It’s 0430 here on Friday morning. So it appears the Fictioneers have already been busy in the world! This looks like one of those things where there can be no going back. Wow. There are already 22 comments on the photo prompt page and 16 on the actual story page…
Here’s my 100 words. Here’s the original post for the prompt.
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Here’s how it works: My story is here (or it will be when I get it written.) When you comment, post a link to yours. Then comment and add your link to the other Fictioneer’s stories.
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Post your link and start reading! There are so many stories now, it may be impossible to read and comment on them all. Let’s just do our best and try to make sure everyone gets at least a few comments. Usually those who post first get more, so I may try to read the later posters first to ensure they get visited. Then I’ll skip around at random.
Tweet your link, too, and add the #FridayFictioneers hashtag so we can easily find you and if you @madison_woods in your tweet, I’ll RT.
I’m always open to constructive criticism if you see mistakes or ways to improve upon what I’ve done. This is a learning exercise for me. However, not everyone feels that way, so if you don’t see an invitation to critique on their post, don’t do it. A lot of people just want and need encouragement!
We gather every Friday here to post a very short story. It’s a great way to showcase your voice, but to do it in 100 word is almost an extreme challenge. It forces you to choose strong verbs and concise phrases.
Hop on board and post one of yours or visit ours, or do both.
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Madison, I plan to join this. I just didn’t get to it this week. When do you post the new prompt? It sounds like lots of fun and a good creative writing exercise to strengthen the mind.
Hi April, I post a new one every Wednesday. We also have a page on FB now. if you’d like to join us there we sometimes get sneak peeks and you can be in on the general conviviality of the group: http://www.facebook.com/FridayFictioneers. We’d love to have you! (This goes for anyone who wants to join us)
ha! I did. I wrote this on the other post:
I watched our house go up and felt a thick thrill. I touched the drywall, running my fingers over the hole for the kitchen half-wall, and thought: finally, it’s happening.
How long had I worked for this moment? The scrimping, the saving. Eating ramen noodles for dinner every day for weeks. Peanut butter and jelly on white bread for lunch. Sometimes just jelly when I had nothing else. Long hours at the store, helping customers buy expensive furniture I could never buy myself.
But it was finally happening. Truly happening. I would build back my burned house.
It would rise.