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Margaret Pilkington 08-04-2013 10:15

Re: 100-word short story competition
 
Yes, Bob, I have done it, but it wasn't easy.

Eric 08-04-2013 14:14

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Originally Posted by Margaret Pilkington (Post 1051793)
Yes, Bob, I have done it, but it wasn't easy.

Once you reach a number somewhere between 95 to 110 it gets simpler ... it's becomes a question or trimming or adding, and still maintaining coherence ... Have to admit it was an interesting experiment for me.

Margaret Pilkington 08-04-2013 14:52

Re: 100-word short story competition
 
And me...I'm not known for my brevity.:)

Eric 08-04-2013 15:30

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Originally Posted by Margaret Pilkington (Post 1051853)
And me...I'm not known for my brevity.:)

Ah ... the soul of wit;) And are you about to send your story on its way? What was it Chaucer said? "Go littel booke! go my littel tragedie":D

cashman 08-04-2013 15:33

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Originally Posted by Margaret Pilkington (Post 1051853)
And me...I'm not known for my brevity.:)

Though yeh didn't drink?:D

Margaret Pilkington 08-04-2013 15:57

Re: 100-word short story competition
 
Only through a straw Cashy. :)
Eric......I don't know. I haven't quite decided yet.

susie123 08-04-2013 16:42

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Originally Posted by Margaret Pilkington (Post 1051872)
Only through a straw Cashy. :)
Eric......I don't know. I haven't quite decided yet.

Just do it, Margaret. What have you got to lose?

Restless 08-04-2013 16:45

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Originally Posted by susie123 (Post 1051878)
Just do it, Margaret. What have you got to lose?

Yeah Margaret... get that drink down ya! and then submit your writing :D

Margaret Pilkington 08-04-2013 16:48

Re: 100-word short story competition
 
Nothing at all to lose......and it is worth £2 to get my brain activated.
So for now I won't post it here.

MargaretR 08-04-2013 19:58

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I have done one but won't be submitting it. Setting up the printer for this (newish) PC is just too much hassle. If on-line entries were allowed, I likely would have sent it in.




The Trip

I am ready to go. This trip has been a long time in the planning and will be the journey of a lifetime.

I have read all the available research to be knowledgeable about what I can expect when I get
there.

I will be traveling alone because I prefer to. I am proud of my self sufficiency.

I haven't packed because I will be traveling light. All needs will be met on arrival.

My family think I've booked a return ticket but I haven't. I don't like this place much.

Reminder to self - leave the will on the sideboard.

Bob Dobson 08-04-2013 20:54

Re: 100-word short story competition
 
Very Good M. At Accrington Grammar School, we spelled your 46th and 66th word with a double 'l' and am surprised that this may not have been the case at Accrington Girls High School.

MargaretR 08-04-2013 21:47

Re: 100-word short story competition
 
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Originally Posted by Bob Dobson (Post 1051941)
Very Good M. At Accrington Grammar School, we spelled your 46th and 66th word with a double 'l' and am surprised that this may not have been the case at Accrington Girls High School.

My browser insisted I remove one 'L' - must be yankee spelling

mobertol 08-04-2013 22:02

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It's a bloomin' pain - all those "z"'s insead of "s"'s too...

susie123 08-04-2013 22:07

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Originally Posted by MargaretR (Post 1051947)
My browser insisted I remove one 'L' - must be yankee spelling

Yes it is, Margaret.

MargaretR 08-04-2013 22:37

Re: 100-word short story competition
 
This is becoming addictive :D

Done another one - you may get my biography eventually;)

The Battered Wife's Tale

He was tall and handsome, but there was something lacking in his eyes.

They had rear shutters as though some terrible secret lurked there.

I never saw his soul. I found out to my cost that he didn't have one.

He leached my emotion and thrived at my expense.

I tried hard but never pleased him.

When I escaped a death by his knife held hand, I broke free from him forever.

I grieved for the loss of love that I had never had.

Many years later he died violently and inexplicably.

What goes around comes around - karma really happens.


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