Unicorn

12/30/202312/31/2023 / Liz H-H / 22 Comments

Boy sitting with his white dog, looking out over a shipyard, mountains distant

From Jenne Gray and C.E. Ayr’s photo prompt, The Unicorn Challenge (12/29/23). No more than 250 words in length. Otherwise, let your creative flag fly!

Summer’s last sigh had arrived too soon. It was time to return to school and be constantly reminded that he was different. He gazed longingly over the concrete and steel shipping yard. His half-grown puppy leaned warm against his side, panting. Continue reading →

Teamwork

12/16/202312/16/2023 / Liz H-H / 15 Comments

Bar cellar, wooden barrels with candles, bright lights

From Jenne Gray and C.E. Ayr’s photo prompt, The Unicorn Challenge (12/15/23). No more than 250 words in length. Otherwise, let your creative flag fly!

Agribalka had to be stopped. Nepotism at its worst, twenty-one workers on the Silver Road had perished under her leadership. Loren, Mattie, and Grizzle chose the dartboard as arbiter for their final decision on how to end her. Over many flagons of Rusalkan Milk, they generated an unsurprisingly long list; Agribalka was universally hated. Continue reading →

Modern Tales

12/09/2023 / Liz H-H / 19 Comments

From Jenne Gray and C.E. Ayr’s photo prompt, The Unicorn Challenge (12/08/23). No more than 250 words in length. Otherwise, let your creative flag fly!

Seven swans, seven brothers, and one sister unable to speak… Continue reading →

Modrigal’s Gift

11/22/2023 / Liz H-H / 15 Comments

Source: Rawpixel LTD/Flickr

The challenge? Write a story in exactly 6 sentences based on Denise’s one word prompt: LINK. Visit, comment, and write & post your own on Six Sentence Stories

He wore many chains about his neck, mostly gold, some mixed and linked to polished stones, some of these gemstones.

The mirror in front of him showed their glint against his naked chest and graying hair, and though his eyes had been brilliant blue in his youth, they’d faded over the years, both of color and of the life force that supplied their vitality. Continue reading →

Power Napping

10/23/202310/25/2023 / Liz H-H / 23 Comments

The challenge? Write a story in exactly 6 sentences based on Denise’s one word prompt: POWER. Visit, comment, and write & post your own on Six Sentence Stories

“Name your price, for I must repay you for what you’ve done for our family,” the queen whispered, and wrung her hands, already anticipating the next challenge with her errant boy. Continue reading →