I started a Substack!
I have started a substack. https://lauranettles.substack.com/ I've decided to share the post I made for it today here as well. Here we...
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Laura Nettles
IMAGINATION & ILLUMINATION
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- Mar 26, 2022
- 6 min
Flash Fiction Live 3/26/2022
Today was Flash Fiction Live on Chandra Arthur's YouTube channel. We had a blast writing to two prompts incorporating 10 specified words...
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nettlesanimation
- Mar 12, 2022
- 2 min
The Perfume Lingers
I was hanging out in a YouTube livestream tonight when a question was asked: "How do you show a person has trauma without outright...
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nettlesanimation
- Mar 8, 2022
- 1 min
Fairy Godmother
My flash fiction piece "Fairy Godmother" is now published and available to read online at Frost Zone Zine. Woot!...
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nettlesanimation
- May 15, 2021
- 2 min
Goddess of WAR (May Promptathon #15)
Prompt: Brave, Warrior, Cunning Time 30 Minutes Goddess of War The women of the village were the most cunning. While the men were...
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- May 12, 2021
- 2 min
Exhumed (May Promptathon #12)
PROMPT: Rust, Buried, Past Time 40 Minutes Exhumed The coffin was exhumed. Rusted locks bolt cut off the rotting wood, falling to the...
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nettlesanimation
- May 9, 2021
- 3 min
Little Anne (May Promptathon #9)
PROMPT: Trickster, illusions, rewards 40 Minutes Little Anne “It’s just oxygen, Mrs. Johnson. Nothing to worry about.” Dr. Whitcomb...
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nettlesanimation
- May 9, 2021
- 2 min
Yellow (May Promptathon #8)
Post-Apocalyptic Sci-Fi Time 20 Minutes PROMPT: “Nuclear war has irradiated the planet, leaving little land that is safe to farm or graze...
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- May 7, 2021
- 2 min
Sacrifice (May Promptathon #7)
PROMPT: "She followed the woman for days and at last her patience was paying off." Time 20 Minutes Sacrifice By Laura Nettles She...
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- May 7, 2021
- 2 min
Run (May Promptathon #6)
PROMPT: He hadn’t been known as Hiroshi for months. Time 18 Minutes Run By Laura Nettles “Hiroshi.” The name made his blood run cold. The...
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- May 7, 2021
- 2 min
Gold (May Promptathon #4)
PROMPT: "People trust me with their fortunes. They shouldn’t. " Time 25 minutes Gold By Laura Nettles People trust me with their...
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- May 7, 2021
- 2 min
Jewel Thief (May Promptathon #3)
PROMPT: Quicksand, Diamond, Bow Tie Time 25 Minutes Jewel Thief The diamond twinkle in her eye glinted across the ballroom floor. The...
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nettlesanimation
- May 2, 2021
- 3 min
The Treasure of L’Olonnais (May Promptathon #2)
The Treasure of L’Olonnais (PROMPT: Beach, Murder, Treasure) Francis had heard the legends of the lost treasure of the L’Olonnais.
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nettlesanimation
- May 2, 2021
- 2 min
Tea Chat (May Promptathon #1)
Tea Chat
(PRMOPT: Rhyme, Wine, Light)
The light filter through the wine glass, scattering dancing, refracted patterns across the open air...
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- Mar 21, 2021
- 2 min
Liberated
Water drips down my neck form the hewn rock ceiling as I enter the recently liberated crypt. War crimes are the rumors...
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- Mar 6, 2021
- 2 min
Mangled Graveyard
Heart in my throat I scream, but the people outside take no notice over the din of crumpling metal. The smashing of cars. I’m in a trunk.
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nettlesanimation
- Feb 25, 2021
- 2 min
Dress Seams
The magic dust faded as the gown finished its transformation, it’s gossamer layers more intricate than the night sky.
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nettlesanimation
- Feb 20, 2021
- 2 min
Rust
Her hair was the color of rust. So was her skin. And nails. And the hollowed-out sockets where her eyes should have been.
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nettlesanimation
- Jan 28, 2021
- 2 min
Lunar Child
Here is another horror flash fiction. Short yet suspenseful. Subtitles are available, but I have pasted the whole story below.
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nettlesanimation
- Jan 24, 2021
- 4 min
Soul Eater
I have posted my flash fiction for Orla Hart's Authortube Anthology Vol 2! It is called Soul Eater and is horror. Subtitles are...
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