Category Archives: Flash Fiction

Travel to the Rodeo

Posted on September 20, 2018 by Sherri Matthews

Howdy Folks! Yep…it’s time once again to saddle up, polish your boots and grab your pen too: the Rodeo is back! Five, 99 word flash fiction contests, each with a unique prompt, running weekly through October at Carrot Ranch. Open … Continue reading →

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Winner of Flash Fiction Contest #7

Posted on December 19, 2017 by Sherri Matthews

At last! I’m thrilled to announce the winner of my Murderous Musings Flash Fiction Rodeo Contest #7. Fantastic flashes, all thirty-two of them a deviously delicious read. And the winner is…Marjorie Mallon! Huge congratulations Marje! I’m also hugely excited to … Continue reading →

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Flash Fiction Rodeo Contest #8

Posted on November 2, 2017 by Sherri Matthews

This is it, the last ride of the Rodeo! TUFF: The Ultimate Flash Fiction by Charli Mills, Lead Buckroo, is live at Carrot Ranch! A brief intro: ‘TUFF delivers your elixir. Yes, it’s called TUFF, a play on the acronym … Continue reading →

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Halloween Music And A Homecoming

Posted on October 31, 2017 by Sherri Matthews

In February, we put our house up for sale.  Nine months later and four weeks at the Goose Farm, we moved into our new home last week. For five of those weeks, my cat Eddie had to stay in a … Continue reading →

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Flash Fiction Rodeo Contest #7

Posted on October 27, 2017 by Sherri Matthews

Wouldn’t you know it. The same week I host Flash Fiction Rodeo Contest #7 over at Carrot Ranch, I move house. It was supposed to happen in July, but how else to keep up with my broken record/cliché fashion Summerhouse … Continue reading →

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Meanwhile Back On The Farm

Posted on September 29, 2017 by Sherri Matthews

Hello World. Remember those first two words WordPress put on our About Page?  When, all shiny and brand new we ventured nervously, hands shaking as we hit the publish button, into blogland for the very first time? Clueless as to … Continue reading →

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Write Dance Believe

Posted on February 23, 2016 by Sherri Matthews

Before I dared to call myself a writer, before I could ever imagine seeing even a single word of mine in print, before I knew what a blog was, I read this: ‘When your life’s seasons, assignments or relationships change, … Continue reading →

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The Power Of Surprise

Posted on February 9, 2016 by Sherri Matthews

In early summer of 2001, Eldest Son gave me a fabric CD holder inscribed with the name of his high school and date of his graduation.  Ideal for holding CDs for my car, when I opened it, I noticed there … Continue reading →

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Pirate Treasure

Posted on December 9, 2015 by Sherri Matthews

When I was sixteen, I had a boyfriend with green eyes, a mischievous smile and a Triumph motorbike that leaked oil.  On Friday nights he rode his bike through fog and rain and bitter cold along the stretch between Ipswich … Continue reading →

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Salisbury Cathedral And A Holiday For Fred: 99 Word Flash Fiction

Posted on November 17, 2015 by Sherri Matthews

This week, comfort and refuge is the theme for Charli’s flash fiction prompt: ‘November 11, 2015 prompt: In 99 words (no more, no less) write about a place of comfort that is a refuge. Have fun with it, like a … Continue reading →

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