writing

Pistols at dawn (word prompts)

| Anna Cull

These six-word stories were prompted by the Page Flutter Six-Word Story Challenge. I’m also posting a few favourites on Instagram. The background is a detail of a landscape painting that I will write about in my next post.

30. A sudden downpour drowned them out.

31. School supplies are not purely academic.

1. Step by step, slowly but surely.

2. Dusting herself off again revealed grit.

3. The fighter’s toughest opponent was himself.

4. Pistols at dawn. Heartbreak at daybreak.

5. The pep talk addressed their get-up-and-go.

[July/August prompts: sudden storm, school supplies, step by step, grit, the fighter, at dawn, pep talk.]

All or nothing (word prompts)

| Anna Cull

These six-word stories were prompted by the Page Flutter Six-Word Story Challenge. I’m also posting a few favourites on Instagram. The background painting is a detail of another personal project based on an old Polyvore set: ‘The Fountain on Two-Way Street’.

23. Clean cotton. Must be laundry day.

24. Freshly cut grass: short and sweet.

25. The synesthetic interpreter transcribed colourful conversations.

26. It was a cute new angle.

27. The boss lady was no lady.

28. Their recycled drinking water tasted normal.

29. A calculated risk: all or nothing.

[July prompts: clean cotton, freshly cut, colourscape, new angle, boss lady, recycle, risk.]

Repurposed (word prompts)

| Anna Cull

These six-word stories were prompted by the Page Flutter Six-Word Story Challenge. I’m also posting a few favourites on Instagram.

16. Inspired. Written. Reconsidered. Rewritten. Edited. Exhausted.

17. Treasure lost. Dog ate my map.

18. Newborn little darling; best idea ever.

19. They relocated and stumbled upon paradise.

20. The carpenter somehow made ends meet.

21. New management couldn’t keep up appearances.

22. Repurposed sofas eventually recovered from embarrassment.

[July prompts: edited, lost treasure, newborn, relocate, the carpenter, new management, repurpose.]

Creative exercise (word prompts)

| Anna Cull

These six-word stories were prompted by the Page Flutter Six-Word Story Challenge. I’m also posting a few favourites on Instagram.

9. Moving day came. Moving day went.

10. New ferris wheels provided breathtaking views.

11. A healthy starter? I ordered dessert.

12. Page one. The possibilities are endless.

13. They discovered light in the darkness.

14. The hidden restaurant simmered with revelations.

15. Creative exercise, done daily, defies routine.

[July prompts: moving day, new wheels, healthy start, page one, discovered, hidden restaurant, daily practice.]

Attitude overhaul (word prompts)

| Anna Cull

These six-word stories were prompted by the Page Flutter Six-Word Story Challenge. I’m also posting a few favourites on Instagram.

2. New beat; same old love songs.

3. Old habits can be childishly argumentative.

4. Attitude overhaul: rose-tinted glasses made redundant.

5. Moving up? Penthouse or promotion? Yes.

6. Fresh threads, complete with silver lining.

7. The mystery flavour had no antidote.

8. The interview started ten minutes ago.

[July prompts: new beat, old habits, overhaul, moving up, fresh threads, mystery flavour, the interview.]

Hotels (word prompts)

| Anna Cull

These six-word stories were prompted by the Page Flutter Six-Word Story Challenge. I’m also posting a few favourites on Instagram.

25. Fear conquered. Over and over again.

26. Countless boundless imaginations expanded the universal.

27. Less travelled paths don’t have hotels.

28. I don’t know what I’m doing.

29. Dragon slayer? But I like dragons!

30. Underrated berated undercover underlings endured undeterred.

  1. Culture shock aftermath: appreciating the unfamiliar.

[June/July prompts: fear conquered, boundless, less travelled, public confession, dragon slayer, underground, culture shock.]