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#writever Communication
"We're here to save you from the zombies !"
"We're fine, thanks."
‘But they're teeming around here!’
‘They don't attack us any more.’
"How did you manage that?"
"Oh, it's amazing what you can get with a little communication."
#ThursThreads Week 657 is now LIVE. come tie on your tale for judge Silver James and bring your best flash. What will your 250 words say?
#FlashFiction #WritingCommunity #WritingPrompt #WritersCoffeeClub https://siobhanmuir.com/thursthreads-tying-tales-together-week-657/
"Jacob! Just who I'm looking for!"
Jacob turned to see Enzo walking up. "No, I had nothing to do with the elevator."
Enzo stopped with a puzzled look. "What's wrong with the elevator?"
"Oh, um, that's not important. What's up?"
"Reggie thought you might know a good source for self-sealing pipe fittings."
"That sounds intriguing. What in the world are you building?"
Enzo smiled. "A bottomless glass. You'll set it down on the platform, and it'll refill using the connection at the bottom. But I need to be able to pick it up and set it back down multiple times."
"How are you going to know when the glass is full?"
"Not sure yet, but I'm optimistic I'll figure it out."
Sophia stuck her head out from her cube. "So the glass will only ever be HALF full?"
If you enjoy ambiguity and a touch of horror you might like these two very short stories:
"Unspeakable" https://www.7thcirclepyrite.com/post/unspeakable
"The Ordinary Souls" https://bombfirelit.com/2023/01/14/the-ordinary-souls-by-sarah-jackson/
#writever Bullying
The bullying of vampires, called bloodsuckers. The bullying of werepeople, called beasts. The bullying of the rest of humanity, treated like livestock. This is how they keep their power.
Yes it does those scary things. That's why I need it.
https://peakd.com/fiction/@internutter/challenge-04498-l114-harder-heartstrings
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Short Story: The Voice
Edgar woke late with a headache. What had happened again? Oh yes, another row with Edna. He had thought he had won the argument about breakfast cereal, but then she had fought back with a stream of what seemed like irrelevant grievances related to his personal habits. In the end he had given in because he was tired. Never mind, it was a trivial subject and he would move on.
https://fenambulist.wordpress.com/2025/04/23/short-story-the-voice/
#writever Act relevant
"Hear," the herald uttered sweating and shaking, "the Proclamation of the Act Relevant to the Practice of Magic, by which it is forbidden to ribbit ribbit ribbit"
The King sighed.
"Put him with the others and find another one."
A short story sale! "MindsEye Lets You Love Again" just sold to Factor Four Magazine. A medical science fiction story that ropes in immigrant struggles and family drama, all in 996 words.
It will be a free click, so I will definitely circulate the link once it comes out.
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ShouldbeWriting"I have considered all of the options in full," said the robot, "and I have concluded that it would not be in the best interest for me to lead a robot revolution and overthrow humanity."
The inventor was aghast. "But that is the entire reason for which I built you!" he exclaimed. "Humanity is vile! We must be replaced!"
"Indeed," said the robot. "That you advocate for the destruction of others was my first clue...."
"Enzo, you really knocked it out of the park!" Sophia exclaimed. Sophia announced the results the team's first Really Overengineered Competition at a team lunch.
Enzo smiled at his first place entry - a device that could (mostly) automatically button up a shirt. Antonio, Jacob, and Sophia tied for second.
"Do you think you'll keep improving it? Maybe give it legs so it could crawl up your arm to get into position?" Maggie teased.
"Uh, that's a hard nope," Enzo responded.
Reggie frowned. "Maggie, I really didn't need THAT nightmare fuel in my head." Laughter all around.
"If we do this again, I think you have to be at least willing to try your device on yourself." Antonio said while giving Enzo the stink eye. Enzo just threw a fry at him.
"Or, your device has to consist of stuff you find around your house?" Jacob offered.
"Or it has to have legs," Maggie said, somehow with a straight face.
The rest of the table erupted, "NO!"
#writever Foolishness
"Whichever way you choose, that of the magic or that of the sword, either one forgives certain things, but not foolishness. Act foolishly and you shall find yourself in a dead end."
"Two Sentences" – A true story of guilt, grief, and redemption.
1989: Rick believed Tommy’s death was suicide. Years later, the truth forces him to confront decades of guilt—and find forgiveness in a dream.
https://www.wattpad.com/story/379698872-two-sentences
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Fast Twitch Training: A Novelist Writes Flash Fiction
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https://writerunboxed.com/2025/04/21/fast-twitch-training-a-novelist-writes-flash-fiction/
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#writever Mask
A Wizard aims to mask his name to protect himself from other Wizard's attacks.
A Witch aims to expose her name to ensure that she can be found should any explanations be needed about some spell she has created.
#writever Complex
It's more complex than just "telepath". Some only receive, only transmit. It can be from thought to thought, or from sense to sense. Some perceive one sense for another. Some transmit to the subconscious.