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160 – What is Really There
It appears G-man is still down for the count, so again no Fiction Friday 55 this week. Instead, I’m bringing out something I had in mind for Sunday 160 before the hub closed. . False lashes? Slenderizing pants? A fake smile? She wouldn’t even need that much For him to see the fairytale of his dreams.
160 – Dry
Why is it that she can write 100,000 words in a couple of months, has done it time and again, but can’t come up with 160 characters when she wants them? Monkey Man hosts the 160 Character Challenge. See what you can write in 160 characters or less, spaces included.
160 – Simple Things
No longer able to speak clearly, she doesn’t say anything, but I know what she’s thinking as the nurse takes her tray away. She’s thinking, “Thank you.” Monkey Man hosts the 160 Character Challenge. See what you can write in 160 characters or less, spaces included.
160 – Slowing Down
Out of step, out of time, out of sorts From as far back as she could remember it has been this way. Now at 85 she’s turning cartwheels in the nursing home sending wheel chairs and metal trays scattering. Monkey Man hosts the 160 Character Challenge. See what you can write in 160 characters or less, spaces included.
160 – King of the Sugar Hill
Climbing the mountain made when the Halloween bag was overturned, he ate his way to the top, only to regret the decent down his gullet. Monkey Man hosts the 160 Character Challenge. See what you can write in 160 characters or less, spaces included.
160- A Head of Hair
She found it on the bathroom floor. About the right size and shape, it looked exactly like the back of her son’s head. She kicked it gently; relieved it was only hair until she realized what that meant. Monkey Man hosts the 160 Character Challenge. See what you can write in 160 characters or less, spaces included.
160 – Rwaarrrr!
Tina’s pet sitting business gave her great joy. She got to spend so much time with the kitties and doggies. She did it all year long. The only night she hated checking on the animals was Halloween. Monkey Man hosts the 160 Character Challenge. See what you can write in 160 characters or less, spaces included.
The Wise Man
He gives me glimpses; like bits of gold glittering in a mudslide, stars shining through a fog, or tidbits of truth in the newspaper – each glimpse a nova. Monkey Man hosts the 160 Character Challenge. See what you can write in 160 characters or less, spaces included.
At the End of the Season
Quick! Flower. Blossom now, while the sun still shines and the warm, soft earth will still hold you firm and winter chill can not yet grasp your fruit. Monkey Man hosts the 160 Character Challenge. See what you can write in 160 characters or less, spaces included.
Eyes on the Road
“Huh. ‘Unlawful.’ Isn’t that a funny word? Sounds like ‘awful’ or ‘waffle.’ They should just say ‘against the law.’ ” “Doesn’t matter what they say. You did it, and guess who’s behind us.” Monkey Man hosts the 160 Character Challenge. See what you can write in 160 characters or less, spaces included.
160 – Bread Crumbs
I leave my trail of hope in the comment stream, like bread crumbs – a path from you to me. Anonymous? Not if I can help it. Monkey Man hosts the 160 Character Challenge. See what you can write in 160 characters or less, spaces included.
160 – Valliant Effort
In the depths of the night he drew 1250 flowers and a message. It took hours. In the morning the rain came and washed it away. Monkey Man hosts the 160 Character Challenge. See what you can write in 160 characters or less, spaces included.
160 – Fire on the Mountain
It’s happened every year for a decade, but still it catches him by surprise when the valley fills with smoke. Everything smells like a campfire until the snow comes. He prays for snow. Monkey Man hosts the 160 Character Challenge. See what you can write in 160 characters or less, spaces included.
160- The Egg
Sad that it will never hatch, abandoned by parents too hungry to care, but fun that we get to hold it if only for a moment. Monkey Man hosts the 160 Character Challenge. See what you can write in 160 characters or less, spaces included.
160 – A Dirty Business
I ran across him later, washing his clothes out. They didn’t seem that dirty, but what’s that smell? He said, iguana piss. Monkey Man hosts the 160 Character Challenge. See what you can write in 160 characters or less, spaces included.
