I am caught up on the SS competition but Festive Flash is winning on here. I'm grabbing stories here and there, mostly folks I know or whose fiction I know, but there's no way I am going to catch up. At least it's flash. Makes burning through them easier when they are short like that.

I should probably be Team Blue. Better record there than here. But maybe hold a draft and see who picks me.😁

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There was no world building, no lore, no crazy character descriptions.

This is very much a thing I appreciate about flash fiction. It forces me to rein in my tendency to worldbuild and delve deep into my characters and just zero in on the story at hand.

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I slipped and fell on the ice on the steps of my son’s house and spent majority of last night on the couch barely moving.

Eek. Take care out there. Get thyself healed. Stories can wait.

Just knocked off a couple more comp entries. That list is the Christmas gift that keeps on giving.

Good morning. Happy Eve of Christmas. Hm. Maybe a story about spending Christmas with a hottie named Eve is in order.

Red Rose and a slice of pie.

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I want to make sure I know who the Lushies are over on the blue site.

I am obvious. Different name, same ape. Should probably use a different avatar here if I really want to disconnect them but I like my ape and it hasn't been a problem yet.

Good morning. I think Bunny's post blinded me. Or at least I have that bright yellow burned into my retinas.😁 Yummy.

I though gummies went in bourbon, not coffee? Wouldn't a gummy basically melt in coffee (assuming fresh made and therefore hot)??

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Happy Solstice to you all.

Hope you had a nice Solstice, Michelle.

Earl Grey and a profiterole.

Doing vacation planning. Have to figure out what to do onshore at our Cruise's various port stops. We are basically just island-hopping and have been to 5 of 8 islands before.

Question: If a story that continues from a previous one is a sequel, and a story that precedes a previous one is a prequel, what is a story that parallels a previous one. It's a trick I have done before but I have never thought there should be a name for it until now.

For those wondering why, my next story here will be a flash retelling my current one from the store clerk's POV. It is basically done but I am holding my fire until the comp ends. Though Minnie isn't getting much love since the initial rush so maybe it doesn't matter?

Not much of an ass man, but I find I feel about asses as I do breasts: They look best when they are proportioned right for the woman (or man) moreso than meeting any absolute standard.

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There are 4 entries already, which is going well for SS.

Indeed. I hope the pace keeps up. Last couple comps have been a bit on the light side. Getting back up into high teens again like we had a couple years back would be nice.

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my first story on SS

Whoo hoo. We need more writers over on SS so this is great to hear.

Good afternoon. This may be the first time I have had simultaneous comp entries on here and StoriesSpace. Perhaps not. Maybe it's been long enough that I forgot. It's partly because both are flash competitions so only 1000 words to work with and partly because my idea for the SS comp came on fast. Here's my entry. If you're a member on that site, comments most welcome (or you can drop them here, I guess).

https://www.storiesspace.com/stories/flash-fiction/scream-away-the-silence

Winding down. I was expecting to see my son soon but he's got a sinus infection and isn't up for making the drive down from Ottawa. Still hoping to see him and his wife over the holidays, just not sure when. A red wine, please.

A Spotify playlist called VOLUME. Mix of metal, hard rock, alt rock, and more. Basically a general purpose rock playlist. But now switching to Keep Me Fed by The Warning.

I am plugging away at my SS comp entry. It is going well. Probably hit Publish tomorrow or even later today. Just shuffling words around at this point. If you haven't seen the info on the comp, here it is again:

https://www.storiesspace.com/forum/writing-competitions-and-calls-for-submissions/the-sound-of-silence-competition

I'll try to hit some of the comp entries here over the weekend.

Good morning. No Bear. Must have the grandcub or be off at the market.

Cleaned up Bertha and put on some Jamaican Blue Mountain coffee. Teapots have Scottish Breakfast and Buddha's Blend teas. Hot water is on for our selection of other fine teas and hot chocolate. And, hey, we're in a bar so there's plenty more to drink. Whatcha want?

Enough snow to make things pretty and no more is my White Christmas philosophy. Hate shoveling anytime.

Have you ever stayed over for Christmas due to weather or distance?

Yeah. Living in Southern Ontario, Christmas blizzards can and do happen.

Is there a Christmas gift from any period of your life that will always stick with you in memory?

Not fond of bivalves in general, but cooked.

Christmas concert or Christmas TV special/movie?

Older? 9 years (that's how much older my wife is)

Younger? Not sure. Some of the professional ladies I dallied with were probably 15-20 years younger than me.

Almonds and walnuts.

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I brought some pretty lights with me.

Hi. Nice to see you, Bunny. I think I remember seeing a similar scene the last time I walked into an open cupboard door (my wife has an irritating habit of not closing them and I have an irritating habit of not notice they are open).

Sounds like some weird ad tagline for a German luxury car. 😁

Congratulations, BNW.

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Even Kaiju? Even after destroying Tokyo?

I am sure they did something to piss you off. Just like that whole ape climbing the Empire State Building incident was just a misunderstanding.😊

More seriously, this is probably part of what keeps me around. Much more diverse crowd than most of my online .

Nemo - Nightwish

No children in my life (for now, but my son is married so grands will eventually happen). I did have my company Santa sitting in my staff meeting today, though.🎅

Did you find out about Santa on your own or did someone spill the beans?

FUDGE!!!!!

With or without nuts (the fudge, that is)?

No, but I am not as continent as I once was so ... someday?

HYE played music too loud and pissed off other people in the household who have different musical tastes?

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A bourbon would be awesome. Maybe a gummie at the bottom, slowly dissolving into the alcohol.

🤔

Wouldn't that result in rather funny tasting bourbon? Suppose it depends upon what flavour of gummy you use.

Oh hell, I will take one, too. For SCIENCE!!!!

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Sadly I like my first attempt WAY better than my eventual official entry.

Shit, if your first attempt is better than that one ... wow. Because I love Faith And Joy. Possibly my favourite comp entry so far (including my own).

Being in Canada, not really. Just long wait times. I do have one test coming up that isn't funded but it's not expensive relatively speaking.

HYE gambled and lost big?