Jesse R. Traynham

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Stargazing at the June Bug Ranch

When Colton Travers was just four months old, a runaway horse on Bent Oak Road left his mother dead. His father survived, then vanished. Raised on family stories and faded photographs, he never questioned the past . . . until a worn shoe box of old clippings surfaced with hints of a darker truth. Now, drawn into a fifty-year-old unsolved case, Colton must chase a trail gone cold, where memory holds the clues, time keeps the truth, and justice demands satisfaction.

Flash Fiction Challenges

Every Monday I challenge authors with a new flash fiction prompt. Follow me on Facebook to participate in the next challenge and vote on submitted stories.

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Challenge 36
Oct 17, 2026

Fall Festival

6 stories 6 authors 19 likes

Fall Festival

double drabble

Challenge 35
Oct 11, 2026

Junk Drawer

5 stories 5 authors 20 likes

Junk Drawer

Double Dribble · Exactly 200 words

Challenge 34
Oct 4, 2026

The Hayride

4 stories 4 authors 10 likes

The Hayride

Double Dribble · Exactly 200 words

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Flash Fiction Challenge #36 Results › Fall Festival

Flash Fiction Challenge #36 Results › Fall Festival

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Flash Fiction Challenge #35 Results › Junk Drawer

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