Greener grass (word prompts)

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.

2. Their ideas, like seedlings, needed nurturing.

3. Rain dance wanted? Do the hustle.

4. New stories emerged, diverting but unreliable.

5. Not my ballgame. Nice uniforms though.

6. At storm’s end, the dove returned.

7. Sometimes the greener grass is AstroTurf.

8. Fed and watered, they quickly bloomed.

[April prompts: seedlings, rain dance, emergence, ballgame, storm’s end, greener grass, bloom.]

The Gathering Storm

The Gathering Storm — acrylic on canvas, 150 x 150 mm, 2018. Available.

A few days ago I mentioned that I’d written more than 90 six-word stories in the last two months (no small effort). ‘The Gathering Storm is the first painting to be inspired by one of those stories: “The gathering storm strengthened their resolve.”

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Unavoidable (word prompts)

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)

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)

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)

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.]