The Carrot Ranch May 1, 2023, prompt: In 99 words (no more, no less), write a story about high water. Hell can be involved, or not. Is high water a new drink? A crisis in nature or the basement? Get in the flow. Go where the prompt leads! Submit by May 7, 2023. Please useContinue reading “Beware the Nibiinaabe, #99-Word Story”
Category Archives: 99 Word Stories
In the Belly of the Beast, #99-word story
The Carrot Ranch April 10, 2023, prompt: In 99 words (no more, no less), write a story about “the old lady and the beast.” What does age have to say about the story? Who is the beast and why? Go where the prompt leads! Submit by April 15, 2023. Please use the form on theContinue reading “In the Belly of the Beast, #99-word story”
Blue of Throat Chakra, Double Ennead
The Carrot Ranch.com March 27 2023, prompt: In 99 words (no more, no less), write a story about something impossibly blue. You can go with the sky or any other object. What impact does the color have on the setting or characters? Does it lead to action or create a pause? Go where the promptContinue reading “Blue of Throat Chakra, Double Ennead”
Gramma’s House, #99-Word Story
The Carrot Ranch March 13, 2023, prompt: In 99 words (no more, no less), write a story about a place where children once played. It can be a field, a playground, or any place that attracted children to play. But now it is empty. Abandoned. Go where the prompt leads! Submit by March 18, 2022.Continue reading “Gramma’s House, #99-Word Story”
The Thin Space, #99-Word Story
The Carrot Ranch March 6, 2023, prompt: In 99 words (no more, no less), write a story about Gloria. You can name a character that comes to you as Gloria or you can interpret the Laura Branigan song into a story. What image comes to you? Go where the prompt leads! Submit by March 11,Continue reading “The Thin Space, #99-Word Story”
Syllabic Poetry Taco Dip
This week’s Carrot Ranch Literary community challenge: In 99 words (no more, no less), write a story about a golden onion. Any golden onion. One planted or harvested. An onion chopped for a meal. How can you use an onion as a prop in a character’s hand? Go where the prompt leads! Submit by MarchContinue reading “Syllabic Poetry Taco Dip”
“From the Heart” #99-word story
The Carrot Ranch.com February 20, 2023, prompt: In 99 words (no more, no less), write a story about what it means to be a literary artist. You can pull from your own experience, re-imagine the idea, or embody something else in a character. Be playful, go deep, and let your story flow. Go where theContinue reading ““From the Heart” #99-word story”
Catching Up… #99-Word Story
I’m behind on my Carrot Ranch 99-word prompts, so I’m going to create a story using the prompts I missed: The Dishes Love Letter to Nature Smear of Jam If you’ve been reading the Carrot Ranch Coven Series I’ve been writing, here are the links to the previous stories: On Sabbatical – Part One RabbitsContinue reading “Catching Up… #99-Word Story”
Optimism, #99-Word Story
This is Part Four of the “Carrot Ranch Coven Series.” LOL! My Word-Witch is back! On Sabbatical – Part One Rabbits – Part Two Shadow Woman – Part Three The Carrot Ranch January 23, 2023, prompt: In 99 words (no more, no less), write a story that is optimistic. Feel free to explore optimism inContinue reading “Optimism, #99-Word Story”
Shadow Woman, 99-Word Story
The January 16, 2023, Carrot Ranch prompt: In 99 words (no more, no less), write a story about a lady shadow. Who is this person and why do they lurk in the shadows. What is the tone and setting for your story? Go where the prompt leads! Submit by January 21, 2022. Please use theContinue reading “Shadow Woman, 99-Word Story”
Colleen M. Chesebro 