Saturday Centus-Sunday 160: July 31, 2011

Chef Marcel,

a man of literal sorts,

finally realizes his dream

Today is the day

he opens his very own

sidewalk café

Sacré bleu!

He has forgotten

the non-stick spray!

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This weekend, Ms. Jenny challenged us with a photo prompt and was generous enough to give us up to a full 100 words to capture a story. Well, I kind of got use to the "flash fiction" posts of late so I combined her photo with Monkey Man's Sunday 160 meme, where you have to use 160 characters, exactly, to write your story. The above was my attempt. 

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Microfiction Muse #14

Listen up kid

I’m the top banana

around this place

Don’t you forget it

From now on

you’ll be known simply

as the red-headed step-child

Got it?

Good

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Micro-fiction Muse involves writing a very short story (140 characters max-including spaces) based upon a photo prompt. I make it my goal to always use140 characters exactly. Diane Estrella is our host for this weekly meme. Please be sure to visit her blog for complete rules and to visit other participants. 

Microfiction Monday #61

No one suspected

the white powder

In the detergent box

Was anything but

Laundry soap

But I knew better

No one is that

Cheery wringing

Dirty drawers

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Micro-fiction Monday is a fun, weekly meme hosted by Susan over at Stony River. She provides the photo prompt and we provide the "micro-fiction", which is limited to 140 characters total. Please check out the link for some truly phenomenal stories and prose. 

Saturday Centus: The Pumpkin Patch

Way down deep near the wooded dale

Lies a pumpkin patch whose story I’ll tell

Misshapen gourds lie quietly in wait

For children to pass through the garden gate

Playfully they all run and romp

And along the paths they tread and tromp

Inspecting each squash with innocent eyes

Carefully selecting their orange orbed prize

“Oh, pretty please!” they cry out to mother,

“This is the one we want! We want no other!”

Carefully they carry their chosen one

Down the path ablaze by the midday’s sun

For Halloween would not be complete

Without a jack-o-lantern for trick or treat!

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One hundred words exactly!

Leave it to Jenny to mix things up! This week's prompt for Saturday Centus (a story or poem in 100 words or less) was a photo rather than words! For other entries for this weekly meme, please visit Ms. Jenny's blog. The stories others come up with are always a delight to read. You won't be sorry.