“No woman no cry.” The reggae melody worked as a side-effect free psychosomatic remedy while he harvested the fluff in his partner’s navel. This cancelled out all his woes – from his relentless accountant to the pain in his arm which stemmed from a needlepoint … Continue reading Jamaican Tattoo
A well-versed bookworm prided himself that he could weather any storm. He kept tempting his fate with words from The Tempest. Until a cat’s paw pulled him out and he was dangling in limbo.
Can You Tell a Story in … 34 words including worm, storm, and limbo
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„Under dog lies lollipop.“ Borys had never unlearned his heavy Russian accent which came with its own grammatical challenges. “It make good picture for decorate house,” he added. He took out his old Zorki, focussed manually and took the photograph just in time before the dog ran away. He had it developed and sold it to an art gallery in a hexagonal frame for good money.
Can You Tell a Story in … 66 words, including underdog, lollipop, decorate, hexagon, money, and photograph
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He had this little verse, just for situations like this. He whispered it in the mirror with pouted lips and heavy lidded bedroom eyes. In an instant he switched his personality.
She put on her pink sweater over the purple tank-top with built-in boobs and off she went downtown, to rave the night away in the exclusive dance club. She would lose herself in the beat of the pounding techno music. No apology!
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His documents state his profession as “comic wrestler”. What it means is that he performs in pink tights and a tutu between the professional wrestling bouts. He pirouettes on stage, then screams a single syllable, something like “Knoutsh!” or “Brang!”, and ends up with egg … Continue reading An Armadillo
The tower was surrounded by a moat allowing access only via a hopelessly overdrawn drawbridge. “Champagne! ” hollered the guard dangling off the railing inside the wrong side of the gate. He had just revived his suspended diploma!
Can You Tell a Story in … 38 words including tower, overdrawn, champagne, and diploma.
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Louis was an octogenarian, imprisoned by his children in a bargain clinic. Escape was going to be difficult. It was in the middle in a swamp. They had even taken away his belt. But Louis was resourceful. He took some spaghetti noodles and threaded them through the slings making a decent pair of dungarees. He’d pass as a janitor. The break-out was on!
#Can you Tell a Story in … 63 words: noodles clinic swamp dungarees octogenerian bargain
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40 words with resolution, human, raisins, mood. (Yes, I omitted a plural s. I’m ssorry.)
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Santa had been naughty and was locked in the coal cellar. Mrs Clause called the reindeer and off they went.
This Christmas an alluring sparkle lingered around every chimney they visited.
Can you tell a story in … 31 words, including chimney, sparkle, naughty.
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„Put a leaf of lettuce on your face. That’ll clear up your acne before you can say ‘wheelbarrow’”. Daphne grinned at the alien spaceman who proffered her a head of red cabbage. “That’s no lettuce,” she growled. “That’s a head of tobacco.” Right on cue the Romulan husky barked: “Let’s share a rollie then.”
Can you tell a story in … 54 words
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