Repurposed (word prompts)

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)

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)

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)

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.]

Autocorrect (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.

18. He misunderstood and swore under oath.

19. …pursuing him through time and space…

20. I’m happy to be a dreamer.

21. A pathfinder, she led by example.

22. Mea culpa, not “me cuppa”, autocorrect!

23. On the edge, circling and undecided.

24. Her biggest fear was not spiders.

[June prompts: under oath, the huntress, dreamer, pioneer girl, mea cuppa, on the edge, biggest fear…]

Rewriting the narrative (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.

11. Not everyone gets to say goodbye.

12. Changes are changes. That is all.

13. The lone warrior won their respect.

14. The visionary didn’t see history repeating.

15. She dared and called their bluff.

16. The front line was strictly avant-garde.

17. On the scene, rewriting the narrative.

[June prompts: hard truth, changes, lone warrior, the visionary, she dared, front line, on the scene.]