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I didn’t go all that way for a twelve-year-old boy; I wanted a new-born girl. #99wordstories #Flash

I went there for a new-born girl, but I ended up with a twelve-year-old boy! He looked out of place with his shaggy hair and bald patch, so I asked about him. They said that when his mamma had died, he ran away. He was found wandering in the grounds of a nursing home. No one knew his name. His eyes followed me. He looked sad but I sensed he had charisma. I signed the papers, and took him home.…

#99WordStories In 99 words (no more, no less), write a story about the journey home. Who is going home? Or are they in search of a future home or ancestral roots? Think of home as a life lived — adventures, relationships, accumulations. #reading #writing

In 99 words (no more, no less), write a story based on the phrase “commitment in a can.” What is the commitment and to whom? #99WordStories #FlashFiction Colm and the black cherries!

Committed to being an attentive daughter-in-law, Maud always made a Black Forest gateaux when Teresa came to dinner. “No gateaux today, Teresa, because Colm ate the cherries—again!” The two women glared at Colm.   ‘How can I stop him from stealing the cherries, Teresa?’ ‘I have a plan,’ Teresa replied. Next time Teresa was due a visit, thoughts of juicy cherries bursting between his teeth…

In 99 words (no more, no less), write a story about “the old lady and the beast.” What does age have to say about the story? Who is the beast and why? Go where the prompt leads! #99WordStories

She would never forget them. Round like perfectly cut sapphires, cold and vacant. #99WordStories

Sandra looked closely at each photo on the table. She immediately eliminated the first one; his eyebrows met in the middle. She studied the pale blue eyes of the man in the second photo. Not him. In photo three, a pair of soft grey eyes conveyed kindness and warmth. No. The fourth photo showed beady eyes that were more green than blue. Definitely no. Photo five. Impossibly blue eyes, round like…

99-word stories for @Charli_Mills at Carrot Ranch. Write a story that features somewhere remote in 99 words (no more or no less).

I couldn’t relax my tremoring body. I tasted blood. I felt dizzy. Then it was all over! #The100DayProject #100DaysOfOldDays

In 99 words (no more, no less), write a story using the phrase, “I’d rather be…” #99wordstories @Charli_Mills

This week’s story challenge in 99 words from Charli Mills at Carrot Ranch In 99 words (no more, no less), write a story using the phrase, “I’d rather be…” You fill in what comes next. What would a character(s) rather be doing and why? I’d rather be what I am Than what I thought I wanted to be I wanted to be perfect like people I knew Back then Long ago Not anymore They weren’t that perfect…