MIAMI BEACH 2023

The heat wave of 2012 has lingered for eleven years.
Miami Beach is now the Miami Desert. Many changes have affected life as we had been used to.

Write about the brighter days to come.

How many feet are in a yard?

Image courtesy of FunZug.com

Here's a yard of feet.  What kind of footprints do they leave behind?

True Blue

 

Don’t hate me, but as you’re reading this, I am on the north shore of Lake Tahoe, my Happy Place. There is no blue like this blue. But there are so many shades of blue in the world. Today, write something that includes your favorite shade of blue. Or write about feeling blue. Or write about what’s true, for you. Or write about lapping waves and toes in sand…ahhhhh…gotta go. My kayak is calling. Happy blue inking, and be sure to leave me some azure love.

Wish you were here...

14th July

Dear Short Fiction Writers,

While exploring the attic of the old Victorian home of your elderly great aunt, you found an old postcard sticking out of a roll top desk.  To whom was it addressed, what did it say - and where was it sent from? 

Wish you were here...

Kindest regards,
Your Saturday Flashy Fiction Host

Two-Fer-One Flashy Friday

                                        Amazingly Beautiful Writing Prompts

A picture can inspire a thousand words, and the following pictures are some of the most evocative and beautiful I’ve ever seen. Maybe play some atmospheric music, and let your imaginations run wild for 15-20 minutes of free writing.

Have fun Fiction Flashers!

SEEING CLEARLY THROUGH SMOKY GLASS

At the bottom of every glass, there's a good story.

Whether smoky brown glass or beer goggles, our perception becomes our reality. Bartender, pull up a chair.

I have a story to tell you... Tell it!

Heat Wave

Many parts of the country have been dealing with record temperatures over the past few weeks.  Today, write about dealing with intense heat.  Some like it hot... others, not.

JUDGING THE BOOK

"When I first saw you, I thought you were handsome. Then, of course, you spoke."
- CAROL CONNELLY (Helen Hunt) in As Good As It Gets (1997)

Here's your opening line. Take it to a natural conclusion.

...dancin' and singin' in the rain...

Image courtesy of Wikimedia Commons/Falling Rain in Mexico

...do you?

Lazy Summer Crazies

Use the picture as inspiration. Then start your piece with "I'm not crazy!" I can't wait to see what you come up with.

Oasis

Image courtesy of Rogallery/Unknown Artist, Unknown Island Oasis

It's really hot out, right?  Steaming...sizzling...HOT.

So...

Where is your oasis?

A Thursday/Friday Flashy Fiction Image/Word Depiction Prompt!!

*Let your mind wander on these images, 
depict in words what your heart wishes.


*Try to bring in as many sensory details as you can.

*Add a character or two...
maybe include some dialogue,
perhaps incorporate a certain mood but...

*Above all and most importantly, write and have fun!

Feel free to pick one to write to for today and save one to play around with tomorrow, if you like!

Images Via Amazingly Beautiful Writing Prompts

Independence Day Celebration

Today is the 4th of July... Independence Day in the United States.  For today, write about independence or write about a celebration.

Parlor Conversation/The Story on the Walls

Image courtesy of Wikimedia/Fritz Von Dardel, 1878, Nordiska Museet

What pictures are hanging on your walls?  What's the story behind one of them...

See-Through Heart

                                                                              photo by de jackson 




It's a fragile thing. Sometimes you wear it on your sleeve. Sometimes you tuck it away somewhere in hopes of keeping it safe. And sometimes you give it away...only to fear you might never see it again. Today, write something from the heart. Whether it's a story of heartache, heart break, or the joy of two hearts finally coming together, open your heart and let us see what's inside. Post your piece here, and if someone's story touches your heart, be sure to let them know.