How did this happen? I only decided on Saturday to participate this year and it's already theme reveal time! Over the years I have written mostly flash fiction here on my author site while on my personal site last year I featured our two Goldendoodles. One previous year here, I did travel posts about all the places we've been in recent years.
This year I'm continuing the tradition of flash fiction by writing microfiction or short stories 300 words or less. I selected my words from lesson plan page but going in reverse number order. For example, for the letter A I am using the 26th word on the list and for the letter Z I am using the first word on the list. Reversing the number choice meant I found my word for each letter listed on the page. Phew! Here is the list, pretty mundane as compared to last year.
| 26 A AUTOMOBILE 25 B BIRD 24 C CHICK 23 D DOLL 22 E EYE 21 F FLOWER 20 G GOLF 19 H HEN 18 I INSTRUMENT 17 J JEWELRY 16 K KIMONO 15 L LEMONADE STAND 14 M MEAT 13 N NIGHT 12 O ONION 11 P PARACHUTE 10 Q QUILL 09 R RASPBERRY 08 S SANDWICH 07 T TEA 06 U UNICORN 05 V VASE 04 W WALL 03 X XYLOPHONE 02 Y YAK 01 Z ZEBRA |
Now off to search for photos for inspiration. Want to see the pics I chose in advance of the stories? Please leave a comment and let me know, yes or no!
What a clever idea! I wasn't aware of that list, but I've kept a note of it for future reference! Looking forward to your stories, and thanks for the word limit!
ReplyDeleteI've chosen my words differently each time I've done this, from the first random words that come to mind, to ones equated to Spanish, to random blind picks and now this. Have to say, this group is pretty tame compared to previous years.
DeleteSounds great Donna! Looking forward to your stories.
ReplyDeleteThanks, spending today on photos. Thinking of using black & white for them all, maybe with a vintage photo frame. Will have to see if that generates some stories in my head.
DeleteNo, I don't want to see pics in advance. It will be interesting to see what direction you go with such broad writing prompts!
ReplyDeleteI have finally picked all my photos. Some are going to be difficult since the words are everyday nouns. Time will tell if I can pull this off!
DeleteSounds very interesting, Donna. Good to see you once again here at A to Z. Will follow your stories.
ReplyDeleteVarad's A to Z theme reveal
Thanks....hoping I can pull it off. Got my first one written, now to get more done before we leave for Disney World!!
Delete[snicker] Still love your humor, Stuart!
ReplyDeleteThis sounds like an intriguing theme. Flash fiction is grand. Glad you're taking part this year.
ReplyDeleteOur theme is the writing journey. If you have a moment, we'd love a vote on our image choices. :)
Thanks, went and voted and got you added to my A-Z blog reader list. Phew! So much to do before April 1st.
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