Category Archives: tiny tales

I love writing quick story snippets, including micro fiction and flash fiction based on random story prompts.

Photography Winner of Community Art Show

Posted on November 11, 2023 by Susan Eileen Jizba

. I’m delighted that my photo “Tide Pool Selfie” was the winner of this year’s Palos Verdes Library Community Art Show in the Photography category! It’s currently on display @palosverdeslibrary with many beautiful pieces from local artists until January 4th, 2024. Thank … Continue reading →

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“Strange Bedfellows” a tiny tale written by Susan Eileen Jizba

Posted on September 21, 2023 by Susan Eileen Jizba

. Just for fun I wrote the following story today using the below prompts: Story Prompts:  Genre: A Ghost Story Action: Waking someone up Word: A Gown . “Strange Bedfellows” Written by Susan Eileen Jizba Just past midnight, I woke … Continue reading →

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“Herman and Fiona’s Meet Cute” a tiny tale written by Susan Eileen Jizba

Posted on August 31, 2023 by Susan Eileen Jizba

. Here’s the tiny tale that I wrote this morning, using the below story prompts: Story Prompts: Genre: Rom Com Action: Slurping Word: A broken chair “Herman and Fiona’s Meet Cute” Written by Susan Eileen Jizba Fidgeting in his chair … Continue reading →

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“The Message” another tiny tale by Susan Eileen Jizba

Posted on August 10, 2023 by Susan Eileen Jizba

. “The Message” is another tiny tale that I wrote based on the below writing prompts randomly picked. . Story prompts: Genre: Suspense / Thriller  Action: Leaving a voicemail Word: Sink . “The Message” Written by Susan Eileen Jizba . … Continue reading →

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“The Premonition” a tiny tale written by Susan Eileen Jizba

Posted on July 23, 2023 by Susan Eileen Jizba

. Here’s a tiny tale that I wrote in the wee hours of the morning this week using the below writing prompts picked at random: Genre: Historical Fiction Action: Selling Something Word: Fund . “The Premonition” Written by Susan Eileen … Continue reading →

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“It’s the Thought that Counts” a micro-tale written by Susan Eileen Jizba

Posted on June 28, 2023 by Susan Eileen Jizba

. Here’s my most recent micro story that I wrote given the following writing prompts:  Genre: Romantic Comedy Action: Leap Word: Bogus . “It’s the Thought That Counts” Written by Susan Eileen Jizba Two strangers, Joshua and Sarah cross a … Continue reading →

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“Just for Fun: A Horror Lover’s Fanzine” a short story written by Susan Eileen Jizba

Posted on January 31, 2023 by Susan Eileen Jizba

I had an enormous amount of fun creating a 2,500 word short story for the NYC Midnight Short Story Challenge at https://www.nycmidnight.com/ssc “Just for Fun: A Horror Lover’s Fanzine” Written by Susan Eileen Jizba A callous young man learns a little … Continue reading →

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THE MAGICIAN was selected as a finalist in Cinema Street Women’s Short Screenplay Competition

Posted on October 17, 2022 by Susan Eileen Jizba

I’m delighted that my short script THE MAGICIAN was selected as a finalist in CinemaStreet Women’s Short Screenplay 2022 Competition via www.filmfreeway.com This gorgeous tarot card in the photo is from an earlier version of @lizhuston insightful Dreamkeepers Tarot deck and the beautiful … Continue reading →

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“The Gray Ledger” placed in NYC Midnight’s 2022 Flash Fiction Challenge

Posted on October 6, 2022 by Susan Eileen Jizba

I’m delighted that my Flash Fiction 1,000 word story “The Gray Ledger” placed in the top 15, in the 2nd round of the international NYC Midnight Flash Fiction Challenge 2022 https://www.nycmidnight.com/ffc I wrote this story using the below criteria randomly assigned by … Continue reading →

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Celebrating My Winning Short Script: THE AWAKENING

Posted on September 15, 2022 by Susan Eileen Jizba

I’m delighted that my short screenplay THE AWAKENING placed in the top 15 scripts of the NYC Midnight Short Screenplay Challenge 2022 https://www.nycmidnight.com/shsc Here’s the elements required by NYC Midnight that I had to include in this short film:  Genre: Mystery … Continue reading →

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