He ripped the envelope open. He pulled out an idea at random. “Woman moves back to her home town, and meets a man with a mysterious past—”
Oh, no! They mixed his order up! Instead of flash fiction ideas, he got an order of romance novel ideas.
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Jerry felt a huge sense of relief when he saw the thick envelope in his mailbox. It was his regular order of flash fiction story ideas from Story Ideas R Us. Good timing—he was out of story ideas, and his favorite flash fiction publication’s weekly deadline day was looming ahead.
He ripped the envelope open. He pulled out an idea at random. “Woman moves back to her home town, and meets a man with a mysterious past—” Oh, no! They mixed his order up! Instead of flash fiction ideas, he got an order of romance novel ideas.
Sandra James
24/9/2021 09:32:36 am
Ha, ha! I think that romance was one of the shortest flash fictions ever!
Jennifer Duncan
24/9/2021 03:10:18 pm
Most romance novels could easily be fit into 100 words. Fun idea.
Lynn Messing
24/9/2021 07:19:32 pm
Or perhaps they gave a more "adult" interpretation to the "flash" in "flash fiction"?
Sue Clayton
25/9/2021 03:36:25 am
Jerry didn't need a Story Ideas R Us to give you a good theme for your fiction piece this week, John.
Dee Lorraine
26/9/2021 05:00:47 am
This story made me laugh. Thanks, John.
John M. Carlson
30/9/2021 01:47:56 am
Thanks to all who read my story--and thanks for all the comments! Comments are closed.
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