Category: short stories
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Only Time Will Tell #BlogBattle #flashfiction #Intercept
August 2019 Blog Battle Word Prompt: INTERCEPT “Only Time Will Tell” By Rachael Ritchey June glanced at her watch. The analog hands pointed opposite directions. She tapped the glass and frowned. “Three forty-five. Fifteen minutes until–” She gasped. Glancing left and right, June stepped out in the road and dashed to the far sidewalk. Cars…
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Mad Mona, Monarch of Madonia’s Christmas Surprise By Rachael Ritchey
Some Merry Christmas Mad Mona style! Check it out over at I Came for the Soup… a blog by and for creatives! ❤
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“The Forever Door” Prologue Bonus
This is a special preview prologue to my story “The Forever Door” in The Crux Anthology, a book of adventure science fiction and fantasy short stories by sixteen different authors. Official Release Date: November 26th, 2018 Available Now Enjoy this prologue to my story! History has seen its share of violence and the conquest of…
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La Puerta de Siempre #blogbattle
Okay, so my Cave #BlogBattle story is a total cheat. This is an excerpt from a short story I’ve been working on. I doubt it will make a ton of sense, but it’s exciting, and you’ll be able to read the whole thing in the ASF Short Story Contest Anthology book, The Crux, when it comes…
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The Binding Moon Festival
#BlogBattle is a monthly one-word writing prompt that I started a few years ago with some writer friends. Well, we’ve reinvented it and brought it back for our writing pleasure and your reading enjoyment! I hope you’ll find this MOON flash fiction short story both curious and worthwhile. Feel free to comment your thoughts! The…
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The Burn of Disobedience #FlashFiction #BlogBattle
#BlogBattle 19 “Disobedience” Genre: Historical Fiction – Ancient Rome The Burn of Disobedience The rope dug in to her wrists, the soft flesh burned by friction. “My disappointment runs deep.” Philomena glared at the ground, her last act of defiance. “Mina, my dear,” her mistress said, a chastising lilt to her voice, “you only needed…
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Splash #BlogBattle #flashfiction
#BlogBattle “Splash” I did not get to finish! In fact, I barely started writing this, and am now posting it very late. It is completely INCOMPLETE. lol I did not win this round 😀 Click the link above for more (better) stories! Musty, damp, moldy. Brogan spied from a veritable hole in the bank. Roots…
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Helm of Darkness #BlogBattle “Headphones” #fiction
I’ve got to be honest. I’ve come to think of #BlogBattles every week as more of story starters than short fiction. It might be a bad habit, I don’t know. But I’m a novel writer, so I guess I shouldn’t be surprised. Here is a story start that has got me pretty excited. It might…
Rachael Ritchey 