6 Words Make 7 Stories (Weekly Writing Challenge)
July 29, 2013 11 Comments
Once again, the Weekly Writing Challenge gets me to do things a little differently. Most of it was a request for video content, and I’ll certainly give that a go if the muse whaps me upside the head. For now, the 6-word story appealed to me more. And you get 7 of them. Why? 42 is a great number, that’s why.
“I know that you’re probably sore/ ‘Cause I didn’t write any more
I just didn’t get to complete it/ So that’s why I gotta repeat it” -Weird Al, “(This Song’s Just) Six Words Long”
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He flexed his biceps, she yawned.
The miserably wet cat yowls outside.
Children gasp as the page turns.
Man measures doorway and cabinet; curses.
The aliens land, look around, leave.
The camera started up without film.
He watched his ex-girlfriend drive away.
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the sixth story is quite spooky… :!
If it started up on its own, I’d call it spooky. But a camera rolling without film is a rather common staple of sitcoms. 😉 “What, you missed Cindy Lou’s recital? That’s okay, I got it on tape. Wait, there’s nothing in here…” What crazy adventures will those Sullivans get into next?
seriously!?! Isn’t “a camera starting up without film” the same as “a camera starting up on its own”? Why aren’t you speaking English? :sob sob:
I would strive for clarity… but I only had 6 words! (Which, in itself, is a reason for sobbing.)
42 is, indeed, great.:)
Hitchhiker’s Guide, LOST number, divisible by oodles of smaller numbers; what more could ya want? 🙂
The legendary Jackie Robinson was #42, too! (See what I did there, bringing in a sports reference like I know what I’m talking about? 🙂 In fact, Jackie’s # is the only one I know, and only because of my association to Douglas Adams and mathematics, but hush, that can be our secret. 🙂 )
How four-two-itous that you knew that. (I know; horrible word-play. But I still stand behind it.)
Always stand behind your word play– pun often, and pun bravely. 🙂
Nice!!! http://emzinabenz.wordpress.com/2013/08/07/2-0-1-3/ Here’s my entry. Please Read and Comment :). Thanks