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Six-word Stories

September 15, 2020 by Janine 2 Comments

It turns out that writing a six-word story is challenging. Here are four that I wrote.
Clearly I haven’t mastered the concept yet, as none of the four made the cut for publication in a literary magazine. Writing a six-word sentence or a six-word slogan is pretty easy. But to invoke motion and emotion in six words is not easy. I’ll keep trying 🙂

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Random Encounters – 3 short essays

February 12, 2020 by Janine 3 Comments

These three short essays are based on real events from my life. I discovered it is not easy (for me, anyway) to write in the first person. After this, I think I will stick to writing fiction.

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The Turtle Muse – a short story

November 19, 2019 by Janine 3 Comments

I wanted to write an interior story. So, most of this story takes place inside the head of the protagonist. Also, except for the mention of a deceased actress, only the non-human characters have names.

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Potted – a short story

September 26, 2019 by Janine 3 Comments

“Potted” is a short story I wrote one afternoon when I was visiting New York City.

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The Two Bettys – a short story

March 25, 2019 by Janine Leave a Comment

One day when I was grocery shopping, I overheard two stock clerks in the produce section talking about their mothers. I heard one of them say, “I call my mom Betty, ‘cuz that’s her name.” And thus this short story was born.   

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On the Edge – a short story

March 25, 2019 by Janine Leave a Comment

I gave myself the challenge of writing a one-sentence short story.  Here is what I came up with.

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Glory’s Justice – a short story

March 25, 2019 by Janine Leave a Comment

I originally wrote this short story to submit to a fiction contest.
Although my story was not chosen as a finalist, writing it was a fun and challenging exercise.      

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