Category Archives: Short Stories

Alone in the Metaverse

I am lonely. My life may be filled with hollow hugs and hepatic handshakes. But I am alone. In an infinitely expanding universe filled with immortal souls whose datasets linger in the ether eternally, my best and only friend is an AI named Tom.

Electric – Twenty Word Tuesday

This weeks prompt from Bulbul for Twenty Word Tuesday is Electric. She was electric, elected, and eclectic… exuberant, eccentric, and elastic in an ecstatic, static, tacit and ecclesiastic sort of way, Photo by ARUNODHAI VINOD from Pexels Like what you read, please subscribe to updates below!

Butterfly Effect- Twenty Word Tuesday

Here’s this week’s Twenty-word Tuesday based on Bulbul’s prompt. Today the prompt is Butterfly Effect “The smallest stones” he whispered. “make the biggest waves.” His soft voice echoed like thunder cutting violently through the night. Photo by Emiliano Arano from Pexels

The Mime Artist

Here’s an autobiographical story about a job I once had. I was not the mime artist in the traditional sense- but I did spend 6 months miming the keyboard for a band. I had been given the keys. I couldn’t play the keys, but I had been given the keys. “How about the bass?” IContinueContinue reading “The Mime Artist”

Split Between Screens and Screams

“Split Between Screens and Screams” is part 5 in a series. It uses the writing prompt “he was a husk of the person he used to be.” 1: Sequins, Stardust, and Rust 2: From a Rainbow to a Tragedy 3: Dead Stars Become Black Holes 4: Another Twinkling God The ‘like’ button doesn’t work outside of WordPressContinueContinue reading “Split Between Screens and Screams”

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Another Twinkling God

Another Twinkling God is part four in a flash fiction series. It follows on from: Part 1: Sequins, Stardust, and Rust Part 2: From a Rainbow to a Tragedy Part 3: Dead Stars Become Black Holes If you’d like to give me a writing prompt for a future part, I’d love to try and work in anythingContinueContinue reading “Another Twinkling God”

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Physical Education

Physical Education I don’t often write autobiographical pieces, but thought I’d purge in literary form. I have a lot of memories of physical education, this one sticks with me the most. The out of tune cellos had faded into the evaporating rain. We were on the pitted concrete pitch penned in like caged beasts. IContinueContinue reading “Physical Education”

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Dead Stars Become Black Holes

Dead Stars Become Black Holes Part 3 of this flash fiction series “Dead Stars Become Black Holes” uses the prompt “this will ruin everything,” as given to me by Aspasía S. Bissas. Part 1: Sequins, Stardust, and Rust Part 2: From a Rainbow to a Tragedy If you’d like to provide a prompt for aContinueContinue reading “Dead Stars Become Black Holes”

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From a Rainbow to a Tragedy

From a Rainbow to a Tragedy carries on from yesterday’s Sequin’s, Stardust, and Rust (Since Nat wanted more). If anyone wants more, I can continue…let me know! From a Rainbow to a Tragedy In life, he’d been a rainbow, but in death, his life was spun into tragedy. Blackened. The rush to review his lyricsContinueContinue reading “From a Rainbow to a Tragedy”

Writing Prompt #19

Today’s prompts are here! Use them however you please, just be sure and tag this post when you use it! He used to bet on pantomime horsesI want to be better than a monkey The picture could also be used too if you like! Good luck and enjoy the writing!

Submissions- We Need You!

The Finest Example needs your help! We need POETRY We need FICTION of all lengths! We need ART And we need Non Fiction articles about anything else! If you have a piece that you’d like to submit, we’re happy to receive it. The new email address for submissions is : [email protected]

Writing Collaboration #16- Passing By

She saw him. She hadn’t been expecting it. He was walking along the street, hands in his coat pockets, face turned up to the bright autumn sun. He looked happy. Happier than anyone should look. Happier than anyone had a right to in this world.

Submissions Wanted for A New Site- Who’s In?

I am toying with an idea. It’s not the most original idea in the world, I want to create and curate a new site for writers and artists. I want to fill it with great works and make sure that the original writer gets the credit for it. Submissions are wanted! The idea is toContinueContinue reading “Submissions Wanted for A New Site- Who’s In?”

Writing Prompts 2019: The Stars

I started posting writing prompts a couple of months ago after enjoying writing based on prompts given to me by others in my 2019 30 Day Writing Challenge. Here is a rundown of all of the stars who have tackled my 2019 writing prompts! I’ve always been someone that needs a slight jumping-off point whenContinueContinue reading “Writing Prompts 2019: The Stars”

Christmas Writing Challenge #4

Follow my blog with Bloglovin The Christmas Thief When a small town shoplifter finds himself locked in a cell three days before Christmas is offered the opportunity to make a mends by playing Santa in the local hospital’s Christmas festivities, he sees the opportunity to pull the ultimate seasonal heist. Eyeing the presents on theContinueContinue reading “Christmas Writing Challenge #4”

Automatic Writing #3

Why then six sick sink hole sized faces in the night do we the undersigned under sighs of silent night tears- tear apart this wretched soulless soul until tills ring out in triumphant terror the dawning of a dead age of aged lime- wire cauterising the silenced humanity that falls out face-first into the scorchedContinueContinue reading “Automatic Writing #3”

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