#SixWordStories Showcase: November 28-December 12

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A type of Flash Fiction, six word stories are (very) short stories with an exact word count: six words. SixWordStories is the place where, alongside quality, quantity really does matter. Though these stories are so brief in length, they can be as profound, if not more, than the prose and poetry you see and read every day, partly because six word stories can tell us so much and yet contain so little.

In our feature articles, we will be showcasing selections of the wonderful six word stories submitted to our bi-weekly word and theme prompts. New bi-weekly prompts will also be announced here.



Word Prompt: Roots Above



in the groundAfter death, worms appear, roots above. Roots aboveFiber-optic roots above, starry sky below. AwakeningUnseeing eyes claw at roots above. We Have to Go DeeperRoots above sky; digging to China. Summer DaysPerpective shifts; roots above, branches below... Where'd These Come From?"Nine" roots above his covers.  'Wires?' roots aboveCelery
Turnip
Radish
Potatoes root above
Makin' SoupAdding above roots...
It'll get better.
Strata of beauty.Sky,
above flowers,
above roots.
Life.





Theme Prompt: A Thousand Words



a thousand wordsPaint, brush, easel. A skilled hand. Photographer's LamentWanted to tell you...
Camera broke.
CheapCamera for sale; only 500 words! Pictures"I love you" means much more. A Picture's WorthNever written, I drew them instead. 1,000 Words"You... I am gonna punch you." Dear DiaryAnother page flips.
Pen keeps dancing.
A Thousand wordsBrave Smile.
Tear Stained
Red Rimmed
Creativity in the SubconsciousnessWhenever I dream~
                   Everything's perfectly impossible...
A Thousand WordsMoonlit sunspray.
Stories at the wharf.





The Next Round of Bi-Weekly Prompts!



Word Prompt: Crayon
-> Submission Folder


Theme Prompt: Wind Chime
-> Submission Folder


Submissions for these prompts will be accepted from Monday, December 12th to Monday, December 26th.

Please take into account the Prompt Guidelines before submission.

Also be sure to read our guidelines about what makes a six word story.



Suggestions

If you have suggestions for a prompt that we could do, send us a note with the subject Prompt Idea! and make sure to include what type of Prompt it is for (either 'Word' or 'Theme').

If you have queries regarding prompts, contact mode-de-vie or 3wyl. :love:
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