Free Writing Fridays #027
A 100 Word Story Community Collaboration
NEW ADDITION TO FREE WRITING FRIDAYS
You may not know this, but for 15 weeks, I’ve done 100 Word Story Collaborations with some truly amazing Substack writers. For November and December I want to collaborate with you! That’s right! If you’re up for the challenge, read on, but if you just want to continue as you have been, doing your own free writing, the IMAGE PROMPT is below for your writing pleasure
A 100 WORD STORY COLLABORATION
I write 50 words. You write an additional 50 words.
My 50 must start. Your 50 must follow.
You have all weekend long to copy/paste your 50 words into the COMMENTS section of this post.
My 50 words will always use the IMAGE PROMPT as inspiration.
I will select my favorite 50 word addition to my story and share it in the following ways:
Substack Notes (you will get tagged as well)
Upcoming First Edition email on December 1st and January 1st (respectively)
If you are up for this challenge scroll to my 50 words BENEATH the IMAGE PROMPT! Good luck!
Let’s get this weekend write-life started! From this Friday forward, I’ll include an image prompt and a few words to get your brain percolating towards a story. But only if you need it! Write whatever sparks joy for you.
Here’s how:
Exactly 100 words. Not 99 or 101. The Word Count Police are tracking!
Genre? Writer’s choice! So long as you give us all the thrills and the feels.
To Fic or to Non-Fic? You decide. What matters most is that you’re satisfied with the output.
Copy/paste your words in the comments, then share on your own Substack, and maybe, share to social media!
A Note on Substack Notes | Click the 🔄 “Restack with a Note” and copy/paste your story for added reach and growth.
IMAGE PROMPT
I bet you didn’t know he was once a ruler of a kingdom, did you? Well, he was. You told his story once. Of his many conquests, victories, and stumbles, perhaps you should tell us the most memorable one?
REMINDER: You don’t have to write your story just on Fridays! Take this sentiment and free write all weekend long!
A 100 WORD STORY COLLABORATION
[MY 50 WORDS]
I was once called ‘king’ by my loyal subjects; the mice of the field, the birds of the air, the fish of the sea. I was considered kind and just by my friends, villainous by my enemies, and strict by my family.
In short, I was feared by all…until…
Write your 50 words to follow mine, then copy/paste them into the comments. Be sure to put “[My 50 Words]” first so I know it’s an official entry.
Enjoying these weekly emails? Don’t forget to read the submissions in the comments section and share this post with your friends!
[My 50 Words] I ate some fermented acorns. Suddenly, I found myself pole-dancing on the bird feeder. My formerly respectful subjects threw sunflower seeds and made lewd comments. The worst offenders were a pair of sleazy squirrels named Chip and Dale, who offered to hire me as an exotic dancer for just peanuts!
[My 50 words] ...the annual Woodland Dance.
I only went to show my face, to make nice. It seemed friendly enough.
Hours later they found me lying under some mushrooms, trousers around my ankles, fur matted with puke. Some of it wasn’t mine.
Someone took a photo, and social media did the rest.