Boxing with Pencils Archives - Mindful Adventurer

Tradition Takes on a New Meaning

Flash Fiction

Preserving Tradition

Families preserve the weirdest traditions. But, in this flash fiction, preserving tradition takes on a whole new meaning. This was submitted to Boxing with Pencils — a challenge that requires all stories to be 100 words or less while including 3 specific words. This week’s words: Pickles, Family, Carnation The Read more…

By Mindful Adventurer, 3 months ago

Flash Fiction

Love

This flash fiction (inspired by sweet memories of my nonna) is dedicated to her and the hours she took to craft masterpieces of love for her grandkids.

By Mindful Adventurer, 4 months4 months ago

Flash Fiction

The Anthem

Life at the end of the world requires a special sort of ingenuity to survive. This apocalypse inspired flash fiction takes a peek into a survivor’s mind.

By Mindful Adventurer, 4 months4 months ago

Flash Fiction

Champion

Champion dives under the waves for a peak at life in Arna’s kingdom. Not all is what it seems in this sea-inspired flash fiction.

By Mindful Adventurer, 4 months4 months ago

Flash Fiction

The Chase

Find out if Erica’s mad dash to cover is successful in this flash fiction inspired by Mindful Adventurer’s own mad dash to a safe spot because of COVID-19.

By Mindful Adventurer, 5 months4 months ago

Slice of Life Flash Fiction

Flash Fiction

Hope

In that golden hour where the sun is setting, Laura finds the most soothing balm of all.

By Mindful Adventurer, 5 months4 months ago

Flash Fiction

The New Worshiper

This goddess inspired flash fiction (a submission to Boxing with Pencils) imagines a world where Ambition, Loki’s daughter, is enchanted by a new worshiper.

By Mindful Adventurer, 6 months4 months ago

Betting Against War

Flash Fiction

Betting Against War

Waiting is never easy. Especially when you don’t know the outcome. A flash fiction about two soldiers who find their own way to cope by betting against war.

By Mindful Adventurer, 6 months4 months ago