Author: Stephanie Orges

Dress Up

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No one knew what she really looked like. Some days she was brunette, some days blond. Some days entirely bald. Sometimes she walked with a breezy supermodel stomp. Sometimes she trudged with a slumping despair. She liked to think that she was as changeable as the sea, as adaptable as a chameleon. Shifting like a spectre and vanishing like a ghost.

Some people never meet a stranger; she never met a friend. Not on the subway. Not in the 7-11. Not in the mirror.

She reveled in being uncatchable, unknowable. No one could ever touch her. No one could ever recognize her.

Some nights, she lay her head on an expensive hotel pillow. Some nights she lay on a damp piece of cardboard. Some nights she shuddered and cried.

No one would ever touch her. No one would ever recognize her.

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Inspiration Monday: In Other Newts

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Chase keeps sending me credit card applications and I’ve been saving the business return envelopes, because postage is paid. I intend to fill them with random flash fiction and send them to unwitting credit employees.

In the meantime, here’s some flash fiction that’s available for anyone to read!

Avra-Sha

Tara

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The Rules

There are none. Read the prompts, get inspired, write something. No word count minimum or maximum. You don’t have to include the exact prompt in your piece, and you can interpret the prompt(s) any way you like.

OR

No really; I need rules!

Okay; write 200-500 words on the prompt of your choice. You may either use the prompt as the title of your piece or work it into the body of your piece. You must complete it before 6 pm CST on the Monday following this post.

The Prompts:

IN OTHER NEWTS

ATTEMPTED FUN

THE LONG ARM OF THE CRIME

IN CASE OF MUSICAL

ON STRIKE

Want to share your Inspiration Monday piece? Post it on your blog and then give me the link in the comments below (I’ll also love you more if you link back to me); I’ll include a link to your piece in the next Inspiration Monday post. No blog? Email your piece to me at stephanie (at) bekindrewrite (dot) com. (I do reserve the right to NOT link to a piece as stated in my Link Discretion Policy.)

Plus, get the InMon badge for your site here.

Happy writing!

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Inspiration Monday: This Won’t Hurt A Bit

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Today I was trying to convince someone to watch Doctor Who. He said, “There’s no way I could ever find time to watch it all.” And I said, “Well you don’t have to start from the beginning. You can start with the new series, which is only…uh. Well, it’s eight seasons long.”

So I kinda lost the argument.

The crazy part is, eight seasons really doesn’t seem that long in the Whoniverse.

In other news, it won’t take you long at all to read these juicy pieces:

Tara

Evan

Lucy

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The Rules

There are none. Read the prompts, get inspired, write something. No word count minimum or maximum. You don’t have to include the exact prompt in your piece, and you can interpret the prompt(s) any way you like.

OR

No really; I need rules!

Okay; write 200-500 words on the prompt of your choice. You may either use the prompt as the title of your piece or work it into the body of your piece. You must complete it before 6 pm CST on the Monday following this post.

The Prompts:

THIS WON’T HURT A BIT

INSTRUCTIONS FOR WORLD DOMINATION

BRAIN FOOD

SLEEPING DOGS LIE

RUNNING ON EMPTY

Want to share your Inspiration Monday piece? Post it on your blog and then give me the link in the comments below (I’ll also love you more if you link back to me); I’ll include a link to your piece in the next Inspiration Monday post. No blog? Email your piece to me at stephanie (at) bekindrewrite (dot) com. (I do reserve the right to NOT link to a piece as stated in my Link Discretion Policy.)

Plus, get the InMon badge for your site here.

Happy writing!

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Inspiration Monday: What Are the Chances?

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You know what’s great? The first cold day of the season (and by “cold,” I mean, under 60 degrees Fahrenheit), going to a library book sale and then spending another cool, rainy evening taking the plastic library book covers off of them. I find it so relaxing.

Only one again this week! Am I missing anyone? Please remember to leave a comment – pingbacks don’t work anymore.

Tara

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The Rules

There are none. Read the prompts, get inspired, write something. No word count minimum or maximum. You don’t have to include the exact prompt in your piece, and you can interpret the prompt(s) any way you like.

OR

No really; I need rules!

Okay; write 200-500 words on the prompt of your choice. You may either use the prompt as the title of your piece or work it into the body of your piece. You must complete it before 6 pm CST on the Monday following this post.

The Prompts:

WHAT ARE THE CHANCES

SAFETY IN PAGES

AQUATIC FOOT RACE

SONGS FOR THE DEAF

EMOTION SICKNESS PILLS

Want to share your Inspiration Monday piece? Post it on your blog and then give me the link in the comments below (I’ll also love you more if you link back to me); I’ll include a link to your piece in the next Inspiration Monday post. No blog? Email your piece to me at stephanie (at) bekindrewrite (dot) com. (I do reserve the right to NOT link to a piece as stated in my Link Discretion Policy.)

Plus, get the InMon badge for your site here.

Happy writing!

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Inspiration Monday: Defy the Inevitable

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Only one InMonster this week, probably because the rest of us are still reeling from Voice Week.

But that’s okay, because guys – it’s in the Whoniverse.

HPLiebekraft

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The Rules

There are none. Read the prompts, get inspired, write something. No word count minimum or maximum. You don’t have to include the exact prompt in your piece, and you can interpret the prompt(s) any way you like.

OR

No really; I need rules!

Okay; write 200-500 words on the prompt of your choice. You may either use the prompt as the title of your piece or work it into the body of your piece. You must complete it before 6 pm CST on the Monday following this post.

The Prompts:

DEFY THE INEVITABLE

DEATH BY FLIP FLOP

LOLLIPOP FIELDS

DO NOT PRESS

BROKEN HEART TRANSPLANT

Want to share your Inspiration Monday piece? Post it on your blog and then give me the link in the comments below (I’ll also love you more if you link back to me); I’ll include a link to your piece in the next Inspiration Monday post. No blog? Email your piece to me at stephanie (at) bekindrewrite (dot) com. (I do reserve the right to NOT link to a piece as stated in my Link Discretion Policy.)

Plus, get the InMon badge for your site here.

Happy writing!

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