So here’s the challenge: 70 word fiction in a flash. You never know what you might scratch out of your head.

Anyone interested in adding their own work can do so in the comment section. We look forward to seeing what each and every creative mind can come up with. The requirements are simple, all we ask for is a plot in only 70 words that includes the item(s) below, no more no less. And believe me, that’s not as easy as it sounds.

Here are your items: a muse and an author

So here it is - Tag! You’re It! Have fun!

She was a hunter of bargins and sales.

The word is “Count”

Here’s how it works:

1. Write the Break Away Word in the center of a paper (or if you’re lucky - a whiteboard).
2. Write/Draw the first thing that comes to mind when you look at the Break Away Word.
3. Write/Draw the next thing that comes to mind.
4. Continue the process for 10 minutes or until nothing new comes to mind

Let your pen or pencil find its own way, don’t try to force any associations into a pattern.

When you’re done, take a look at your paper/whiteboard. Where did you end up? Are there any connections that surprise you?

It’s never too late to be what you might have been.
– George Eliot

• Choose a person’s name
• Write it down vertically on lined paper
• Write a poem in which the first letter of each line is the corresponding letter of the name you choose.

So here’s the challenge: 70 word fiction in a flash. You never know what you might scratch out of your head.

Anyone interested in adding their own work can do so in the comment section. We look forward to seeing what each and every creative mind can come up with. The requirements are simple, all we ask for is a plot in only 70 words that includes the item(s) below, no more no less. And believe me, that’s not as easy as it sounds.

Here are your items: Legos and a hamster

So here it is - Tag! You’re It! Have fun!

The tracking number had been lost for days.

The word is “Wonder”

Here’s how it works:

1. Write the Break Away Word in the center of a paper (or if you’re lucky - a whiteboard).
2. Write/Draw the first thing that comes to mind when you look at the Break Away Word.
3. Write/Draw the next thing that comes to mind.
4. Continue the process for 10 minutes or until nothing new comes to mind

Let your pen or pencil find its own way, don’t try to force any associations into a pattern.

When you’re done, take a look at your paper/whiteboard. Where did you end up? Are there any connections that surprise you?

When I look into the future, it’s so bright it burns my eyes.
–Oprah Winfrey

So here’s the challenge: 70 word fiction in a flash. You never know what you might scratch out of your head.

Anyone interested in adding their own work can do so in the comment section. We look forward to seeing what each and every creative mind can come up with. The requirements are simple, all we ask for is a plot in only 70 words that includes the item(s) below, no more no less. And believe me, that’s not as easy as it sounds.

Here are your items: a smoking gun and a pumpkin