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Break Time – Flash Fiction #12

April 21, 2016 by Bishop Garrison Leave a Comment

It’s time for another Flash Fiction challenge!  See the prompt below and give us up to your best.  We look forward to reading how the story unfolds.

The six word novel is a device that has been used for generations to spark creativity and delivers a powerful message in only a single line.  Write your best six word story about a comedian who completely bombs on stage.

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Comments

  1. Victoria Norton says

    April 21, 2016 at 8:42 am

    Fly undone, toilet paper hanging out.

    Reply
  2. Scott Merrow says

    April 21, 2016 at 8:46 am

    The sound of one pin dropping.

    Reply
  3. Ray Bradnock says

    April 21, 2016 at 9:03 am

    There was no laughing, just dying

    Reply
  4. Christine Ann Jacobson says

    April 21, 2016 at 9:04 am

    Thought he nailed it. No laughs.

    Reply
  5. Erik Porter says

    April 21, 2016 at 9:12 am

    Anticipating, he appeared covered in tomatoes.

    Reply
  6. 35busman says

    April 21, 2016 at 9:17 am

    A real time drop dead comedian

    Reply
  7. Wayne Scheer says

    April 21, 2016 at 9:18 am

    Sometimes you kill; sometimes you die.

    Reply
    • B.J. Garrison says

      April 21, 2016 at 9:29 am

      My personal favorite thus far!

      Reply
  8. Phil Town says

    April 21, 2016 at 9:23 am

    Jewish jokes at a rabbi convention?

    Reply
  9. Patricia Grant says

    April 21, 2016 at 11:14 am

    The flop sweat that never dried.

    Reply
  10. Megan A. Clancy says

    April 21, 2016 at 11:43 am

    The lights faded and he wept.

    Reply
  11. June Griffin says

    April 22, 2016 at 11:37 am

    Lousy accustics, same as in Boston.

    Reply

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