Tag Archives: flash fiction

#Write photo -Cracked by Bobby Fairfield

Posted on August 29, 2017 by Sue Vincent

We looked down  to the floor and saw the remains of an egg, but what an egg, it had to be the size of a football. We didn’t know what species of bird or reptile laid this but two things … Continue reading →

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#Writephoto – Cracked – The Bag Lady

Posted on August 28, 2017 by Sue Vincent

“Ya think it’s dead?” “What?  The bird?  That egg is definitely kaput, maybe the chick survived…but I doubt it”.  Harvey tried to be honest with his little brother most of the time, especially when it came to the cold facts … Continue reading →

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Breakthrough #WritePhoto by Sarah Brentyn

Posted on August 25, 2017 by Sue Vincent

“Check this out,” he crouched over some green stuff poking through the pavement. “Okay,” I squinted. “I give up. What is it?” “No clue.” “Let’s go. I don’t like this. It’s not right.” “Wait,” he reached out. I grabbed his … Continue reading →

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Thursday photo prompt – Cracked #writephoto

Posted on August 24, 2017 by Sue Vincent

Every Thursday at noon GMT, I publish one of my photos as a writing prompt. Throughout the week I will feature a number of the responses here on the Daily Echo as space allows. Every week, a full round-up of … Continue reading →

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Photo prompt round-up – Wisp #writephoto

Posted on August 24, 2017 by Sue Vincent

The photo for this week’s prompt was taken on the moors above Ilkley at dawn, during one of the Silent Eye weekend workshops. The September events always fall around my birthday and some of us had taken a very long … Continue reading →

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Flash fiction #writephoto: The dragonslayer – Jane Dougherty

Posted on August 23, 2017 by Sue Vincent

This short story is inspired by Sue Vincent’s gorgeous photo.   In the middle of a distant ocean was an island fringed with inlets that made natural harbours, and with many rivers that made fertile valleys. The island should have … Continue reading →

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Skylight #writephoto – Up Against Mortality

Posted on August 23, 2017 by Sue Vincent

The flowers died on Monday. No matter how well-constructed the replacement, the flowers could tell the difference immediately. The weather keep going as normal. The sky looks the same as it always has. The false heat kept the cycles intact. … Continue reading →

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Sky Waltz – Emily Weatherburn #writephoto

Posted on August 22, 2017 by Sue Vincent

Their whispers are distant at first. They barely carry over the harsh whipping of the wind. As the gale strengthens, though, so do their voices; as it batters against them, whipping their hair into their faces and forcing tears from … Continue reading →

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Purposefully Selected Sequences of Movement by Craig Towsley #writephoto

Posted on August 22, 2017 by Sue Vincent

From the grass hit, the unnamed boy watch the sky skeletons dance. They rose, they dove, they spun and swirled. His mother grabbed his shoulder and pulled him inside, warning him of the dangers of being a spectator. He obeyed, … Continue reading →

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Life Without You by Peter Wells

Posted on August 21, 2017 by Sue Vincent

I never met you, knew you, or had your love but then I did. The image of the girl who would walk up to me in life, as if it were some railway station and laugh, smile and warm your … Continue reading →

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