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Timmy's Journal - 39. Bits and Pieces, Fluff and Nonsense

Four little 55 word stories ... nothing but a bit of fun really.

Collection of four little 55 (does not include the title) word stories, just an exercise.

 

End Of Their Days

Dipping his head he lapped water from his dish. Finished, muzzle dripping, he tip-tapped from the kitchen on worn paws. Stopping at the stairs he sniffed the familiar scents. Slowly he climbed, joints and muscles weak with age. With effort he jumped onto the bed, lay beside her; she cold, he—faithful to the end.

 

Tale of a Tail

His tail is bleeding but not broken and brown eyes look to us for help. The vet gives us cream and antibiotics and a huge cone for his poodle head. After days of care, it’s not improving. We wonder what will happen. The vet ends our questioning and pup’s pain with a radical tail modification.

 

The Collector

His wide mouth stretched in a rictus grin. He cleaned his long pointed nails with a pocket knife. Peering up from under his red brow he watched and waited. He licked his lips lasciviously as the term of the contract ran out. As he collected the soul - his prize; his pointed tail flicked in satisfaction.

 

Over

It was the end of days. Geo and I sat together watching as the sun started to disappear behind the giant hurtling rock above. We each looked into tear filled eyes and held one another as the world turned black. Wind howled, and tugged at our clothes as we sought comfort and we awaited oblivion.

Mistakes are mine, and mine alone and so are the mad commas.
Thanks for reading them, let me know what you think.
Thanks for your support!
Copyright © 2017 Mikiesboy; All Rights Reserved.
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The content presented here is for informational or educational purposes only. These are just the authors' personal opinions and knowledge.
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Hey tim
Intersting collection you've put together. Odd, yes but intersting and thought provoking nonetheless.
As always nicely done.

 

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Intiguing. Curious as to what prompted the exercise. I like the idea of creating a story in just a snippet. Well done.

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This is different from what I have seen before, and they are intriguing, interesting, and provoking. Each one invites me to enlarge using the 55 words you chose. I am awestruck by your skill here. Well done!

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All four are excellent... concise but complete. Skillful. My favorite was 'The End of their Days'... it was brilliant... and "The Collector' would be next... it was 'delicious' hehe. This is such a good exercise... I do similar things too that never see the light of day, but they have really helped me... It's just awesome to see your development, tim... cheers... Gary....

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On 06/26/2016 01:07 AM, Headstall said:

All four are excellent... concise but complete. Skillful. My favorite was 'The End of their Days'... it was brilliant... and "The Collector' would be next... it was 'delicious' hehe. This is such a good exercise... I do similar things too that never see the light of day, but they have really helped me... It's just awesome to see your development, tim... cheers... Gary....

Thank you Gary. These little things are a challenge to tell the story in 55 words, make it interesting and right. My fav is the first one, too. I like to share the things that writers do to learn, practice and well enjoy doing. Thank you as always for your support. I do sincerely appreciate it.

 

tim xo

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On 06/25/2016 11:44 PM, Parker Owens said:

This is different from what I have seen before, and they are intriguing, interesting, and provoking. Each one invites me to enlarge using the 55 words you chose. I am awestruck by your skill here. Well done!

These are challenges on another site I go to. I thought I'd share them here for fun. They are good practice to learn to keep things concise. Thanks for reading these.. glad you kinda liked em!

 

tim xo

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On 06/25/2016 07:41 PM, dughlas said:

Intiguing. Curious as to what prompted the exercise. I like the idea of creating a story in just a snippet. Well done.

They are writing practice really. On another site I visit they used to have the 55 word story contest. It's fun and teaches you to use your vocabulary, learn, and be sparing in your word choice.

Thanks for reading them, dugh! Glad you enjoyed them.

 

tim xo

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On 06/25/2016 02:26 PM, Reader1810 said:

Hey tim

Intersting collection you've put together. Odd, yes but intersting and thought provoking nonetheless.

Pas always nicely done.

Thank you Reader! These little things are a challenge, fun to write and you learn to say much in fewer words. Thanks so much for reading them! Glad you like em.

 

tim xo

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Powerful. It seem limitation in length drove these to be grave and succinct. Well done!

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On 06/26/2016 05:54 AM, AC Benus said:

Powerful. It seem limitation in length drove these to be grave and succinct. Well done!

Hehe.. Thanks AC.. perfect review.

 

tim

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Nano/micro stories? I like that in 55 words you are forced to be concise. That makes you get straight to the heart of the story..
You did so quite skillfully my friend. I enjoyed them. Well done!

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On 06/29/2016 03:27 AM, Defiance19 said:

Nano/micro stories? I like that in 55 words you are forced to be concise. That makes you get straight to the heart of the story..

You did so quite skillfully my friend. I enjoyed them. Well done!

Thank's Def. Glad you liked em. They are fun to write but more challenging than you think.

 

Thanks again!!

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7 hours ago, MichaelS36 said:

Charming, and fun. Perhaps a challenge you can set for others.

Thank you MIchael xo

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