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Saturday, August 2, 2014

Flash Fiction 55

Once there was an old woman who lived in a shoe. She had so many children, she didn't know what to do. In fact, she had precisely fifty-five children! There was Susie and Judy and....well, have you ever tried to keep fifty-five names straight, fix dinner for fifty-five every night, AND find time to write?!? 

It's that time, everybody. Time to write a poem or a piece of flash fiction in exactly fifty-five words, no more, no less. Any subject; children, shoes, nervous breakdowns, whatever floats your boat! 
 
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20 comments:

  1. Kerry O'ConnorAugust 2, 2014 at 12:03 PM

    Hi Shay, thanks for bringing us the Flash 55. My poetic brain cells seem to be on leave at the moment. I hope I can string the required number of words together for this.

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  2. Maude LynnAugust 2, 2014 at 12:53 PM

    Flash! Ah - ahhhhh!

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  3. hedgewitchAugust 2, 2014 at 1:46 PM

    I normally write my 55's in advance, but I had a dream far too weird to pass up--I only wish G-man could have the opportunity to read and not understand it. ;_)

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  4. Magaly GuerreroAugust 2, 2014 at 2:14 PM

    Flashing shoes and nervous breakdowns, huh? Lovely. I shall write something for it... mañana!

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  5. FireblossomAugust 2, 2014 at 2:49 PM

    LOL @ Hedgewitch.

    Everyone feel free to grab our 55 badge from the top of this post.

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  6. FireblossomAugust 2, 2014 at 3:10 PM

    ps--I have pandered shamelessly to our South African head Toad with mine.

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  7. brudbergAugust 2, 2014 at 3:13 PM

    Hi all.. Been on hiatus for a while.. But couldn't miss a 55 .. Hope summer is treating you well..

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  8. HannahAugust 2, 2014 at 7:57 PM

    Thank you!! Great fun. :)

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  9. SusanAugust 2, 2014 at 9:19 PM

    Hey! I'll be back to read in 8 hours or 10.

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  10. MargaretAugust 2, 2014 at 11:36 PM

    I hope this goes through Sunday - I'll be back then to post. Just wondering… Galen, is he off vacationing and enjoying the summer? I hope he is well (I've been a little worried).

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  11. LydiaAugust 3, 2014 at 1:13 AM

    (Yes, indeed, LOL, Hedgewitch!) What a fun twist on the old rhyme...great 55.

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  12. Kay L. DaviesAugust 3, 2014 at 4:49 AM

    Hi Shay. Thanks for the "comical" prompt. I made my way back to the garden with the help of my blind seeing-word dog, and somehow managed 55 words of real doggerel.
    It's almost 4am now, and Lindy is snoring loudly behind me, so I'm off to bed again.
    Luv, K

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  13. AnonymousAugust 3, 2014 at 12:08 PM

    Hey Shay--I should have gone comic but have not felt so comic lately! Thanks, as always. k.

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  14. AnonymousAugust 3, 2014 at 12:32 PM

    This was fun! Mine actually turned into an erasure poem - I started flipping through a novel I was reading and pulling words out to create this piece.

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  15. Other MaryAugust 3, 2014 at 1:21 PM

    Thanks for keeping the 55 alive! :o)

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  16. UnknownAugust 3, 2014 at 1:41 PM

    i think am a bit late,... its been a longtime away from home so got a bit busy around!! :) quite happy to be back!

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  17. The BizzaAugust 3, 2014 at 3:39 PM

    I just accidentally tried this. Bob Ross calls them "happy accidents". :)

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  18. MargaretAugust 3, 2014 at 8:24 PM

    Whew. Got this in late and will post it to Open Link Monday. I'll be back here in the morning to visit and comment.

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  19. AnonymousAugust 4, 2014 at 1:24 AM

    late, so posted to OLM. back to read later ~

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  20. MarianAugust 4, 2014 at 6:30 PM

    super-late. oh, well. 55!

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