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Bad ideas (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.

23. Kites, briefly untethered, caught by trees.

24. Skipping stones, smiling until they sink.

25. No afternoon hike ends at midnight!

26. Bad ideas can beget good ideas.

27. Farmer’s market: hard work’s hand-picked deliciousness.

28. Cherry blossoms: pink popcorn tree candy.

29. Let’s make a splash! You first : )

[April prompts: kite festival, skipping stones, afternoon hike, idea renewed, farmer’s toil, cherry blossoms, splash!]

Cloud animals (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.

16. Mother’s young, her pride and joy.

17. The hidden path, hidden no longer.

18. Yellow boots: sunshine for grey days.

19. Hatchlings peeped at their new world.

20. Cloud animals carelessly mix and mingle.

21. She planted a kiss. Love grew.

22. Thunderbolt and lightning… very, very frightening.

[April prompts: mother’s young, hidden path, yellow boots, hatchlings, cloud animals, planted, thunderstorm.]

Free parking (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.

9. Fresh-spiration gave her art new meaning.

10. Bees are a-buzz, a sweet sound.

11. Her new-found confidence illuminated the stage.

12. Our garden shed, overgrown with plans.

13. Going homeward. Looking backward. Feeling awkward.

14. Ten percent luck, ninety percent perseverance.

15. Abandoned streets offer wildflowers free parking.

[April prompts: fresh-spiration, buzzzz, new light, garden shed, homeward, try again, wildflowers.]

Greener grass (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.

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.]

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…]