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Blue -- FWG Flash Fiction for 9/11/2021
This is a short one, but I was short on time this week. Sometimes inspiration comes from the strangest places. Today's prompt is:...

Rob Johnson
Sep 17, 20211 min read


It's a Job -- FWG Flash Fiction for 8/27/2021
A light-hearted one this week inspired by: pixabay.com/photos/spring-cleaning-sensor-cleaning-2066605 It's a Job It was a job. A crappy...

Rob Johnson
Sep 3, 20212 min read


Embraced by the Light -- FWG Flash Fiction for 8/21/2021
I missed last week, but we're back on track this week. This week I'm feeling a bit like our...hero? But, nevertheless, here's this week's...

Rob Johnson
Aug 27, 20212 min read


A Mark On a Name -- FWG Flash Fiction for 8/7/2021
I missed last week--too busy, I guess. I'm back this week with a bit of a punny tale. Maybe a little too clever? You be the judge. Here's...

Rob Johnson
Aug 13, 20212 min read


Sea Fret -- FWG Flash Fiction for 7/24/2021
Inspired by: pixabay.com/photos/pier-fog-lake-dock-wooden-pier-407252 See Fret It is a simple wooden dock, floating on a small,...

Rob Johnson
Jul 30, 20212 min read


Rennie and Sprout -- FWG Flash Fiction for 7/17/2021
I missed a couple weeks. If you want to know why, look below. But, I'm back with this week's entry, "Rennie and Sprout" inspired by this...

Rob Johnson
Jul 23, 20212 min read


A Tribute
My wonderful wife, Ona Claudia Kotula Johnson, passed away on Sunday July 4, 2021. Over one hundred dear friends joined us for a...

Rob Johnson
Jul 10, 20212 min read


The Last Glacier -- FWG Flash Fiction for 6/26/2021
This week's prompt: pixabay.com/photos/glacier-argentina-south-america-583419 The Last Glacier "I'm telling you, I saw one." "Stop lying,...

Rob Johnson
Jul 2, 20212 min read


Know Thyself -- FWG Flash Fiction for 6/19/2021
I missed last week--it's been a tough two months, especially last week. This week isn't any better, but I couldn't stay away two weeks in...

Rob Johnson
Jun 25, 20212 min read


Memory Protocol -- FWG Flash Fiction for 5/29/2021
I've been thinking about Memory a lot lately. I recently finished Andy Weir's Project Hail Mary, which is a "white room" story. I just...

Rob Johnson
Jun 4, 20212 min read
"The Afterlife List"
It turns out I can now post my Round 1 entry to the NYC Midnight Screenwriting Challenge, which placed third out of twenty-five in my...

Rob Johnson
May 29, 20218 min read
NYC Midnight Screenwriting Challenge -- Round 1
Back in March 2021, I enter the NYC Midnight Screenwriting Challenge. I had never written a screenplay before, so I thought it would be a...

Rob Johnson
May 29, 20212 min read


Rites -- FWG Flash Fiction for 5/22/2021
You may have noticed that I didn't post an entry last week. I wrote one, but decided not to post it publicly. I was in a dark place, and...

Rob Johnson
May 27, 20212 min read


Her Favorite Song -- FWG Flash Fiction for 5/8/2021
This week's prompt scared me. I thought I would have to write a romance. My mind froze as I stared at this picture:...

Rob Johnson
May 14, 20212 min read


Memory Map -- FWG Flash Fiction for 4/30/2021
This week's prompt took me back to a previous entry which became a short story "Treasure of Cache Creek." This piece takes place several...

Rob Johnson
May 7, 20212 min read


There is no Here -- FWG Flash Fiction for 4/24/2021
This week we have a biker, a stranger with no name, finding what he has been searching for. www.pixabay.com/photos/biker-motocycle-ride-v...

Rob Johnson
Apr 30, 20212 min read


The Lost Weekend -- FWG Flash Fiction for 4/17/2021
Here's this week's entry inspired by this prompt: pixabay.com/photos/camera-photographs-souvenir-1130731 The Lost Weekend My friends call...

Rob Johnson
Apr 23, 20212 min read


Doux Souvenirs -- FWG Flash Fiction for 4/10/2021
I missed last week, as I was on vacation, so despite the late hour, I couldn't miss two in a row. Here's my entry, Doux Souvenirs, for...

Rob Johnson
Apr 16, 20212 min read


Flora, Bound -- FWG Flash Fiction for 3/27/2021
Well, this was serendipitous. The prompt below of the woman against a field of stars is uncannily like the inspiration of my next novel,...

Rob Johnson
Apr 2, 20212 min read


Tap In -- FWG Flash Fiction for 3/20/2021
We're back to Science Fiction this week with this prompt: pixabay.com/photos/magical-woman-fantasy-creative-6046020 Tap In I tapped in,...

Rob Johnson
Mar 26, 20212 min read
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