Categotry Archives: 160
On Edge
Wow, what a view. Just let me get a little closer. I want to take a picture. Sure is windy today, but that doesn’t matter. What? Me fall? Don’t worry! I’ll be… whoops! Monkey Man hosts the 160 Character Challenge. See what you can write in 160 characters or less, spaces included.
160 – The Diet
“I’ve got the perfect diet for you. You’ll love it.” “No I won’t. I hate all diets. You lose the weight then as soon as you stop dieting it all comes right back.” “Not this one. It’s called The Chocolate Diet.” Monkey Man hosts the 160 Character Challenge. See what you can write in 160 characters or less, spaces included.
160 – At the End of the World
Love. Love counts. When the dust settles and God demands the accounting only love will have meaning. Only love will make us worthy of the heaven it creates. This is an extension of this week’s Fiction Friday 55. Monkey Man hosts the 160 Character Challenge. See what you can write in 160 characters or less, spaces included.
160: Capable
She’s cooking. She’s never really had to. Food always came too easily to hand. No effort, merely a request. But she can, when she wants. Today she wants. Impatience got the better of her. Monkey Man hosts the 160 Character Challenge. See what you can write in 160 characters or less, spaces included. And now for the Totally Random Picture:
160 – Date
Tipsy After a single glass of wine. Happy for a quarter of a century with the one I love. Dinner and a movie. Life is gooood. Monkey Man hosts the 160 Character Challenge. See what you can write in 160 characters or less, spaces included.
160 – Next Year
She starts High School next year. Every other word out of her mouth is schedules and clubs and what she wants to take. None of it has to do with college or her future. Monkey Man hosts the 160 Character Challenge. See what you can write in 160 characters or less, spaces included.
160 – Shame on You
Totally random picture Fool me once, shame on you. Fool me two hundred times, what the H*ll was I thinking? Monkey Man hosts the 160 Character Challenge. See what you can write in 160 characters or less, spaces included.
160 – Temperature
“Mom, have you seen my Winnie the Pooh doll?” “Not since your little brother took it into the yard.” “It couldn’t be there, it just couldn’t.” “Why not?” “Pooh is too cool to freeze.” Monkey Man hosts the 160 Character Challenge. See what you can write in 160 characters or less, spaces included.
160 – A Musical Mile
On the stage of the high school auditorium, we are nervous. First recital of the year, and we sounded so bad in class. The teacher raises his baton and we begin the march. Monkey Man hosts the 160 Character Challenge. See what you can write in 160 characters or less, spaces included. Inspired by Kavita.
160 – Tribute
Totally random and somewhat old picture: Words are too appealing. They dance flamenco on the tongue singing sweetly in our ears of anything and everything. Words are too much fun in the mouth of the poet. Monkey Man hosts the 160 Character Challenge. See what you can write in 160 characters or less, spaces included.
Pencil Sharpening
Totally random picture. Check for email. Check for comments. Reply. Find the right music. No, not that. It has to be just right. Check again for comments. All right. Everything is ready. No more excuses. Time to write! Monkey Man hosts the 160 Character Challenge. See what you can write in 160 characters or less, spaces included.
For Lack of Funding
He played badly. Every other note sounded wrong. His fingers stumbled. He gave up, walked away. “Stupid piano.” It wasn’t like it mattered as they took the piano away. Monkey Man hosts the 160 Character Challenge. See what you can write in 160 characters or less, spaces included. For more about this, see the bottom of my Welcome page.
Happy Holidays
Shopping so much we miss lunch, take a break to attend a party. Out of town. Back for more shopping. Wrapping, and cooking, and cleaning all on top of work. Why do they call it The Holidays? Monkey Man hosts the 160 Character Challenge. See what you can write in 160 characters or less, spaces included.
My Body Is A
Game Controller that makes it possible for me to dance with the one I love. The keys are worn, the batteries dying but as long as I can hang on we can dance. Monkey Man hosts the 160 Character Challenge. See what you can write in 160 characters or less, spaces included.
Reasons to Stay
The Whisperer came on the last day of her life. Too much left to do? Grand kids to fuss over, friends to mourn, kids to warn? Too bad. Time is up. It never ends anyway. Monkey Man hosts the 160 Character Challenge. See what you can write in 160 characters or less, spaces included.
