Agitation

 As seen from my window. A gusty Friday morning, trees tossing orange and green, leaves flying, grey clouds heading eastwards in a hurry.  A good day to stay in and write. And re-read last week’s offerings with a view to naming ‘winner’. This week, having applauded Antonia’s epic entry, I pick Jim’s A DETOUR – PART III  as much for its future promise as current entertainment, and thank you all for your comments and participation.

 Words for the coming week: forge hour spot

Entries by midnight Thursday November 3rd,  new words posted Friday 4th

 Usual rules: 100 words maximum (excluding title) of flash fiction or poetry using all three words above in the genres of horror, fantasy, science fiction or noir. Serialised fiction is, as always, welcome. All variants and uses of the words and stems are fine. Feel free to post links to your stories on Twitter or Facebook or whichever.

Loyalty cards deserved

 Another week of nigh-on inseparable, but, for me, Terrie’s ‘Stirrings’, detailing  Bailey’s activities pipped Jim and Antonia at the post. Nevertheless I thank you all for continuing to contribute to what has become a slim-line offering of predictions. No blame intended – I am too often finding it hard to find time + impetus, and am acutely aware of a general slump in most writing sites. To the extent that I’ve told myself  the time might’ve come to put the site to rest. Which seems a shame, but if there’s anyone willing to take over, better to do so while there’s still some activity. 

Words for the coming week: poet scoop twinge 

Entries by midnight Thursday October 27th  new words hopefully posted Friday 28th 

 Usual rules: 100 words maximum (excluding title) of flash fiction or poetry using all three words above in the genres of horror, fantasy, science fiction or noir. Serialised fiction is, as always, welcome. All variants and uses of the words and stems are fine. Feel free to post links to your stories on Twitter or Facebook or whichever.

Rats (again)

 Chemical bullets, creepy woods  and tattooed infidelity bad enough, but Antonia’s swarming rats are the stuff of nightmares, so this week I declare her winner while thanking all contributors for posts and comments.

Words for the coming week: cut quick trespass

Entries by midnight Thursday October 20th  new words hopefully posted Friday 21st

 Usual rules: 100 words maximum (excluding title) of flash fiction or poetry using all three words above in the genres of horror, fantasy, science fiction or noir. Serialised fiction is, as always, welcome. All variants and uses of the words and stems are fine. Feel free to post links to your stories on Twitter or Facebook or whichever.

Inseparable trio

 I’ve read and re-read several times, Jim’s ‘A bad idea, Holly’s ‘Forewarned (31) and Antonia’s ‘More Rats and more rats’ and find myself unable to separate them in terms of winner-deserving status, so it’s a triple crown this week, with thanks to all three of you for participating so entertainingly.

So, words for the coming week: dodge   inhibition   no-one

Entries by midnight Thursday October 13th  new words hopefully posted Friday147th

 Usual rules: 100 words maximum (excluding title) of flash fiction or poetry using all three words above in the genres of horror, fantasy, science fiction or noir. Serialised fiction is, as always, welcome. All variants and uses of the words and stems are fine. Feel free to post links to your stories on Twitter or Facebook or whichever