Category Archives: Ficlet/Fragment

Short ramblings, possibly whole, most likely fragmented.

M is for Magic

Posted on April 15, 2013 by TommiaW

Inspired by today’s Daily Prompt: Write a piece of fiction describing the incident that gave rise to the phrase, “third time’s the charm.” Dora walked the labyrinth with her father, her small feet atop his. She read the words for him while … Continue reading →

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Ficlet Fragment – Flight Risk

Posted on March 8, 2013 by TommiaW

Air to Sea by Tommia Wright Inspired by a contest prompt, this ended up melding with a NaNo project. Flight Risk Alven Sydney wandered for almost an hour before he found his runaway. He called his wife from a pay phone, … Continue reading →

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March of the Pigs

Posted on March 1, 2013 by TommiaW

Today’s National Pig Day. Only reason I knew that was starting the day on a trivial search. (It pays to play hooky from work once in a while.) So, today’s ficlet/fragment has nothing to do with the NaNo’s or anything … Continue reading →

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NaNo Fragment-Never Fails

Posted on February 27, 2013 by TommiaW

A ficlet/frgament from the NaNo collection  inspired by today’s Daily Post Prompt: Murphy’s Law says, “Anything that can go wrong will go wrong.” Write about a time everything did — fiction encouraged here, too!   Strike One “I only asked for … Continue reading →

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Friday Flash Fic

Posted on February 22, 2013 by TommiaW

Today’s ficlet fragment was inspired by Mike’s challenge. She longed to toss them all out; the slender fingers of wax reminding her of ghosts, goblins and boogeymen, wire frames making faces at her. Why her uncle continued to collect and … Continue reading →

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Friday Finds

Posted on February 15, 2013 by TommiaW

The ficlet-fragment for today can be found here.   What makes for a fabulous Friday is news about two fun-filled finds just in time for payday! First, the release of Mari Collier‘s Earthbound – the prequel to Gather the Children. If … Continue reading →

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Woven Words

Posted on February 13, 2013 by TommiaW

Today’s item is inspired by two parts: one, Casz’s great challenge during workshop last night, and two, Chuck Wendig’s flash fiction challenge. This is based on photo number #31. I’ll admit surprise at getting this done in 500 exact – title … Continue reading →

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Friday Ficlet – Tunneling into Madness

Posted on January 18, 2013 by TommiaW

It’s interesting how two people can enter the same tunnel only to emerge with different takes during three miles of darkness. This rambling spun itself, the characters unnamed, during my return walk through the Snoqualmie Tunnel. Some of the ‘off-beaten’ remarks … Continue reading →

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Friday Ficlet: Up in Smoke

Posted on January 4, 2013 by TommiaW

This Friday Ficlet was inspired by a couple of challenges: the Daily Prompt: Quote Me and the Writing Prompt: These Four Walls. The quote is one I’ve heard from a young age, one that seems so true no matter who makes up … Continue reading →

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Friday Ficlet

Posted on December 28, 2012 by TommiaW

Today’s Friday Ficlet goes back to the first NaNo I attempted. The sketch was attempted courtesy of a fellow writer’s prompting after I lamented failing to find the ‘perfect photo’ to accompany the piece. Surprisingly, I didn’t use the eraser … Continue reading →

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