(More Fibbing Friday tomfoolery, this one prompted by pensitivity101. I realize this is now Saturday and I'm late with my example of deceit, but I was busy yesterday premiering my short movie Escape From Jury Duty, which I'll soon post to my site. Thanks for understanding. Link below.) https://pensitivity101.wordpress.com/2023/11/17/fibbing-friday-17th-november/ 1. Macropinna Microstoma Weird pasta shape … Continue reading Fibbing Friday (11/17/23)
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Fibbing Friday (9/15/23)
(Back to my prevaricating ways after a brief spell of honesty, good to be back. The theme of this installment is popular slogans, all of which look like they come from that longtime bastion of misdirection, advertising. Prompted by pensitivity101, link below.) https://pensitivity101.wordpress.com/2023/09/15/fibbing-friday-15th-september/ 1. Have a break, have a Kit Kat Family themed entertainment venue … Continue reading Fibbing Friday (9/15/23)
99 Word Prompt: Journey Home
(Flash fiction piece prompted by Carrot Ranch. I took the theme of journey home and made it a metaphor for the final journey everyone has to make, hence the unusually somber tone of this short fiction piece. Link below.) https://carrotranch.com/2023/08/15/august-15-story-challenge-in-99-words-2/ He recalled his last visit to the doctor's office and getting the bad news; terminal, … Continue reading 99 Word Prompt: Journey Home
Fibbing Friday (9/2/22)
(I've returned to Fibbing Friday! Mendacity and delusion continue to haunt us so now's the time to revisit this forum dedicated to deception. No theme for the 10 questions, but that's okay, I can lie whether the lies are uniform or separate. Link below to original post, from pensitivity101.) https://pensitivity101.wordpress.com/2022/09/02/fibbing-friday-2nd-september/ 1. What is a bandana? … Continue reading Fibbing Friday (9/2/22)
99 Word Prompt: Never Ending
(Flash fiction prompt from carrotranch. Usually the phrase 'never ending' is used as a negative (as in reference to a long and tedious task), but I tried to make it into a positive. Link below.) https://carrotranch.com/2022/04/18/april-18-story-challenge-in-99-words/ "Have you seen the news? War, poverty, oppression, planetary destruction; the world's problems are never ending!" "They are, but … Continue reading 99 Word Prompt: Never Ending
Fibbing Friday (12/10/21)
(More Fibbing Friday, this one prompted by pesitivity101. theme: road signs. This is the first FF I've seen that's images instead of questions, which gives me new territory for my dishonesty! Link below.) https://pensitivity101.wordpress.com/2021/12/10/fibbing-friday-10th-december/ 1. Caution: drunk driver 2. Road blocked by collapsed buildings 3. Murderer burying his victim, lock your doors and keep driving … Continue reading Fibbing Friday (12/10/21)
99 Word Prompt: Film Festival
(This latest prompt from carrot ranch couldn't be more timely for me as will become evident in the story. Link to prompt below.) https://carrotranch.com/2021/11/04/november-4-flash-fiction-challenge-2/ The writer was checking his emails then saw one from a film festival competition where he had submitted a screenplay. Probably just another rejection, he thought, bad news can wait. He … Continue reading 99 Word Prompt: Film Festival
99 Word Prompt: The Old Photograph
(Another Carrot Ranch prompted 99 word flash fiction story. The subject of this prompt is old photographs, which is something that touches most if not all people. They're reminders of our past, our family history, and give our own lives dimension. Link below.) https://carrotranch.com/2021/07/01/july-1-flash-fiction-challenge-2/ "Who are these people?" Father looked at the old photograph. "Remember … Continue reading 99 Word Prompt: The Old Photograph
Fibbing Friday (6/11/21)
(Taking part once again in another exercise of deceit. Someday I will learn that honesty is the best policy...someday. This one is from pcivguy. Subject is TV shows, hope I did all right. I've recently ended a long term writing project so I'm feeling a little down. Fibbing Friday may be just the thing to … Continue reading Fibbing Friday (6/11/21)
99 Word Prompt: Deep Wishes
(A flash fiction piece prompted by Carrot Ranch. Subject: deep wishes. I utilized the genie inside of a magic lamp trope and gave it an ending I don't recall ever seeing in a three wishes story. Link below.) https://carrotranch.com/2021/03/11/march-11-flash-fiction-challenge-2/ "Oh boy! A magic genie! I want a billion dollars, a new pickup truck, and a … Continue reading 99 Word Prompt: Deep Wishes
Robert Kirkendall 