So, my first microfiction challenge and I’m already late. Sorry about that, but I’ve a list of excuses as long as your arm (mine’s too short). I hope the next one won’t be quite so shambolic and it will do you all justice.
Here are the links to your stories. As with the poetry challenge, there were as many different viewpoints as there were writers. Proof positive, if any were needed, that you are all unique in your creative imagination as well as in everything else.
Many of you were trying out fiction writing for the first time, and I’m proud that you decided to take the plunge for this challenge.
Sarah is a case in point
https://fmmewritespoems.wordpress.com/2016/06/17/microfiction-childhood-for-jane-dougherty
Michael is an old hand.
Microfiction challenge #1: Childhood – Maise and Peter | Morpethroad
This one’s from Phylor’s blog. Shout out your real name if it isn’t Phylor!
Childhood. Yesterday — Microfiction challenge #1: Childhood – Phylor’s Blog
Ken’s first time too
No Childhood Here – Microfiction Challenge #1: Childhood | rivrvlogr
And Merril’s
The End of Childhood | Yesterday and today: Merril’s historical musings
Ms 10000 hours left. Sorry I don’t know your name. And don’t say it’s Louise!
Carole, who is another poet branching out
Hugh a real proper author
Angels Of Heaven And Hell – Hugh’s Views & News
MariJo a first timer on my blog, and very welcome
Behind Her Eyes – The Journey of a Million Miles
Nice to hear from Bill whose writing I admire
http://engleson.ca/?page_id=7563
Sri turning her hand to fiction for the first time
https://srisudhak.wordpress.com/2016/06/20/say-cheers/
First update, a pingback failure from Geoff slips in under the wire (sort of). Off to read it now.
Waifs and Strays #shortstory #microfiction
This was a great experiment and a challenge for me too. Time has been too short to add to the comments I left on your blogs, but I was very impressed with the response and so pleased that poets are having a go at prose too. In short fiction, there are a lot of similarities of approach. Bravo everybody! There’s a new picture prompt tomorrow. I have a few lined up, just can’t decide which to plump for. Find out tomorrow.
Jane Dougherty Writes 
argh a pingback failure! Here was mine go. Dangnabbit! Such good stories too to be in with. Next tiome I will increase my competence. https://geofflepard.com/2016/06/21/waifs-and-strays-shortstory-microfiction/
I’ll add it forthwith.
Thanks for this — the challenge and the linkup. Who knows, I may get so carried away, I shall shout my real name (or at least a version of):)
Thanks for participating. Even nameless 🙂
Very long story!
I shan’t ask then 🙂
Especially as we are doing microfiction! 🙂
Thank you for the lovely comment, Jane. I enjoyed writing my story and I’ll be expanding it so I can add it to a short story collection.
Thank you for hosting the challenge.
It was my pleasure Hugh. Hope you’ll participate again. Life is getting in the way so I maybe won’t be able to keep up with my wild promises.
Well, I’ll certainly try. It depends on the prompt. Sometimes a story will come straight at me. Other times, it rushes past me without me having any chance of catching it.
Welcome back, Jane.
Thanks 🙂 I’m not totally back yet. there’s too much else going on that I have to get through first. Will try not to slip out of contact though.
Wow…so many together…great job…thanks jane
A whole short story collection 🙂
It was a great challenge Jane thought references to my age?? Really?? lol…..that did give me a smile this morning…..looking forward to the next challenge.
You can be ‘an old hand’ at age six where some things are concerned 🙂 Glad you enjoyed the challenge. I’m just about to post the next one.
LOL…great I’m looking forward to it…..there are some good challenges around aren’t there…
There are so many I could spend all day just writing to prompts 🙂
Yes it’s very much like that…but I do like yours Jane…
Get cracking on the next one then 🙂
I shall in the morrow dear lady…now in my part of the world it is sleep time…
I can’t keep up with you people. Why can’t you sleep at the same time as normal folk?
Secrets out, is it…I ain’t normal….
Join the club 🙂
Hey Jane, it’s Mek! Thanks for your feedback- looking forward to the next challenge you throw at us.
Hey Mek! Here’s your next challenge…
OMG no subtlety in that prompt. It looks a lot more challenging than the last. Yikes! 👿
Nope, no subtlety at all. But you can do it 🙂
😯
I am excited and cannot wait to see what lies before me tomorrow! Thanks so much for this.
Just posted this week’s challenge…and realised I’ve made a boo boo on the time frame. Off to edit.
Glad to know I’m not the only one who makes boo boo’s…I worked the better part of today to post my answer to the challenge!! What an exciting photo!
It isn’t subtle, as Mek pointed out to me, but sometimes a bit of high drama makes a pleasant change 🙂
With out a flare of dramatic we would all die from boredom!
Probably true. Boredom or self-satisfaction 🙂