At the end of June I registered for a flash fiction workshop at the last minute. One of the requirements of the class was to write something for it so we could revise it and get a critique during class.Â
Naturally since I signed up the first day of class I looked at a bunch of stories I wrote for 2008’s Writo de Mayo. My goal that year was to write a complete short story each day based on a writing prompt. These didn’t have to be anything pretty – just first drafts. I was surprised by some of what I wrote:
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A woman haunted by her brother.
- A Titanic survivor.
- A group of adventurers overcome ghouls to make a special delivery.
- A woman and daughter celebrating the young girl’s birthday.
- A director constantly replacing dead cast members before opening night.
- A woman who finds a dragon in her house.
- A werewolf boy who wants to be a vampire.
- A talent agent with a difficult client.
- A young warrior tending a castle garden.
- A trapped miner.
- A lost wallet.
- A woman keeping her dying friend’s secret.
- A woman driven to murder by her co-worker’s singing.
- A soldier patrolling an unfriendly planet.
 In the end, I decided to write something new. I had problems getting down what I wanted to say but decided to submit it anyway as a work in progress. It’s going to need a lot of work before it gets to the final version.