Weekendwritein Stories

We are a friendly group of writers who enjoy writing and sharing weekly flash fiction stories of 500 words or less. Everyone is welcome to join. Follow this profile for a one word prompt that is published each Friday. Post a link to your story in the appropriate chapter for each week's prompt. Be sure to check back to read and comment all the stories submitted.

Flash fiction for the Weekend Write-In

Various short stories written to prompts over the year. -'Slip-up', Weekend Write-In 09.01.26 - prompt: 'freeze' -'Bad Boy', Weekend Write-In 23.01.26 - prompt: 'louche' -'Unpaid Debts', Weekend Write-In 13.02.26 - prompt: 'credit' -'A Return On Investment', Weekend Write-In 27.02.26 - prompt: 'purchase' -' A Dose of Destiny', Weekend Write-In 13.03.26 - prompt: 'fortune'. (Check out the YouTube clip of MCC doing this song live. It's sooo good.) -'He Loved this Place', Weekend Write-In 19.06.26 - prompt: 'dedication'. -'A Good Fit', Weekend Write-In 03.07.26 - prompt: 'verification'. -'Small Print', Weekend Write-In 10.07.26 - prompt: 'magnified'. Too good an opportunity to pass up to introduce a character I've been thinking about for a while (Kathryn); Maddy appears in 'Ecstasy of Sister Amata' as a 16-year-old, and Jonquille in 'Come Quietly' (Short Stories 2023).

500-word story for the July 24, 2026 weekend write-in prompt - grand

The Weekend Write-in is a group of writers who each week draft and share a piece of flash fiction of 500 words or less inspired by a one word prompt released every Friday. If interested follow the link below. https://www.wattpad.com/story/400213593-the-weekend-write-in-volume-6 TheWriter'sDen (Kitra Writes) is gone. It was fun while it lasted. I reversed the order so oldest stories are last and newest are first.

100-word anecdote for the July 17, 2026 weekend write-in prompt - forgotten

More stories from the WriteOn Refugees Weekend Write-In.

Another volume of tales from the Weekend Write-In.

The Weekend Write In My weekly entry into the writing group. Expect weirdness.

Stitching life's tales together any which way... This is a patchwork collection of accounts from my life. Every word is true! Well, ALMOST every word. Some tales need just a little embroidery.

A collection of 500-word stories for @The_Weekend_Write-In

Ragnhild Eilifsdotter is a Huldrekin, people related to the trolls of Norway, but more human-like. The men kept the people living under hill for centuries, so as soon as they were let out she moved to Seattle to experience some freedom. Unfortunately even the New World has rules and Ragnhild has to do a favor for a troll, always a tricky prospect.

500 word story for the August 11, 2023 weekend write-in prompt - automatic

for weekend write in may 19th Esmeralda and Willow face off

A sticky typewriter key leads to the answer to a decades old mystery and changes 3 lives forever. Written for the June 30th prompt "Broken", I could not decide between different interpretations of the prompt and so decide to write three stories. I hope you enjoy these as much as I enjoyed writing them.

"Home is where the heart is" so say some... or perhaps it's "where you hang your hat." But for some, it is just what you're used to, and at any rate, regardless of your definition, it's damn hard to leave it. Written for the prompt "home."

500-word story for the January 19, 2024 weekend write-in prompt - ice

Written for the Weekend Write-In: "song": In 500 words, tell what happens when the song is familiar WARNING! Forgive me for I have sinned. The story isn't 500 words. It's 1,000 words. I couldn't stop myself and couldn't find a way to cut it down. I won't be mad at you if you stop at 500 words.

Written for the 500 word Weekend Write-In: *** Straight: In 500 words, or 100 words, tell what happens when it is straight ***

An emissary from Earth discovers the answer to an eighty-year-old question. Weekend Write In for "unforeseen". Mar 10, 2017