https://carrotranch.com/2019/01/04/january-3-flash-fiction-challenge/ He sped along the highway as he left his home town. All that shaped and influenced him as a person, and everyone he knew, faded into the background as he drove ahead. He was looking forward to the new life he was anticipating in a city unknown. He didn't know where he was going, … Continue reading 99 Word Prompt: Reflection
Shakespearean Porn Titles
Everyone knows that the works of Shakespeare are rife with colorful (my apologies, colourful), witty sexual innuendo that was easily understood by Elizabethan audiences some 400+ years ago but is largely incomprehensible to modern English speakers, or at least to Americans. But what if his more luridly explicit language made its way into the titles … Continue reading Shakespearean Porn Titles
99 Word Prompt: Into The Dark
https://carrotranch.com/2018/11/29/november-29-flash-fiction-challenge/ Gladys peered cautiously at the basement door. "Honey, I think I heard a noise in the basement." "What kind of noise?" her husband Paul answered. "I can't tell," Gladys said. "Either something fell or was knocked over. Could you please look?" "Scared of a little noise?" Paul laughed. "What if it's an intruder?" Gladys … Continue reading 99 Word Prompt: Into The Dark
Power Trip – A 5 Minute Play
(A comedic look at workplace hierarchy/pecking order, first performed as a staged reading at Community TV of Santa Cruz.) CHARACTERS LEONARD – middle management GORDON – recently promoted to middle management CLAUSEN – upper management Place: LEONARD'S workplace office Time: Contemporary (LEONARD is sitting at his desk and writing on some paperwork. GORDON enters.) LEONARD: … Continue reading Power Trip – A 5 Minute Play
200 Followers!
Hooray! After four years and 90 posts, including 12 short stories, six short plays, 16 Carrot Ranch 99 word prompt flash fiction pieces, all 17 chapters of Redwood Summer: a novel of 1990 San Jose (my hometown), links to the five videos of my Community TV of Santa Cruz live broadcast drama Pacific Television Theater, … Continue reading 200 Followers!
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A Saul Is Born!
Season 4 of Better Call Saul is now in the books, time to revisit predictions I made at the halfway point and to wrap things up. As usual, my predictions went astray because so many things happened that I just didn't see coming. Here's the link to my last post of predictions earlier this year: … Continue reading A Saul Is Born!
Writing Prompt: Masks – The Bank Robbery
Very short story inspired by a writing prompt posted by Rachel Poli. Subject: masks On a side note I used to work as a bank teller from '92-'94 and was once robbed. https://rachelpoli.com/2018/10/19/time-to-write-masks-creative-writing-prompt/ THE BANK ROBBERY A masked man entered the bank. He went to the nearest window, pulled out a pistol, and held it … Continue reading Writing Prompt: Masks – The Bank Robbery
Saul: Halfway Through The Season
We're now halfway through season 4 of Better Call Saul, so time to revisit my earlier predictions for the season and see if I'm anywhere close. Here's the link to the original post: https://robertkirkendall.com/2018/08/06/countdown-to-saul/ SPOILERS AHEAD! The first subject I tackled was the fallout of Chuck's death. After much speculation I concluded that Chuck's death … Continue reading Saul: Halfway Through The Season
99 Word Prompt: Bottleneck
https://carrotranch.com/2018/08/31/august-30-flash-fiction-challenge/ THE BOTTLE OPENER A party goer grabbed a longneck ale bottle from an ice chest and searched around. "Anyone know where the bottle opener is?" "I got this," another party goer said as he picked up another beer bottle. "Now give me yours." The first party goer handed him his bottle, then the second … Continue reading 99 Word Prompt: Bottleneck