Wednesday, March 13, 2019

Six Sentence Stories - Flash

Are you looking for a short writing challenge? Every week Denise of Girlie on the Edge's Blog offers us just that in the way of a blog hop. There is a new prompt word as well to get our creative juices flowing. This week it is Six Sentence Stories - Flash. By clicking the link you will be able to see how many stories are on the slate for this new prompt.


To some he was considered a friend and not to be feared if he and others of his kind came around. There were a few who went out of their way to make sure he had a comfortable place to hang but not everyone was as obliging.

He couldn’t understand why when he was quietly zipping along doing his job, a few girls would scream if they caught sight of him.

Was he really that different? Perhaps if he wasn’t always in such a hurry .  . . or got a day job . . . , it would be different. The last time he tried to follow a crazy flash of insight like that, someone found him acting more than just a little batty.

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  1. messymimiMarch 13, 2019 at 4:37 PM

    Bats are among my favorite creatures, no screaming here when i see them. In fact, when i visit the zoo, i spend about an hour at the bat house.

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    1. Pat BMarch 13, 2019 at 7:36 PM

      Although I have never spent an hour in the bat house at a zoo, I have interacted with them in various ways when I had to enter a dark barn when I was a kid, not to mention other encounters I have had with them as an adult. Knowing of their great works, makes me more appreciative of them.

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  2. D. AveryMarch 13, 2019 at 5:31 PM

    I love bats. We need them. Such a well done Six!

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    1. Pat BMarch 13, 2019 at 7:37 PM

      A favorite park in our vicinity has put up many bat houses through the park. Such a good idea.

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  3. Reena SaxenaMarch 13, 2019 at 8:44 PM

    Good one! The bat having a day job :)

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    1. Pat BMarch 14, 2019 at 6:26 PM

      Once in a while we will see one during the day, but they are usually barely visible snuggled under a shingle or between two shed doors.

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  4. Violet LentzMarch 14, 2019 at 4:15 AM

    So creative! I just love the way you have showed us, and not told us. Excellent six!

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  5. UPMarch 14, 2019 at 6:14 AM

    Not a Bat Fan. We had them in the attic; what a mess! $3500 later, all was well. But I was about to go bat s#!@ crazy!

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    1. Pat BMarch 14, 2019 at 6:27 PM

      Oh, my! Bats in abundance in an attic sounds awful and very expensive to remove and clean up.

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  6. KristiMarch 14, 2019 at 9:20 AM

    Ha ha! Makes me think of a day back in 1987. . . :-)

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  7. AnonymousMarch 14, 2019 at 3:50 PM

    What a cool SIx.
    (Part of the fun was getting drawn in right at the start... so, what is this character and then the punchline.)

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  8. GirlieOnTheEdgeMarch 14, 2019 at 4:41 PM

    Cute Six :) but I just can't seem to warm up to bats, lol. I watched a program on tv years ago about the bats that live under a bridge in Austin, Texas and swarm out at dusk, like a million of them!

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    1. Pat BMarch 14, 2019 at 6:29 PM

      I would not like being anywhere near that bridge as they swarm out. It would be fascinating to watch from a distance though.

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  9. Lisa TomeyMarch 17, 2019 at 3:32 AM

    Oh my! LoVe this story and how it drew me in.

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