Tag Archives: Flash fiction

Rodeo #2: Memoir

Posted on October 13, 2018 by Sherri Matthews

Originally posted on Carrot Ranch Literary Community:
By Irene Waters, Rodeo Leader Memoir is a passion, so I’m thrilled to once again host the memoir section of the Carrot Ranch Rodeo Contest. Hoping you’ll tighten your saddles and put on…

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49 Days In 1988: Week 36 – Choices

Posted on September 18, 2018 by Sherri Matthews

Today I’m travelling with Hugh Roberts and Huey Lewis and the News back to the future. Since January, Hugh has invited a weekly guest to choose their favourite 80’s song and feature in his ’49 Days in 1988′ series. Hugh … Continue reading →

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December’s Guest Storyteller, Sherri Matthews

Posted on December 3, 2016 by Sherri Matthews

Originally posted on Sarah Potter Writes:
Sherri has been writing full-time since 2011.  Currently working on her memoir, Stranger in a White Dress, she has been published in a variety of national magazines and two anthologies.  Sherri raised her three,…

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Guest Post: Author Anne Goodwin

Posted on December 10, 2015 by Sherri Matthews

Today, I’m delighted and honoured to welcome author Anne Goodwin to the Summerhouse. I first met Anne over a year ago when I took the plunge – or should I say, the saddle – and rode over to Charli Mills’ … Continue reading →

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Jewel Of A Surprise – 99 Word Flash Fiction

Posted on July 28, 2015 by Sherri Matthews

What moves one person may not move the other.   It’s all about perspective. This week for the Flash Fiction prompt over at Carrot Ranch, Charli ask us this: ‘In 99 words (no more, no less) write a story that … Continue reading →

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Still Waters – 99 Word Flash Fiction

Posted on June 2, 2015 by Sherri Matthews

Without wishing to sound like a broken record, my laptop is playing up.  And yes, I mean my ‘new’ laptop, the one I got back in January to replace my ‘old’, slow, on-its-last-legs one, but which I am now using … Continue reading →

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Foxy Lady: 99 Word Flash Fiction

Posted on May 26, 2015 by Sherri Matthews

At long last, time for some Flash Fiction! Charli’s Flash Fiction prompt this week asks us to write about ‘an old mystery in the current time.’  Now, I love a good mystery.  Enid Blyton has a great deal to do … Continue reading →

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The Black Dog, A Palm Tree And A Flash Fiction

Posted on April 14, 2015 by Sherri Matthews

Palm trees are so perfectly designed to survive powerful tropical storms, that even when bent so low as to touch the ground, they straighten up as the storm passes through, stronger than they  were before. I was nineteen when I … Continue reading →

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Desert Storm: 99 Word Flash Fiction

Posted on April 7, 2015 by Sherri Matthews

For this week’s Flash Fiction prompt, Charli asks us this: ‘In 99 words (no more, no less) write about the day the earth turned brown. How did it happen? What else might be going on? It can be dramatic or … Continue reading →

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Suspicious Minds: 99 Word Flash Fiction

Posted on March 31, 2015 by Sherri Matthews

Charli’s prompt for this week’s Flash Fiction challenge of ‘Juxtaposition‘ (see full explanation below) had me thinking, because it seems that a few of you would like me to carry on with Muriel’s story, which actually started out as Ken’s … Continue reading →

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