“You know,” Frank said, “people really will bet on anything.” Charles could not resist the challenge. “You want to bet?” Two days later…. Frank accepted his twenty bucks from Stan, a mutual friend, while Charles watched from a distance. “Best twenty bucks I ever spent,” Stan said. “He cooked, plucked, and ate it.” As soon as […]
PHOTO PROMPT Copyright -Mary Shipman Like the scent of some long-forgotten secret, the sound haunted Rodney’s dreams. When he woke, he could still hear it, even louder and more insistent. Thump-thump. Rodney went to the hidden compartment in the wall, stripping back the wallpaper. The tiny man wore a black top hat, a green suit […]
PHOTO PROMPT Copyright-Ted Strutz My response to the weekly prompt on Friday Fictioneers, where every week we get together and write 100 word stories. It’s fun – and calorie-free. A Matter of Perspective The so-called dentist left the room for a second, giving Tony an opening, a chance to escape. Frantically, he looked around the […]
Photo Credit:Sandra Crook My response to the weekly writing prompt at Friday Fictioneers. An InLinkz Link-up. Genre: Light Fantasy Balaam was not having a good day. First, there had been the locusts, then the fiery rain, and finally thick darkness. Suddenly, a herd of sheep appeared from nowhere, surrounding his car. One of the sheep […]
