100 Word Challenge Week 166
A new challenge for Week 166 of the 100 Word Challenge for Grownups, or 100wcgu, as it is fondly known. This week’s prompt is: … checking in proved to be… which of course can go as many directions as one can imagine. Several popped into my head, some based on experience, but I decided to go full fiction with this one. Always fun to do. Remember, if you want to participate, or just see more, click on the link above for this week. Enjoy!
One Hundred: 100wcgu week165
What better way to celebrate my one-hundredth post than with a 100 word challenge. 🙂 This week’s prompt from Julia’s Place is: …the suitcase lay open… To see what others have posted, be sure to go visit the challenge page for Week 165.
I had so many ideas for this week’s challenge – I have no idea why I chose this one to develop. I had to play around with it a bit to get it under 100 words. And happily, it is exactly 100 – I love it when I manage to get it to the exact number. 🙂
100 Word Challenge Week 164
The 100 word challenge for grownups, hosted by Julia’s Place, gives us a weekly prompt to use in a short tale of 100 words or less. This week’s prompt is …and then I smiled… If you are interested in seeing more be sure to check them out at the link below. Keeping a tale at 100 words is not as easy as one would imagine. This is my attempt. A bit dark, but I hope you enjoy it anyway.
100 Word Challenge Week 163
I’m late, Week 163 is past and no more Linkys, but I wrote it and am posting it anyway. I admit I had seen the topic earlier in the week, and was at a loss for inspiration – the prompt, “Freedom,” is such a huge word. But after posting some early memories, I decided to use them with a huge amount of creative license, and came up with this tiny tale of a tiny tot. I hope you like it. I’m out of practice, so please bear with me. 🙂
100 WCGU: Girl Talk
Okay, I’m feeling a bit very rusty with the writing. Not sure what’s going on, maybe it’s the Autumn air, but I had the urge to write, so here is a little sample. Julia’s Place is hosting the 62nd week of the 100 Word Challenge for Grown Ups, or WCGU for short.
This week’s prompt: it can’t be that time
Click HERE to see the other entries.
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Girl Talk 99 Words
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“Come on, Shella, you remember Trevor. Tall, slim, shaggy brown hair.”
Shella laughed. “Tag, you live and breathe tall, slim, and shaggy. How am I supposed to remember one specific guy? At least give me a hint.”
“Okay, Aspen. The ski slope.”
Shella’s eyes and mouth rounded in perfect synchronization. “It can’t be that time you-“
“Yes!” Tag squealed.
“Oh my god, how did he react when he saw you, what did he say? And what did you say? After what happened he must have –“
“I know, I thought so too, but guess what?”
“What?
“It happened again.”
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Friday Fictioneers: Rainbow Faeries
This week, Madison Wood’s Friday Fictioneers has a picture prompt. We get to allow the prompt to stimulate our imaginations, and are allowed 100 words to express ourselves. I love these challenges – be sure to go check them out at the link. This week is about Rainbows, just look at this beautiful picture!
Rainbow Faeries (100 words)
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“It’s perfect!” said Purple.
The seven sister fairies all nodded in agreement. The rainbow was indeed perfectly beautiful.
“Our best yet” said Indigo.
“Uh oh,” said Blue “I think we messed up.”
“What’s wrong?” asked Green.
“Nothing’s wrong.” said Yellow. “Look at how it’s blended, the colors are spectrum perfect.”
“I agree,” said Orange. “We followed the formula perfectly, I’m sure teacher will give us a top grade on this.”
Red pointed behind them. “We must have added too much energy.”
The seven sister fairies turned to look. They broke into giggles and spoke as one,
“We made an echo!”
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Saturday Centus: Recipe Lost
Ms Jenny has given us another interesting Saturday Centus. I don’t know how she comes up with them. This week, the prompt sounds like the beginning of a recipe. But sometimes, following a recipe can lead to, well, just read on and you’ll see. Sorry if it’s not exactly light-hearted, but this is what came out. Be sure to click the link and check out the other entries.
Prompt: Cream together butter and sugar
Recipe Lost 105 words
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“Cream together butter and sugar.”
The words blurred before her eyes. She blinked and read them again. She walked over to the refrigerator, grabbed a carton of cream, and returned to the recipe book.
Cream? That’s not right. She re-read the words.
“Butter and sugar.” Repeating the words like a mantra, she returned the cream, grabbed the butter, then stood there, trying to remember where she stored the sugar. She found it on the third try.
Back to the recipe, sugar in hand. No butter. She must have set it down, but where?
What is happening to me? She slumped to the kitchen floor, lost.
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Saturday Centus: Texas Pleasure
Ms. Jenny is in Texas right now, so I thought I’d give a bit of a Texas flavor to this week’s Saturday Centus. This week’s prompt is, “It is our pleasure…” Y’all be sure to click the link and go see what everyone has done for this week. It’s been real fun. 😉
Prompt: It is our pleasure
Texas Pleasure 106 words
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“It is our pleasure to welcome you to Virtual Dreams.” The pleasant female voice spoke as they entered the room.
“I dunno ’bout this, Bob,” Riley said. “You sure we got the right place? I thought we were gonna find us some ladies of innertainment.”
“You’ll be entertained allright,” Bob said. “This contraption has a direct link to the pleasure centers in your brain.”
“It’s not the brain ah’m thinkin ’bout.” Riley grinned as he entered the booth.
Afterwards:
“I want my money back!” Riley was spitting mad. “I asked for a pretty little filly I could ride all night and it gave me a horse!”
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100 WCGU: Helping Hands
This week’s 100 Word Challenge for Grown-ups, hosted by Julia’s Place, has a picture prompt. Remember, you can click on the link and go give it a try, or just go read the different posts others have brought to the challenge.
I’m feeling a bit rusty with the writing lately, and I found this one particularly difficult to whittle down to 100 words, so please forgive. I had it down to 100, then realized it might not make sense without the picture, so I added a brief description of the image on the picture to help it make sense.
Helping Hands 105 words
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Jason stood in the basement, surveying the tables filled with dinosaur bones, each carefully categorized. It was finally done!
“Do you realize what it means, Ben? I can finally start putting them together!” His five-year old son was the only one in the family to share his enthusiasm.
The next morning Jason went directly to the basement. He stopped. He stared at the huge ball of bones.
“Look daddy!” Ben ran toward him. “I put it together for you!”
Jason grabbed Ben up. His head was spinning rage.
Ben squeezed his neck, “Now you won’t have to work all the time.”
Jason hugged his son.
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Saturday Centus: Texas
Okay, I’ve been on a bit of a writing hiatus, not by intent, just kinda losing track fo the days passing. But I could not pass this one up. Jenny Matlock has grabbed my attention!
How? You ask. Why, by the prompt from this week’s Saturday Centus. (Click the link to go see the other entries) And that prompt is: “There’s a yellow rose in Texas.”
Now, why would that particular prompt catch my eye? Well, cause I was born and raised in Texas, spent the first 30 years of my life there. So how could I not respond to a prompt like that? It was totally out of my hands. As is the response that blossomed in me from the prompt. I know I’m not a poet, but I couldn’t help but change from prose on hearing those words in my mind. Btw, it’s a tad short – only 91 words, but adding another “stanza” would have taken it over the limit.
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Texas
There’s a yellow rose in Texas
that blooms within my heart
and never will it leave me
it’s been there from the start
for I was born in Texas
and raised up Texas proud
and if y’all don’t believe me
you should hear me talk out loud
Now life has moved me onward
to live in distant lands
where people talk all funny
and are hard to understand
but don’t be filled with sadness
there’s nothing here to grieve
cause you can take the girl from Texas
but Texas never leaves
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