Tag Archives: desert

Dog Days – Carrot Ranch

Posted on April 4, 2023 by ceayr

The Carrot Ranch Challenge:In 99 words (no more, no less), write a story inspired by “Desert Dog”. Click here to hear the author read his words: Dog Days The desert stretches for about a thousand miles in every direction.It seems … Continue reading →

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Almost Home – Min Min Challenge

Posted on March 6, 2023 by ceayr

The Great New Min Min Challenge: In less than 250 words write a story starting “Long Ride Home”. Click here to hear the author read his words: Almost Home The hills look impossibly distant.The desert is vast and dry, dotted … Continue reading →

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Almost Home – Friday Fictioneers

Posted on January 2, 2019 by ceayr

Friday Fictioneers is hosted by the wonderful Rochelle, the undisputed master of what I call Sound Bite Fiction. She sets the weekly challenge, and the standard. This week’s photo comes from ‘Rudolph’ Gayer, and prompted me to write a sequel to … Continue reading →

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Distant Hills – Sunday Photo Fiction

Posted on December 30, 2018 by ceayr

Sunday Photo Fiction is a weekly challenge presented by Susan Spaulding, who has taken over this great weekly prompt from my old friend Al Forbes. This week she provides as a prompt a spiky photo by the delightfully unspiky Joy … Continue reading →

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The Road – Sunday Photo Fiction

Posted on April 15, 2018 by ceayr

Sunday Photo Fiction is a weekly challenge presented by my old friend Al Forbes. The idea is to write a short story (200 word max) inspired by what you see in his picture (below). I recognise Al’s slightly strange photo … Continue reading →

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