I’ve been playing with fairytales and fables recently, remastering them with a twist that may make them more appealing to modern audiences such as this one published by Enchanted Conversation.
When I spied this mislaid shoe on a forest path, my first thought was ‘Cinderella!’
Use this as the prompt for a modern take on the Cinderella story. What kind of Cinders might have lost this battered sneaker, and in what circumstances? What sort of happy ending could they be stumbling towards?
And if I were to tell you that this path happens to be in a woodland cemetery, how might that influence your tale?
If you write or create something prompted by this, please send an email to judydarley(at)iCloud.com to let me know. With your permission, I’ll publish it on SkyLightRain.com.
Imagine finding these photographs abandoned on a cafe table.
In a local woodland, I happened across a flash of magenta pink. Intrigued, I reached out, turned it over and discovered a curious work of art – a figure tucked up as though in bed, inside a slipper limpet.
Sometimes a summer storm can creep in like a wall that hangs in the sky and threatens to fall. The contrast is so vivid – a perfect metaphor for a country’s political state or a family in crisis.
The word foster is a slightly curious one, meaning as it does to harbour everything from suspicions to emotions to children.
As a child, I thought there was little that could match the magic of a beach brimming with rock pools. Each one cradled a world that promised countless living treasures.
June is a joyful month for all things flash fiction-related, with 
There’s something delicious about a fictional character riddled with uncertainty. Deja vu can be a great trick for introducing a bit of second-guessing that could lead in a multitude of directions.
I took this photo the day after 
Have you ever found a key and wondered what it could possibly open? Have you ever lost a key and wondered where it could have gone?