All of my lovely readers have been very good at sending in prompts for me, so I thought I’d try and inspire the aspiring authors out there.
So here we go:
Include the words, “put down the bubbles and nobody gets hurt”.
Have fun.
InA-WithA-WhileA
In a- alley!
With a- small dog!
While a- dark elf curses!
(#00052)
The right hand rule, Drixxt was certain, was leading him in circles. His native ability for navigating in the dark, being a Dark Elf, was failing him because this place, despite being allegedly on the surface had levels of darkness below and beyond[1] the levels of ‘stygian’. Drixxt suspected this was the sort of darkness you got before light had come by to make things all
Read more »Challenge #00041: The Noodle Incident(s)
There was that one time with the limes, the rhododendron hedge and the grand piano that all parties agreed never to speak of again…
Oh, the potential for each of these. I don’t know which universe to play with. So I’ll play with all of them :)
There is a certain genius for mischief. People who possess it are generally pranksters and the geniuses at it can make their chosen victims laugh at their own predicament.
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(#00029)
Rael had seen Augments before. Animals that humans normally called pets were genetically altered to be smarter, more able to do the things that humans did. They rankled him, but they were legal. Most were companions and helpers.
A very rare few were ability aids.
The female pushing the trolley bore no external signs of being less than fully able. Until she spoke.
“I want chocolate milk you’re in the way.” Each word fired out rapidly next
Read more »Challenge #00028: Don't You Cry, Baby Mine
The sun shone brightly despite the time of year, but its warm rays brushed uselessly against heavy curtains. Inside the dark room, a father held his baby in his arms and prayed that the child would find peace. (darkfoxglove)
Sergei Darkholme, better known to the world as Azazel, wept for his son. He had his father’s tail and pointed ears. His mother’s blue skin. Less fingers and toes than normal, but he was healthy. Alive.
And stuck like
Read more »Challenge #00026: I Spy
quietstorm81 answered: A mother finding out about her daughter’s crush via somewhat unethical snooping in a stash of love letters.
Station night was well and truly underway. She should have been going home. She should be closing down her office and leaving it all to the night crew. It was late and getting later. Her family would soon wonder where she was.
Sheppard would be wanting his bedtime story.
Lyr knew all this. She knew what she was doing was a
Read more »Challenge me?
Once again, I am bereft of fiction prompts to write an instant (shortish) fiction based thereupon.
So, once again, I ask you, my dear readers, to challenge me to do something you’d like to see done.
Anything at all.
Submit a prompt, ask me a question about my pet universe, or even pop a thought into the answer box below. In return you will get your very own free miniature fiction here on my blog for the enjoyment of all.
Read more »Challenge #00025: Movie Madness
Rogue and Rahne, the closest the Evo cast arguably has to a vampire and werewolf, end up having to watch the latest vampire-and-werewolf-starring cinematic blockbuster - the Twilight movies, courtesy of a lost bet (likely with Kitty). Cue the mocking and snarkiness!
[This author has only seen the first Twilight movie and removed herself from the sequels as a means of self-preservation]
“So what’s this all about, then?” asked Rahne. Kitty was standing guard at the door and,
Read more »Challenge #00023: About a Girl
Scott and Sara’s father have a conversation about Sara, Todd, Jean, Duncan and life beyond being a mutant. Bonus if Sara herself makes an appearance.
Sam found him staring at nothing, leaning on a balcony rail and looking teen-serious, aka constipated. “You’re looking flabblegabbed. Sara happen to you?”
“Uh. Yes. Sir. Mr Adrien.”
“You can call me ‘Sam’ if it suits your fancy.” He joined the teen at leaning on
Read more »Sara, Todd, and Forge team up to create the Locker Troll Mk V.
(#00021)
“This is strictly arts and crafts, you understand?”
“Yes, Sara,” intoned Forge in the tired mien of someone who’d been through this before.
“*Just* the available materiel.”
“Yes, Sara.”
“No wibbly-wobbly jiggery-pokery.”
Sigh. “Yes Sara.”
“And no tricky little gadgets to speed up the process.”
“Yes, Sara.”
“Todd, darling, you may frisk him.”
“Man. I thought you said this would
Read more »In a chain restaurant, with an inebriated thunder/lightning god tired of freaking THOR getting all the attention, while he decides he needs...
(#00019)
It was a dark and -o god- stormy night. The bums that usually cleared out five minutes before the little tip saucer appeared on their table hung around and actually dropped change on the saucer.
Pennies, for the most part. The occasional nickel, crying because it was alone. And one ancient-looking coin and a string of cowrie shells.
Aisha freshened up the weirdo’s coffee and said, “We prefer legal tender, here.” The coin was surprisingly heavy and
Read more »Letting a date down easy
(#00016)
Shayde winced as she filtered the young lizard girl’s enthusiastic babbling through her own understanding.
Yikes.
This kid had the worst case of wishful listening Shayde had ever seen.
“Danny…”
“Maybe I can take you to see the storm aurora. It only happens outside the left tail section for some reason? Oh! Wait. There’s like a historical theatre thing? Sometimes they do recreation shows, sometimes they show the old-style cinema stuff? It’
Read more »Announce on the Challenge
I’m going to try spacing my prompts out to one a day, if only to give Geekhyena a break ;)
Also, it gives me more time to think about which prompt would be best to take on and it gives you (yes, you! The individual reading this) time to think up some more prompts to submit or ask me :)
Of course, I will try to do the non-fanficcy ones first, since stretching into my pet universe is a priority for me.
Read more »Kurt's sandwiches (and the odd combination of ingredients therein) are the stuff of legends.
(#00014)
“PBLTBJ.”
“Yahuh.”
“Peanut butter. Lettuce. Tomato. Bacon. And Jelly.”
“Yyyyyyup.”
“And that was because he was in too much of a hurry to make two sandwiches?”
“And we were almost out of bread at the time.”
“Euw.”
“You should try his leftover turkey fluffernutter-reese sandwich.”
“What?”
“A Reeses sandwich is peanut butter and nutella - or a nutella substitute. Fluffernutter is marshmallow
Read more »Challenge me?
I am writing short stories based on submissions from you. Yes you.
If you’re reading this, you can slap together any old word salad you like and pop it in my submissions box. Or my ask box. Or even in an answer below. I will turn it into a story.
Anything you want to see, I will make happen. I may even make it happen in my pet universe.
I can, have, and will turn anything into science
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