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Chocolate is a perfect food, as wholesome as it is delicious, a beneficent restorer of exhausted power. it is the best friend of those engaged in literary pursuits.
--Baron Justus von Liebig (1803-1873) German chemist
PARTY TIME! Send me YOURS.I read that book of short stories that are fifty five words or less. It's a lot harder than I expected to write a full story (beginning middle end) in fifty five words -- title not included. Most of the stories I've read in that format seem to end with a twist. Here's mine:
DEAR OCCUPANT
He saw the woman stare into his house, then blush. She wanted him. His wife went away next week. He’d risk it.
The house had been her lover’s. Before him, her other man, who relocated. Nostalgia made her look. She met the stranger’s gaze and turned away. But he seemed ardent. She looked back.
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SO? WHERE IS YOURS????
Maybe I'll do a contest. Hmmm . . .what could be the prize. Maybe a book? Hey look, I have a huge stack of books all exactly the same -- Somebody Wonderful. And, huh, I've already read that thing.
OR
How about a prize of a pair of socks? Even better! A pair of genuine, hand knit Bosnian sox.
Gimme your stories. If I get more than 10 entries, there will be a contest and I'll send the winner socks (and maybe a book). If I don't get any response, I'll keep the socks (and maybe send out a book randomly) and have fun reading the cool entries I do get.
It's a win-win situation! . .or maybe just win-oh well, a few cool stories.
The contest will begin. . .Right NOW and end hmmmmm. How about Monday? Sounds good, says the contest committee, which is me and the dog.
pretend this is small print: Void where prohibited by law. If you live anywhere but the USA, be prepared to get it by slow boat. If no one enters, I will end the contest early so I don't look like a doot brain. Or maybe I'll just enter it myself a few dozen times. I get to decide the winner based on reasons that I don't have to explain to any of you. But I'll try to be fair. Hey, I'm a mother. I do this kind of Random Judging/Decision Making for a living, if you can call it that.
Patience
MOVING ON
Losing Audrey
sorry. I just looked again. I think I'm too late...
MISSION IMPROBABLE
Oooops! me to. I thought it said the 10th! Oh well, must try harder lol