Welcome to FB3X Drabblerotic 2016.
A to Z Challenge 2016
psst - for anyone expecting Drabble Cascade that will be back in May, but come join in Drabblerotic instead, we'd love to have you!
The Way Drabblerotic Works
A to Z Challenge 2016
psst - for anyone expecting Drabble Cascade that will be back in May, but come join in Drabblerotic instead, we'd love to have you!
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This post contains adult themes |
it's really very simple. We'll write a drabble every day inspired by our word of the day and we want you to be inspired too, just write :). Our theme this year is
Animal Magnetism,
And we're being inspired by the fauna of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.
Our word today is
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Contains adult themes, or language |
by Natasha Duncan-Drake
Author's Note
Jays are very beautiful birds, but they are also well known as skilful predators, so I tried to combine both into my drabble for today. Good luck to everyone doing the AtoZ.
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"Don't stare, Lad," Lore said; "they call that one the Jay."
"Why?" Orin asked, unable to take his eyes off the handsome stranger at the bar.
"Because he looks beautiful, but he's deadly to his prey, just like his namesake," Lore said. "Man's an assassin."
Orin had never seen an assassin, but he went about his work anyway. Lore would only moan otherwise.
It was later, as he was clearing glasses, that a manicured hand knocked one off his tray. He caught it instinctively.
"You have good reflexes," the Jay said, eyeing him appreciatively, "we should talk about your future."
~"Why?" Orin asked, unable to take his eyes off the handsome stranger at the bar.
"Because he looks beautiful, but he's deadly to his prey, just like his namesake," Lore said. "Man's an assassin."
Orin had never seen an assassin, but he went about his work anyway. Lore would only moan otherwise.
It was later, as he was clearing glasses, that a manicured hand knocked one off his tray. He caught it instinctively.
"You have good reflexes," the Jay said, eyeing him appreciatively, "we should talk about your future."
Instructions
To see all the entries in Drabblerotic, check out the list at the bottom of this post.
A drabble is a work of 100 words exactly. Flash fiction is a work of up to 500 words. Both may be submitted to Drabblerotic.
So What Can You Write? The simple answer is - anything! Our work here on FB3X will be erotically themed. but feel free to take the inspiration any way you want to, fiction, fanfiction, non-fiction, meta, any genre you want to write, since variety is the spice of life!
To those struck by inspiration (and no you don't have to be a professional writer to join in, anyone can embrace their inner author):
- Below you will find a chance to join in Drabblerotic in the form of a linked list
- Write a drabble/flash fiction inspired by the word of the week.
- Post the fiction to your own blog, social media, or website
- Then insert a link into the linked list to that drabble/flash fiction for everyone to find (A hint of the genre of your drabble/flash fiction in the title of your post would be appreciated.), e.g. A Little Bit of Fun (PG, Science Fiction)
- To encourage your friends to join in and hence cascade the fun, you can also add the list into your own post by copying the code.
- OR you can just write us something in the comments :)
For folks who enjoy reading drabbles/flash fiction: you can then peruse Drabblerotic to your heart's content :).
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Other AtoZ Blogs
We are also sharing blogging duties on one other blog for the AtoZ:
And we also have own blogs in the AtoZ as well:
To visit other AtoZChallenge Blogs, click here to see the full list.
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Share your drabbles, or flash fiction inspired by our word of the day. To join in, just post your piece to your blog/social media/website and add your link to the list with Title (Rating, Genre), e.g. A Little Bit of Fun (PG, Science Fiction) and then to perpetuate the cascade, add the list code to the bottom of your post :)
To share this list on your own blog, copy the code below and paste into your post.
Share your drabbles, or flash fiction inspired by our word of the day. To join in, just post your piece to your blog/social media/website and add your link to the list with Title (Rating, Genre), e.g. A Little Bit of Fun (PG, Science Fiction) and then to perpetuate the cascade, add the list code to the bottom of your post :)
Good post today.
ReplyDeleteInteresting post.
ReplyDeleteMason
Alex's Ninja Minion
Nice! I'm imagining what happens next now.
ReplyDeleteAwakening Dreams and Conquering Nightmares with a Pen
I hope you are having a lovely day!
Beautiful, just as the bird!
ReplyDeleteBrilliant, I would love to know what happened next!
ReplyDeleteDebbie
Oh yes, this one especially needs to be taken further.
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