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Unavoidable (word prompts)

| Anna Cull

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

26. It was unavoidable and surprisingly exhilarating.

27. Doohickey, gizmo or thingamajig? You decide.

28. Problem solved: chicken first, then egg.

29. Spring fever kept her house clean.

30. New life, every morning without fail.

31. Summer’s mixed blessing: blooms and pollinosis.

1. Chirp. Did you say something? Chirp.

[March/April prompts: fated, contraption, problem solved, spring fever, new life, in bloom, chirp chirp.]

P.S. The background is a detail of a new painting which I will be writing more about just as soon as it’s properly dry and available on Etsy.

Nanotechnology (word prompts)

| Anna Cull

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

19. I will. Just wait. You’ll see.

20. One child’s quest became a bestseller.

21. Her boundless enthusiasm silenced untold complaints.

22. Across oceans, over seas: Titanic mistake.

23. Curiosities slowly collected dust and disappeared.

24. Otherworldly nanotechnology took care of them.

25. Infinite improbability beyond belief and yet…

[March prompts: I will…, child’s quest, boundless, across oceans, curiosities, otherworldly, to infinity…]

Her mind wandered (word prompts)

| Anna Cull

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

12. Deprived of coffee, her mind wandered.

13. She found treasure in everyday places.

14. Once famous, she was still legendary.

15. The underground artists disappeared almost overnight.

16. Hidden talents were discovered while jamming.

17. Leprechauns know there is no gold.

18. I wish it would finally begin.

[March prompts: up and away, found treasure, legendary creature, underground, discovered, leprechauns, I wish…]

Wonderland (word prompts)

| Anna Cull

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

5. Nonsense, my dear. This is Wonderland.

6. The trouble was he was trouble.

7. It wasn’t luck; it was design.

8. Her dreams began to rearrange reality.

9. The adventurer’s stories sounded vaguely familiar.

10. She was colourful. He was colourblind.

11. Consider all angles. Go full circle.

[March prompts: wonderland, trouble maker, lucky charm, the dream, adventurer, full colour, new angle.]

Beautiful (word prompts)

| Anna Cull

The following six-word stories were prompted by the Page Flutter Six-Word Story Challenge. I’m starting to catch up and am now working through the March prompts.

26. “You are beautiful.” “Thank you, Mum.”

27. His defeat tasted more like victory.

28. Working together, they proved everybody wrong.

1. Over the rainbow, there be unicorns.

2. Someday? I vote we start today.

3. Melting wax? He’d gone too far!

4. She was the planetarium’s brightest star.

[February/March prompts: the compliment, savoured, together, over the rainbow, someday…, far away, starscape.]

No expert (word prompts)

| Anna Cull

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

19. He could always make her laugh.

20. Memories, like clouds, are constantly changing.

21. Money can’t buy me love, no.

22. One kind word changed their minds.

23. What good have I done today?

24. Time — given, borrowed, taken — never enough.

25. My inner critic is no expert.

[February prompts: the healer, memories, priceless treasure, stranger’s kindness, daily ritual, time given, self-love.]