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Unstoppable (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 an old sketch of the Moeraki Boulders at Koekohe Beach which I went on to paint again here.

27. Dark days prompted a necessary reawakening.

28. Her heart’s desire resonated with him.

29. A mother’s drive negotiates many roads.

30. Total body spa: no assembly required.

31. Unstoppable, tomorrow rushes impatiently towards us.

  1. The occasional clash woke them up.

  2. They scrambled at a cracking pace.

[August/September prompts: fresh start, heart’s desire, mother’s drive, total body, unstoppable, clash!, scrambled.]

A gift (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 new work in progress.

20. Renewed, like a gift just opened.

21. You don’t see it? Watch me!

22. The underdog was a dark horse.

23. There is always one last chance.

24. In pursuit… a trail gone cold.

25. The oath was a four-letter word.

26. His hardheaded habits weren’t all bad.

[August prompts: renewed, watch me!, the underdog, last chance, in pursuit, the oath, hard habit.]

Potential (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.

13. My superpower is optimism. What’s yours?

14. Surpassed and transcended. There were limits?

15. The record breaker had no witnesses.

16. The do-over only prolonged his embarrassment.

17. ” *#%! ” would remain their rally cry.

18. Limitless potential lurked in quiet corridors.

19. The hunt hounded the huntsman’s dreams.

[August prompts: superpower, surpassed limits, record breaker, do over, rally cry!, limitless, the hunt.]

Improvised (word prompts)

| Anna Cull

These six-word stories were prompted by the Page Flutter Six-Word Story Challenge. The background is a detail of a new mini abstract (below) created with some of the paint left over from ‘The High Country’ and a little added purple.

6. Studied. Tested. Passed. Celebrated. Tested again.

7. The overburdened workhorse summoned the cavalry.

8. The inventor improvised, creating pure fiction.

9. Her instincts were hardly ever wrong.

10. The summit wasn’t their high point.

11. Her big break was not “lucky”!

12. The grind required fresh beans daily.

[August prompts: tested, workhorse, the inventor, instincts, summit, big break, the grind.]

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XXXs — drawing room mock-up

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.]