flash Fiction

Posted on September 5, 2021 by pedometergeek

This week at Carrot Ranch the prompt is write a 99 word (no more, no less) flash fiction on “the prom dress didn’t fit” and to go where the prompt takes the writer. To understand this prompt more fully, read … Continue reading →

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Indigo Wings (When Pigs Fly): 99-word Flash Fiction

Posted on August 30, 2021 by pedometergeek

This week Charli Mills of Carrot Ranch ( http://www.carrotranch.com ) set the prompt as follows: In 99 words (no more, no less), write a story about a flight of pigs. It can be farm or fantasy-related. The idea can be … Continue reading →

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Aloysius’s Garden: A 99-Word Flash Fiction

Posted on August 16, 2021 by pedometergeek

This week over at Carrot Ranch (www.carrotranch.com) the prompt was to write about cacophony in 99 words (no more, no less). The word didn’t have to be used, but the piece needed to reflect it in some way. This pedometer … Continue reading →

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