Now that we re-whet everyone's appetites for flash fiction, let's get back into our weekly fun of Comicfan's great prompts! Thank you to everyone who participated in Wednesday's feature about why we like flash and how we do it, especially to everyone who tried it out! This week we have a very diverse word list prompt as well as a creative theme featuring... well, read on to find out, and then see what you can come up with!

Prompt 354 – Creative
Tag – List of words
Use the following in a story – bottle of pills, birth announcement, a balloon, a scuffed sneaker, and a new car.

Prompt 355 – Creative
Tag – The book
You found this really incredible book in the little used book store on your last shopping trip. Its cover sort of reminded you of a trip you had taken as a child with your family. As you begin to read the book you find it nearly word for word describes everything that happened in your life. It begins to worry you as you read on and see what happened to other members of your immediate family. What blows you mind is you find yourself reading about your own life experiences. What do you do with the book? Do you read to the end?

I'd like to feature a few different prompt responses since it's been a bit since the last feature. Rook Lee did a great job on their first prompt response, ever, and I couldn't help but snicker at Greg_A's creative quip!

Two long time friends hanging out, buddy breaking the ice.
"Go introduce yourself."
"N-no way!"
"Coward."
...
"Hey! Heads up buddy!"

Strip Frisbee is as fun as it looks; everyone wins!

 

And from Prompt response by Sasha Distan for Prompt 352... which Sasha teasingly said is a hint of things come!

“I can’t believe you asked him that!”

 

“Why not?” Jian shrugged fluidly, “it’s not like there’s great deal of point spending ages beating around the bush.”

 

Huan-Yu covered his eyes with one palm, like he couldn’t believe what was happening.

 

“You do not just up and ask my housemate if he likes to ‘play rough’, Jian! I think I’m gonna be sick.”

 

“He’s a fuckin’ polar bear dude: he can deal with it.” Jian glanced back through the kitchen doorway and across the hall. He could only make out Emmett’s arm and the smooth muscled ball of his shoulder as he took another swig of his beer, but it was enough to make him shiver.

 

“You don’t even know that’s he’s gay!”

 

“Er, yeah I can.”

 

“I can hear you two y’know,” the Canadian leant forwards and stared at them both for a long moment, “are you bringing chips or what? Game’s gonna start without you…”

 

Jian sniggered.

 

“You watch sports now?”

 

“No,” Huan-Yu glared at his long-time friend, “Emmett watches sports. I just can’t be bothered to change the channel.”

 

Jian hefted the big bowl of chips and grabbed the dip from surface with a grin. He rolled his eyes.

 

“Pandas… so un-ambitious.” He spun around in the doorway of the living room, making sure that Emmett could see his butt, “thanks for letting me stay by the way ‘cus.”

 

Huan-Yu followed carrying two more beers and an aloe-vera juice bottle. It was going to be a long winter.

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