Monthly Archives: February 2014

Weekly Photo Challenge – Abandoned

Posted on February 28, 2014 by Joe Owens

The Weekly Photo challenge is such a great way to look at your collection of photos in a different way. When we select possible photo subjects we have differing reasons, but when we go back to review them they can … Continue reading →

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Weekly Writing Challenge – Object – 24 FEB 2014

Posted on February 27, 2014 by Joe Owens

Objects are evocative; they hold stories. The writing challenge this week is to begin with an object. Take something small, and concrete — a thing, a noun — and use that as a starting point. You may simply want to … Continue reading →

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What the Hay – Friday Fictioneers – 28 February

Posted on February 26, 2014 by Joe Owens

We come to another Wednesday which to 100 or so hardy souls means it is time to fib. Okay, maybe tell a fantastical tale sounds more respectful, but either way we are spinning a yarn about something our minds concoct … Continue reading →

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Speakeasy 150 – Looking In the Black Hole

Posted on February 25, 2014 by Joe Owens

This week’s sentence prompt, provided by last week’s winner, Karen, must be used as the LAST line in your piece. The media prompt is a neat short film I stumbled across, over at Future Shorts on YouTube. It’s called The Black Hole and was directed by … Continue reading →

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Flash in the Pan – Radio

Posted on February 24, 2014 by Joe Owens

Flash in the Pan is another opportunity for you to enjoy Flash Fiction. I was happy to find it, but I am sure there are others who do not know. While flash can mean a lot of things, for this … Continue reading →

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Flash in the Pan – Football

Posted on February 24, 2014 by Joe Owens

Flash in the Pan is another opportunity for you to enjoy Flash Fiction. I was happy to find it, but I am sure there are others who do not know. While flash can mean a lot of things, for this … Continue reading →

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Trifextra-Week One Hundred Three – Misunderstanding

Posted on February 24, 2014 by Joe Owens

Monday morning at 10 AM we get another prompt from Trifecta. On aqlternating weeks we get either the regular prompt, which uses the third diefinition from the Oxford American dictionary and between 33 and 333 words. On the other week … Continue reading →

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Bring Me a Rock – 23 February – Sunday Photo Fiction

Posted on February 23, 2014 by Joe Owens

Sunday is the beginning of another weekly invitation from Alastair to open our imagination and tell the world what we see in his photo prompt. There is always several rich stories that flow from this interesting photographic offering. If you … Continue reading →

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Flash in the Pan – Gun

Posted on February 22, 2014 by Joe Owens

Flash in the Pan is another opportunity for you to enjoy Flash Fiction. I was happy to find it, but I am sure there are others who do not know. While flash can mean a lot of things, for this … Continue reading →

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Flash in the Pan – Car

Posted on February 22, 2014 by Joe Owens

Flash in the Pan is another opportunity for you to enjoy Flash Fiction. I was happy to find it, but I am sure there are others who do not know. While flash can mean a lot of things, for this … Continue reading →

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Weekly Photo Challenge – Threes

Posted on February 21, 2014 by Joe Owens

Three photos that tell a story. That is what the Weekly Photo Challenge is this week. Other Three posts: Weekly Photo Challenge: Threes | A mom’s blog Weekly Photo Challenge: Three -Mount Fuji | Journeyman Weekly Photo Challenge: Threes | … Continue reading →

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Speakeasy Voting – VOTE FOR ME!!!!

Posted on February 20, 2014 by Joe Owens

Hey all you faithful followers I have a simple request. Hop over to the Speakeasy voting at Yeah Write and give me some love. I got this e-mail a little while back: You can get there following this link: Speakeasy … Continue reading →

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Flash in the Pan – Marble

Posted on February 20, 2014 by Joe Owens

Flash in the Pan is another opportunity for you to enjoy Flash Fiction. I was happy to find it, but I am sure there are others who do not know. While flash can mean a lot of things, for this … Continue reading →

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Flash in the Pan – Tools

Posted on February 20, 2014 by Joe Owens

Flash in the Pan is another opportunity for you to enjoy Flash Fiction. I was happy to find it, but I am sure there are others who do not know. While flash can mean a lot of things, for this … Continue reading →

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Bull or No Bull – Friday Fictioneers – 21 February

Posted on February 19, 2014 by Joe Owens

To all my Friday Fictioneers friends I want to offer an apology and explanation. First of all I want to say I hated to miss the fun of the chase last week. It was the first I had missed in … Continue reading →

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