55 Word Challenge: Week Seventy-Nine

Welcome back to #55WordChallenge!

For those that are uninitiated, the 55 Word Challenge is a contest to write a story in 55 words or less. Not an easy task, but fun and I have been blown away by some of the entries. See for yourself, past contests can be found here. The challenge begins at noon Eastern time every Wednesday and ends at noon Thursday. The story is based on one of three photo prompts. My only request is no porn. I don't want to hear graphic details. If it is erotic, make it titillating, not obscene. I know that can be done and done well.

The story is to be posted in the comment section below, along with your twitter handle or email address, so I can contact you if you are the winner.

And what does the winner get? Besides bragging rights? This badge, which can proudly be displayed on your blog or website. You can even have it tattooed onto your body, but that might be a little weird.  

 I have also added 2 new badges. An Honorable Mention badge and an Overachiever badge. To be eligible for the Overachiever Badge, you need to use all 3 prompts.

If anyone is interested in contributing a prize, a book, cover art, whatever you want, let me know and we will work something out. If you are an artist that would like to have your work featured, let me know!

Photo Prompt:

Books

Headlights

Outhouse
   

Coming Soon For Halloween

 Illustrated by Thomas Arensberg, Tabby's Haunted House is the tale of a little girl that discovers something hiding under her bed. What follows is both frightening and funny as Tabby runs for help and discovers that her new home is haunted. A dancing ghost, a drooling monster, vampires and a cackling witch all come to life this Halloween and Tabby finds out all is not as it seems.

Winner 55 Word Challenge: Week Seventy-Eight

And here we go...

Honorable Mentions:

@needanidplease: LOL, The crane fell right on top of that stupid car behind me. This gave me a chuckle. ☺

@klingorengi: That’s the thing about the Zombie Apocalypse, having to shoot your friends. Easier to shoot an enemy.

@PurpleQueenNL Awesome! I wonder if this is the beginning of the war between man and machine. #WeAreDoomed


Overachiever:

@CascataNerina: Love the summer romance theme. ♥





Winner:

@AdamIckes: I loved how twisted the character is.




Kyle squatted at the plate, bat in hand. The baseball zoomed in and pegged him between the shoulder blades. Anger bloomed beneath the pain. He glared at the pitcher and thought of charging the mound, but they'd only stop him. "Later," he told himself and grinned at his bat. "You'll taste his blood, old friend." 

55 Word Challenge: Week Seventy-Eight

 

Welcome back to #55WordChallenge!

 

 

For those that are uninitiated, the 55 Word Challenge is a contest to write a story in 55 words or less. Not an easy task, but fun and I have been blown away by some of the entries. See for yourself, past contests can be found here. The challenge begins at noon Eastern time every Wednesday and ends at noon Thursday. The story is based on one of three photo prompts. My only request is no porn. I don't want to hear graphic details. If it is erotic, make it titillating, not obscene. I know that can be done and done well.

 

The story is to be posted in the comment section below, along with your twitter handle or email address, so I can contact you if you are the winner.

 

And what does the winner get? Besides bragging rights? This badge, which can proudly be displayed on your blog or website. You can even have it tattooed onto your body, but that might be a little weird.  

 I have also added 2 new badges. An Honorable Mention badge and an Overachiever badge. To be eligible for the Overachiever Badge, you need to use all 3 prompts.

 

 

If anyone is interested in contributing a prize, a book, cover art, whatever you want, let me know and we will work something out. If you are an artist that would like to have your work featured, let me know!

 

Photo Prompt:

 

 

Shameless Plug:

 

 

The Bainbridge Witch

 Elizabeth and her little brother David are on their way home, when David decides to cut through the Cemetery. When she goes after him, they meet up with Darren, a boy from her school and discover a secret passage in one of the crypts, that leads to a long forgotten secret.. The Bainbridge Witch. They thought she was just a legend. Awakened by the children, she begins revenge on the town that vanquished her a hundred years earlier.

 

Available on Gumroad, Kindle, Nook, Kobo and Smashwords

 

Winner 55 Word Challenge: Week Seventy-Seven

 

 

Honorable Mentions:

@redshirt6: Wow, scary. I can imagine the frustration felt.

@DavidALudwig:  Creepy feel to this!

@LurchMunster: My heart caught in my throat with that last line!

 

Overachiever:

@blackinkpinkdsk:  I like the feeling of despair.  Great job!

 

Winner:

@lastwordy: I love Stand By Me! I also love the way this one ends…  so wicked. So delicious.

 

"Come on," she said. "It'll be like Stand By Me."

 

Of course Teddy believed her. He believed anything Jackie said. Always had.

 

"Lean over the edge," she told him. "It's so awesome."

 

Poor, stupid fuck. I think he knew. because his eyes were open all the way down, finally seeing her smile just for him.

 

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Check back at noon for the new prompt!

 

 

55 Word Challenge: Week Seventy-Seven

Welcome back to #55WordChallenge!

 

 

For those that are uninitiated, the 55 Word Challenge is a contest to write a story in 55 words or less. Not an easy task, but fun and I have been blown away by some of the entries. See for yourself, past contests can be found here. The challenge begins at noon Eastern time every Wednesday and ends at noon Thursday. The story is based on one of three photo prompts. My only request is no porn. I don't want to hear graphic details. If it is erotic, make it titillating, not obscene. I know that can be done and done well.

 

The story is to be posted in the comment section below, along with your twitter handle or email address, so I can contact you if you are the winner.

 

And what does the winner get? Besides bragging rights? This badge, which can proudly be displayed on your blog or website. You can even have it tattooed onto your body, but that might be a little weird.  

 I have also added 2 new badges. An Honorable Mention badge and an Overachiever badge. To be eligible for the Overachiever Badge, you need to use all 3 prompts.

 

 

If anyone is interested in contributing a prize, a book, cover art, whatever you want, let me know and we will work something out. If you are an artist that would like to have your work featured, let me know!

 

 

 

Photo Prompt:

Woman Looking in Mirror

Windows

Train Tracks

 

 

Winner 55 Word Challenge: Week Seventy-Six

 

Honorable Mentions:

@LurchMunster: Heh… Flint is beginning to remind me of Daryl. (That’s a good thing.)

Gumball: YAY! A family reunion. Those are so rare and usually don’t end well, at least it didn’t for Daryl and Merl.

@drmagoo: Yikes! I hope Kayla comes back, but it doesn’t sound too hopeful.

Overachiever:

@DavidALudwig: What would Daryl do? He’d decimate them.

 

 

Winner:

@bullishink: I love how you took the picture and ran with it. Seemed so hopeless and then…

 

Thirty one hours. Seventeen minutes.

 

Food was gone. Water soon to follow. Blade dulled by use.

 

Nothing ahead but barren terrain and cloudless skies.

 

She'd have to spend her last bullet in the next conflict.

 

Been calculating the most efficient and certain method.

 

And then, a throaty engine had her smiling and holstering the gun.

 

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55 words / @bullishink

 

 

55 Word Challenge: Week Seventy-Six

Welcome back to #55WordChallenge!

 

 There IS a special prompt this week so be sure to read the instructions right above the photo prompts.

 

For those that are uninitiated, the 55 Word Challenge is a contest to write a story in 55 words or less. Not an easy task, but fun and I have been blown away by some of the entries. See for yourself, past contests can be found here. (I am FINALLY caught up.) The challenge begins at noon Eastern time every Wednesday and ends at noon Thursday. The story is based on one of three photo prompts. My only request is no porn. I don't want to hear graphic details. If it is erotic, make it titillating, not obscene. I know that can be done and done well.

 

The story is to be posted in the comment section below, along with your twitter handle or email address, so I can contact you if you are the winner.

 

And what does the winner get? Besides bragging rights? This badge, which can proudly be displayed on your blog or website. You can even have it tattooed onto your body, but that might be a little weird.  

 
I have also added 2 new badges. An Honorable Mention badge and an Overachiever badge. To be eligible for the Overachiever Badge, you need to use all 3 prompts.

 

 

If anyone is interested in contributing a prize, a book, cover art, whatever you want, let me know and we will work something out. If you are an artist that would like to have your work featured, let me know!

 

 

 

As you may know, A Cherokee Rose Blog Hop is going on now. So to help inspire your muse, I have a Zombiefied prompt. The pictures below could be images from the zombie apocalypse. Write me their story in 55 words or less... oh, and if you could work Daryl in, that would be great. If not, that is ok, but make sure if you enter the Cherokee Rose Blog Hop, not to leave him behind. He wouldn't leave you.

 

Photo Prompt:

 

Girl



Unknown Woman

Old Barn

 

 

Ok, now go have fun!