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Soon we will switch to summertime/daylight saving time and have to get up one hour earlier. There are those people who love it; they jump out of bed with a bright smile. And then there’s me, my dragon, the cats, and the dog, who start the day more or less sleepwalking. What about you?

 

Good Night Dreaming GIF by Pudgy Memez

This time, we will write about the problems the switch causes.

PT Prompt #329

 

Every clock adjusts itself to the right time. Every clock? No, the one your protagonist always uses shows the old time. They remember to change to summertime, but sadly, in the wrong direction.  A day of horror ensues. Or not?

PT Prompt # 330

 

Celebrate the new season, either with a poem, a song, or a short flash fiction piece.

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Topher Lydon

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Forgive my old, addled, and rather senile old behind... but (and I know I should google this myself, but last time I did that involved waffles and it didn't go well) what is Flash Fiction?

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Aditus

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9 minutes ago, Topher Lydon said:

what is Flash Fiction?

Doesn't everything involve waffles, or tea, or coffee, or anything breakfast around this time, my time, of the day?

Anyway, flash fiction is a very short, complete story between 500 and 1000 words.

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Aditus

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And there is a sleepwalking penguin in my post...

.Good Morning Hello GIF by Krikey AI

 

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Topher Lydon

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40 minutes ago, Aditus said:

Doesn't everything involve waffles, or tea, or coffee, or anything breakfast around this time, my time, of the day?

Anyway, flash fiction is a very short, complete story between 500 and 1000 words.

Right so Penguins (shudders and fetches his Polar Bear, King of the North anti-penguin stick) 

Ok so a short, short story... hum... about clocks not springing ahead, like they should and chaos... I am going to have to look into this... 
We of the North need to defend our reputation from evil Penguin invaders.

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Bill W

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In tribute to the Spring Equinox and Daylight Saving Time: 

 

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Valkyrie

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5 hours ago, Topher Lydon said:

Right so Penguins (shudders and fetches his Polar Bear, King of the North anti-penguin stick) 

Ok so a short, short story... hum... about clocks not springing ahead, like they should and chaos... I am going to have to look into this... 
We of the North need to defend our reputation from evil Penguin invaders.

Bring it on :devil: 

Assemble Lets Go GIF by Pudgy PenguinsTeam Marching GIF by Pudgy Memez

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Valkyrie

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6 hours ago, Aditus said:

And there is a sleepwalking penguin in my post...

.Good Morning Hello GIF by Krikey AI

 

That's what happens when you ask me to add a gif :gikkle: 

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Topher Lydon

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2 minutes ago, Valkyrie said:

Bring it on :devil: 

Assemble Lets Go GIF by Pudgy PenguinsTeam Marching GIF by Pudgy Memez

polar bear penguin GIF

retreat!

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ReaderPaul

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13 hours ago, Aditus said:

Doesn't everything involve waffles, or tea, or coffee, or anything breakfast around this time, my time, of the day?

Anyway, flash fiction is a very short, complete story between 500 and 1000 words.

There is another term. much harder to do -- a DRABBLE is a short story of EXACTLY one hundred words, yet complete in itself.  @Topher Lydon -- that is an even more challenging target to hit.  I have seen one story do that, on another site starting with A and the last word starts with D.

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wildone

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13 hours ago, Valkyrie said:

That's what happens when you ask me to add a gif :gikkle: 

Adi, you can ask me to put in a GIF for you anytime, of your choice :heart: 

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19 hours ago, wildone said:

Adi, you can ask me to put in a GIF for you anytime, of your choice :heart: 

Um, this sentence could very well be in any story I write. It's very...suggestive for a proper Canadian. The FO must be rubbing you of off on you.  *typos* 

 

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Krista

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On 3/7/2026 at 5:57 PM, Jason Rimbaud said:

Um, this sentence could very well be in any story I write. It's very...suggestive for a proper Canadian. The FO must be rubbing you of off on you.  *typos* 

 

I have a full time job, I cannot babysit him all the time. I see that I've been lacking and let him run wild. *Sighs* He'll be dealt with. :) 

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5 minutes ago, Krista said:

I have a full time job, I cannot babysit him all the time. I see that I've been lacking and let him run wild. *Sighs* He'll be dealt with. :) 

I'm assuming he's called wildone for a reason. Though if anything, he learned that bad behavior from a certain someone.  :). 

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35 minutes ago, Jason Rimbaud said:

I'm assuming he's called wildone for a reason. Though if anything, he learned that bad behavior from a certain someone.  :). 

His own damn self! I am well behaved. 

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wildone

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Ask, Myr, Cia, or anyone else around I was a perfect angel 0:) before I met Krista here :yes: 

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14 minutes ago, Krista said:

His own damn self! I am well behaved. 

Hey Fabulous One!  You don't have to sell me on your true nature. *backs away slowly*. Of course I believe what ever you say

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15 minutes ago, wildone said:

Ask, Myr, Cia, or anyone else around I was a perfect angel 0:) before I met Krista here :yes: 

When you visited me you've always been an angel. And when you molted your angel feathers, you always cleaned up after yourself. 

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wildone

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Oops, i think we derailed the prompts :( 

All 3 of us should write a prompt to make amends

 

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ReaderPaul

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Prompt number who-knows-what --- "What do you mean, be prompt?  I'm always prompt!" he exclaimed.

Prompt number who-knows-what + one --- "Look at that cloud!  It looks like a duck being eaten by an alligator!"

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