FLASH FICTION FRIDAY

DOORKNOBS & BODYPAINT ARCHIVES

Guides and Prompts from Issue 63

It's hot outside. And, inside. You've waited for summer. You've waited for the heat. But, now, you sense the danger of your desires. The sun is setting and with the coming of night, your skin prickles with the danger that lurks behind that closed door, with the mystery of the rising moon, with the temptation of the person in the shadows. You know that control is no longer in your hands. Except in the writing of it. So, take a moment and write a story within the guidelines for Hot August Nights.

 HAYWARD FAULT LINE (shake us up)  


1. Maximum length: 450 words.


2. The sub-theme is: appropriate.


3. The setting is: Biloxi, MI.


4. Within the story, you must use this bit of text: by chance.

Write a story and post in comments or send to Cairo Room doorknobsandbodypaint@gmail.com

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Guides & Prompts from Issue 60

Financial problems abound.  Personal problems grow daily.  The environment is eroding from under our feet with glaciers melting, floods, and earthquakes. You have tried everything to bring about a change except one.  You have resisted calling on your personal saint.  After all, you don’t really believe you have one.  But, finally, things are so bad that you buy a candle, light it, call out “Help!” and wait for results.  And, what results, everything changes. Write a story about any saint/s (including the New Orleans Saints) and the miracles they make/do. 

TAPAS  (tiny morsels)

1.  Maximum length:  250 words.

2.  The sub-theme is:  requirements.

3. Within the story, you must use this bit of text:  every minute.

4. Like seasoning, it is language that makes your story unique. Surprise us.

Write a story and post it in comments or send it to Cairo Room doorknobsandbodypaint@gmail.com  

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Guides & Prompts from Issue 58

Work.  It does or it doesn’t.  We do or we don’t.  Work that is.  Some of us do it without thinking, a bit like working in the dark.  Some of us never stop thinking about it, 24/7.  It consumes us.  We never stop talking about it.  We are always engaged in some form of it.  

DOORKNOBS 

1. Maximum length: 250 words.

 2. The sub-theme is: exertion.

3. The year is:  1989.

4. Within the story, you must use this text:  one’s place. 

Write a story and post it in comments or send it to the Cairo Room doorknobsandbodypaint@gmail.com

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Guides and Prompts from Issue 76

Exploration does not always lead to discovery. Yet, many travelers expect that some unraveling of the mysterious world around us will happen.  What a surprise awaits them.  They trek, they probe, they puzzle.  They take pictures, label samples, name plants and animals, write in their journals.  Disappointed when they return home?  No.  They are quick to plan their next adventure.    

TAPAS:  Joanne Faries, editor  (tiny morsels)

1.  Maximum length:  250 words.

2.  The sub-theme is:  puzzled. 

3. Within the story, you must use this bit of text:  exert.

4. Like seasoning, it is language that makes your story unique. Surprise us.

Write a story and post it in comments or send it to the Cairo Room at doorknobsandbodypaint@gmail.com

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Guides and Prompts

From Issue 75 Hayward Fault Line

Hot. Temperatures rise.  Tempers flair. You've waited through the rain and snow for the heat. But, now, you sense the danger. The sun is setting and with the coming of night.  It seems hotter. Your skin prickles. You’re sweaty.  You yearn for a cool mountain breeze.  And, all you have is a noisy air conditioner in an open window. You’re up anyway, so take a moment and write a story within the guidelines for Hot August Nights.

HAYWARD FAULT LINE:  (shake us up) 

1. Maximum length: 450 words.

2. The sub-theme is:  trifling.

3. The setting is:  Sante Fe, NM.

4. Within the story, you must use this bit of text: hard and fast.

Write a story and post it in comments or send it to the Cairo Room at doorknobsandbodypaint@gmail.com