I realise I don’t post a lot, if any, of my fiction writing on this blog so thought I would give you all the opportunity to see what all the fuss is about. Is he actually any good? Or is he just full of it, whatever it is. I’m, therefore, seeking your co-operation. I need your ideas, thoughts, suggestions for some short stories I will post on the blog over the summer. So….ahem….cue drum roll…. give me 10 of your best words.
Comment below with a 10 word (or less) premise for a short story. I’ll select those I like the most and will write a short story based upon it. Seeing as I have so much spare time on my hands and don’t have a whole lot to do. I’ll keep them short, which I guess is the whole point of a short story. But, who knows, you might have given me the germ of an idea for a full blown novel. We shall see, won’t we?
Give me your 10 best words….
Black Thoughts 
I was saving my best 10 for me. Oh well, share the wealth. Opening line first person:
Oh my, what will I do with all my time?
Truth for me is that I have too much to do and I keep distracting so I’m blogging but not writing, or I am writing appraisals but not writing Biblical encouragement.
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She said yes, that was the hardest part.
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Thank you Sam 👍🏻
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His head bowed forward, trapped between life’s cruelness of yesterdays
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Great line. Thank you 😊
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Thanks
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There I was running naked being chased by a bear.
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Very interesting premise Dwight 😂
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I woke up, it’s raining, my bare feet on grass.
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Great! Thank you 😊
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It was the opportunity of a lifetime – or was it?
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Thank you 🙏🏻
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It was 3 a.m. & she couldn’t sleep.
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Oh wait. That’s only 9 words. but it’s 10 beats. Does that work? I think in terms of beats, like a musician does.
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I’ll let you away with it lol
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I like it. Thank you
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I knew I would heal, I got sick regardless. (9 words)
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Sobriety isn’t always easy, but she finds it’s worth it. 😊😊😊
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Very true. Thank you 🙏🏻
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Living was pointless and hopeless until she heard this message.
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Oooooh deep. Thank you 🙏🏻
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The cell echoed with the clangs of his lunatic roommate.
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Love it. Thank you 😊
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…why does she keep coming back there!
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I like to break the rules! So not quite 10 words.
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Intriguing. Thank you 😊
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Why did I sign up? Hmm, this race offers refunds.
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Oh, how very true. Thank you
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Two beings called God ask you to decide who’s Truth.
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I like that. I like it a lot 🙂
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I was hoping you would. I would love to see this story fleshed out. It is something that has been swirling in my psyche. I would love to see your mind take it and give it color and a reality apart from the one in my mind.
I would love to know how you would tackle two Gods both professing truth, neither one knowing who is right and neither wanting to accuse the other of being wrong for fear of being wrong themselves.
My mind starts to circle around the concept of two truths being simultaneously the only truth that matter. But I don’t know how I could tell a story around that.
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He died there? Let’s spend the night.
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Ohhhhh. Creepy 😂
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I just don’t know where to begin; upstairs or downstairs?
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Excellent. Thank you 👍🏻
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With those words, he stormed out the door.
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Thank you for the suggestion 😊
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What if who I hoped to be was always me?
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A pastor loses his faith, then gains it back again.
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That could be a loooooooong short story. Thank you.
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Forest life from the perspective of a pair of skunks.
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Oh, now there’s a challenge. Thank you 😊
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Paralysis seized her when she was leaving for world tour!
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I like that. Very much.
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Beautiful, cotton-y night air surrounded us as we stepped outside.
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I love it. I wonder where they are going?
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As you did not say sentence 😉
wicker, flame, brutal, window, forest, cabin, clover, honeycomb, sunlight, chalkboard
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Ooooh. Clever 😉
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Hold me so tight against you that my insides tremble.
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Thank you for the suggestion.
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We loved the new flat, except for the carpeted kitchen,
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Thank you 😊
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Fork in road: she right, he left; life in limbo
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Great premise. Thank you. It’s got me thinking 🤔
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‘How could you not see what’s happening right in front of you …
A few more than 10 words … 🙂
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I’ll accept 12 lol. Thank you.
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It was a dark and stormy night (often mocked line 😉)
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The old ones are hard to beat 😊
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This is a neat idea, looking fwd to see what you come up with!
“Then he left, leaving her alone only with her thoughts.”
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Thank you 😊
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She took a leap of faith, and learned to fly.
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Thank you for the suggestion Julie 🙂
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In that moment she realized no one could save her
xoxo
♥️me
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I love that. I think it’s a winner. It reminds me of Emily O’Hara, a character in my book. Thank you 😊
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Thank you so much ♥️ I look forward to reading what you come up with.
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Yes. Please do. Keep in touch 🙂
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Her mouth speaks to my heart, while her eyes speak to my passion.
xoxo
♥️me
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Equally good. Thank you again.
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Thank you ♥️
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All she ever really wanted was only one decision away
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Excerpt from my blog post, It’s Just Me, “She always has a way of capturing your attention” or since that’s only 9 word
“She is somewhere between an angel and devil just depends”
Or
“There is a fascinating sparkle surrounding all her sharp edges”
♥️me
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I stood there paralyzed, not comprehending what had just happened.
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Thank you 😊
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