Good morning Houston! The Mad Houstonian, here.
Anyone out there?
I woke up, this morning, to find a challenge from Writer's Digest in my Facebook feed.
A month-long challenge... for anyone up to it.
"Write a piece of flash fiction each day of February with the February Flash Fiction Challenge, led by editor Moriah Richard. Each day, receive a prompt, example story, and write your own."
Prompt #1: Write a story with no dialogue. It could be a story about a place or a person or anything, as long as nothing speaks.
The last time I wrote a piece of Flash Fiction was in May, and before that, Jan. 2017...Hope I am not rusty.
For the curious, here is my Flash/Micro-Fiction archive. Comments and shares are always welcome.
CATCHING THE BUS TO WORK by Kiril Kundurazieff
In the morning there was darkness, and the bus stop.
Not just any bus stop, but one with a bench and a canopy.
Usually a homeless person could be found parked there, but not today.
I showed up, to catch the bus to work, dressed in brown slacks,
My Free Speech is More Important Than Your Feelings shirt,
This is Bullshit Mask, and my Stetson with its MAGA, US Flag, and Blue Lives Matter pins,
And settled in to wait...all of 5 minutes.
As the sun began to peek above the horizon to the east, the bus could be seen
Approaching around the bend, and when it stopped I boarded.
The Black driver had a smile in her eyes that dimmed at the sight of me, I gave a little wave and tapped my pass.
As I walked to a seat in the back, I passed my fellow passengers.
The old White guy sleeping.
The Hispanic man who looked at me warily before gazing out the window.
The Orthodox Jewish man who laughed and gave me a thumbs up.
The teenage Black man absorbed in his cell phone.
The ride was 30 minutes, the walk to work took 20.
#FlashFictionFeb
#200WordStory
NEXT UP: The Day 2 Prompt is tackled by Elvira Mistress of Felinity, over at Opinionated Pussycat!
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