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Paul and Barley
[The prompt was to write a story including the first sentence there (taken from a terrible period piece novel). I had ten minutes. You may be able to tell but you will enjoy it nonetheless.] Paul spen… more →
Air Theremin
Paul and Barley
Ari Collins wrote 2 weeks ago: [The prompt was to write a story including the first sentence there (taken from a terrible period pi … more →
The Grammar of Silence
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Ari Collins wrote 2 weeks ago: “No, listen,” she said. “There’s a grammar to silence. You don’t have … more →
Three Flash Pieces from Writing Prompts
Ari Collins wrote 4 weeks ago: Demons walk our streets. Few of them look inhuman, and most of that group can cover it up with a hat … more →
Ivan
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Ari Collins wrote 1 month ago: [Haven't written many pieces longer than 55 words lately, but this one demanded the tiniest bit extr … more →
A Space Baptism - Not Quite 55-able
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Ari Collins wrote 1 month ago: Floating untethered among the stars, he knew but couldn’t believe the ship would return. I … more →
Wolf
Ari Collins wrote 1 month ago: “Keep your doggy pants on,” I called ahead to Oneiros. “I’m not as quick as … more →
Three Beginnings of Maybe Somethings
Ari Collins wrote 1 month ago: Did these each in about ten minutes for writing prompts with a local writing group. I should probabl … more →
Review - Above Ground, by A.M. Harte
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Ari Collins wrote 2 months ago: Gripping Emotive Craft Entertaining Summary: Above Ground is a serial web novel by A.M. Harte about … more →
The first page of Perdido Street Station by China Mieville
Ari Collins wrote 2 months ago: Veldt to scrub to fields to farms to these first tumbling houses that rise from the earth. It has be … more →
Review: Zombie Girls - Not Deep But Suspenseful
Ari Collins wrote 2 months ago: Craft Emotive Gripping Entertaining I had some serious issues with Zombie Girls, but the story also … more →
Review: Eyeleash
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Ari Collins wrote 2 months ago: Craft Emotive Gripping Entertaining Short version: Entertaining and believable teenage narration tha … more →
Bizarre Go-Nowhere Idea
Ari Collins wrote 2 months ago: “Dude, a bird just flew into your fucking head,” Mike said. “The fuck?” I lo … more →
A Random Paragraph I Liked from Murakami's "Norwegian Wood"
Ari Collins wrote 2 months ago: Halfway through April Naoko turned twenty. She was seven months older than I was, my own birthday be … more →
See? Not All My Relationship Stories End In Breakup!
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Ari Collins wrote 3 months ago: I gazed at her over my laptop. “Remember our third date, when we got ice cream?” “ … more →
55aday.com plus a nanoism submission.
Ari Collins wrote 3 months ago: Didn’t get much writing done today, but got some socializing, which is actually even rarer tha … more →
Japanese Spam Microfiction
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Ari Collins wrote 3 months ago: So I got 11 different comments in Japanese on one of the 55-word stories from Gryfft. Thanks to some … more →
Thanks for the help, you guys!
Ari Collins wrote 3 months ago: Got one of those 55s done. Any help with the other one would be greatly appreciated. … more →
New 55 Drafts
Ari Collins wrote 3 months ago: I think I’m going to try to get the 55aday forum going again. There’s a couple drafts of … more →
And 55-ized.
Ari Collins wrote 3 months ago: You’re Stalking Me The cat from your Facebook pictures jumps onto your keyboard between me and … more →
