Categotry Archives: 160
160 – Jump!
“We have to do it. We crossed Zero Latitude, so we have to celebrate, right?” “Yes, but… like this? It’s three decks down!” “Just close your eyes and do it. I’ll be right behind you.” Monkey Man hosts the 160 Character Challenge. See what you can write in 160 characters or less, spaces included.
In Ayora Port
So many buildings looked broken – iron re-bar sticking from the roofs. I thought “hurricane.” But no. The guides say no such thing hits the Galapagos. Expansion, maybe? Monkey Man hosts the 160 Character Challenge. See what you can write in 160 characters or less, spaces included.
160 – Hitchhiker
Is a little dinghy floating in the wide, blue ocean really the best place from which to fish? A flash of wing says, “yes”. Monkey Man hosts the 160 Character Challenge. See what you can write in 160 characters or less, spaces included.
160 – Sea Lion
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Playful Swimming beside the boat Flashing tail and flipper Mugging for the camera We take the bait Click, click, click Not knowing how many of his brethren We would encounter. Monkey Man hosts the 160 Character Challenge. See what you can write in 160 characters or less, spaces included.
160 – Sleeping
A kind of random picture. The pictures I have of the ocean didn’t cut it. Sometimes, when the ocean moves to a calm rhythm and peace gives the water depth I think maybe the surface is skin Monkey Man hosts the 160 Character Challenge. See what you can write in 160 characters or less, spaces included.
160 – Planted
Given a warm sun, water, and soil, a plant will grow anywhere. Given love, it will even grow well. Monkey Man hosts the 160 Character Challenge. See what you can write in 160 characters or less, spaces included.
160 – The Latest Diet
I wish I had a magic wand that would take away fat. Then I could eat ice cream all day and still fit in my genes. Monkey Man hosts the 160 Character Challenge. See what you can write in 160 characters or less, spaces included.
160- The Wind Talks
The wind chatters at the windowsill thunders through the trellis moans around the corners and roars over the roof. I cower under the covers while the house shakes, and the wind laughs. Monkey Man hosts the 160 Character Challenge. See what you can write in 160 characters or less, spaces included.
Rest Areas
“Hey, did you see the fancy new rest area they put out on the Interstate?” “Love it, all that green grass and actual parking spaces.” “And toilets that actually flush and won’t give you slivers.” Monkey Man hosts the 160 Character Challenge. See what you can write in 160 characters or less, spaces included.
160 – Sleep
Random: Sleep. Drifts away like cotton balls in a strong breeze soft and inviting fleeting bouncing away just as I reach for it. Monkey Man hosts the 160 Character Challenge. See what you can write in 160 characters or less, spaces included.
160 – One More Inch
Crawling across the desert, he reached for the next patch of ground, dragging himself toward the mirage of a city. One more inch to the nearest casino. Monkey Man hosts the 160 Character Challenge. See what you can write in 160 characters or less, spaces included.
Stop!
Rolling fast through nowhere spinning wheels hurry to reach more nowhere. Quick, before the sun goes down and spinning gets hard. Monkey Man hosts the 160 Character Challenge. See what you can write in 160 characters or less, spaces included.
160 — The Handiness of a Windbag
Sometimes it feels as if I have in my lungs all the hot air in the world, If I stood in the right place I could power every house. Just ask, and I’ll tell you about it. Monkey Man hosts the 160 Character Challenge. See what you can write in 160 characters or less, spaces included.
160- Fishtank
So tense waiting in the doctor’s office, fearing results. Do they really think the fish will soothe? Stare anyway. Goldfish, catfish, silver dollar. Hey! Is that a guppy? Monkey Man hosts the 160 Character Challenge. See what you can write in 160 characters or less, spaces included.
