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Rating: G Word Count: 684 Prompt: Greased Lightning Author’s Notes: Written for the weekly brigits_flame contest on LiveJournal, and inspired by some Wikipedia reading on ball lightning. Constructive criticism welcome! “Annie!!” Jack was a fool, but Annie had never heard him screech with quite that much alarm. Still, she was in the middle of cooking [...]
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Rating: G Word Count: 250 Prompt: Instep Author’s Notes: Written for the weekly brigits_flame contest on LiveJournal. Constructive criticism welcome! She notices her smile slipping. Back on her face it goes, and she strains to give off the appearance of complete enjoyment and bliss. Damn that muscle, she thinks. It would pick the worst time [...]
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Rating: G Word Count: 506 Author’s Notes: Written for the weekly brigits_flame contest on LiveJournal. Constructive criticism welcome! “No.” Dale set his feet shoulder width apart, crossed his arms over his chest and painted a petulant look on his face. “What do you mean, no?” The voice emanated from the air around him, pulsing in [...]
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Rating: G Word Count: 320 Author’s Notes: Written for the weekly brigits_flame contest on LiveJournal. This was inspired by a Wikipedia reading session that included several articles about the industrial revolution. Constructive criticism welcome! Weaving is all about rhythm. Over, under, over, under. Slow. Steady. Beautiful. That’s all I ever wanted to do. Beautiful. Over, [...]
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Rating: PG Word Count: 920 Prompt: Nine Lives Author’s Notes: Written for the weekly brigits_flame contest on LiveJournal. Constructive criticism welcome! 1. Anne-Marie Harris just wanted a day off from work. It was good, she felt, to take some time away and let her wild side out for a bit. Sure, she’d squeeze back into [...]
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Rating: G Word Count: 344 Prompt: Symbiotic Author’s Notes: Written for the weekly brigits_flame contest on LiveJournal. This is based on stories my parents have told me about their wedding day, though I have taken a few liberties here and there. Constructive criticism welcome! My parents were married by their editor at the Cincinnati Post, [...]
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Rating: G Word Count: 250 Author’s Notes: Written for the weekly brigits_flame contest on LiveJournal. Constructive criticism welcome! Fragaria was there when the tiny bud was still encased in green. She pulled back the leaves around the emerging flower and let the sun shine through. Fragaria was there when the flower raised its head to [...]
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Rating: PG-13 Word Count: 1900 Prompt: Teeth Author’s Notes: Written for the weekly brigits_flame contest on LiveJournal. Please forgive any archaeological errors I’ve committed. The Ak’sok are completely made up, and are not intended to correspond to any actual ancient civilization. Constructive criticism welcome! In the weeks before they came for Aysha, the sound of [...]
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Rating: G Word Count: 900 Author’s Notes: Written for the weekly brigits_flame contest on LiveJournal. Constructive criticism welcome! Fake Ring The girl giggles and holds up her hands, each finger adorned with a bright plastic jewel. “Look at me, Mommy!” She gets up and parades back and forth in her finery. It’s not just her [...]
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