HAIR OF THE DOG...

Wasn't that a party!

The remedy always touted was

a little "hair of the dog"; a taste of what tainted you.

 But in this slice of Flashy Fiction we ask you to write

from the dog's perspective of his inebriated master.

He's gonna feel that in the morning!

I had a feeling...

Let the sense of touch be the influence in your fiction today.  Minimize the other senses and focus on touch for today.

Tragedy

Today, September 11th, is Patriot Day in America.  A day to remember those who died in the terrorist attacks eleven years ago.  In addition to the victims, there were heroes.  People who risked life and limb to save as many people as they could.

Burned House courtesy of
Image: FreeDigitalPhotos.net

For today's prompt, think of a tragedy.  Write a flashy piece describing what you were doing there before tragedy struck, or how you came to be at the scene trying to save lives...or maybe you were the one who caused it, intentionally or not.

This Way

                                                         Photo credit: De Jackson

What’s this way?
If you explore the deepest, darkest (most magical?) corners of this forest, what will you find? Danger? Love? Answers?

Paint us a word picture of what you find there. Or ponder the word direction for awhile. Has your character found his/her way, or lost it?

Have your way with this prompt, and share it here. 

Setting the Scene

Photo Credit Photobucket lostbhoy1979

Here is your setting. 

Give this place life. 

A breath, 

an aroma 

a lingering voice...

Have fun.

Happy Friday Flashy Fiction writers! 

3 WORD SALAD - GETTING NAUTICAL

Incorporate these three words into your work of fiction:

SUBMERGE

STARBOARD

BOUYANCY

Read All About It

Grab a title of a newspaper headline or an internet news story and re-write the story your own way.  Anything goes here.  Just get creative.

DREAM

Did you ever have a dream that felt so real it was hard to separate yourself from it? 

Write a memorable one into a bit of flash fiction.

An Excerpt Inspiration

Ulysses, Egoist Press, 1922
courtesy of Wikipedia

"Stately, plump Buck Mulligan came from the stairhead, bearing a bowl of lather on which a mirror and a razor lay crossed."


Please use the quote above, taken from Ulysses by James Joyce, to inspire your flashy fiction piece, and then copy and paste your offering in the comments below.

SATURDAY IN THE PARK

The band, Chicago, has been one of the most successful recording groups in music.

One of the early hits was a ditty called "Saturday in the Park".

Your mission today is to take one of the images from the lyric (included below) and use that as the basis of your FLASHY FICTION.

IMAGES FROM SATURDAY IN THE PARK

Songwriter: ROBERT LAMM

~Saturday in the park     

                                                        ~People talking, people laughing

                   ~A man selling ice cream                      

~A man playing guitar 

~People dancing, really smiling         

                                                                   ~Slow motion riders

      ~Fly the colors of the day          

                                              ~  A bronze man still can tell stories his own way       

           ~Listen children              

                                                                       ~All is not lost

   ~Funny days in the park      

                                                            ~Every day's the Fourth of July

~People reaching, people touching
~A real celebration 

                                                                     ~Waiting for us all              
                                                        ~I've been waiting such a long time

Or come up with a few park images of your own and write them!

Snail's Pace

Image Credit: Photobucket/anhanh_2008

Maybe a little transforming Friday will inspire you...a shift in point of view can be freeing sometimes and may spark for you the children's book you always wanted to write...perhaps. Either way, have fun with it...bring in all the sensory details and characteristics of a snail's life if you like! 

Happy Friday Flashy Fiction writers! :)

THE RIGHT THING...

"Watch your thoughts; they become words. Watch your words; they become actions. Watch your actions; they become habits. Watch your habits; they become character. Watch your character; it becomes your destiny." ~Lao-Tze

They say character is doing the right thing when no one is watching.

Write an episode where someone does the right thing for all the right reasons! Write a great character with great character.

Framing with Bookends

Strengthen your point today by opening and closing your piece with the exact same sentence.  You may even want to use the power of repetition by placing the same sentence a few more times within the body of your work.  Now... make your point !

LIQUID COURAGE

You're on a plane.

You're going/coming. 

Something weighs heavily on your mind,

and a decision must be made.

Find the courage to handle it.

Tell that story!

A dog's life?

Image courtesy of VintageMoviePosters

 How is it a dog's life?  Tell the story from the dog's point of view.  Include a couple of woofs and arfs to make it really doggone good!