Melissa’s Fandango Flash Fiction Challenge #263
MFFFC – Choices
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Fandango’s Story Starter
This week’s Story Starter teaser is:
When the song started playing on the radio, Vince stopped what he was doing and began to cry. His whole plan had gone to crap, the car, the roadblock, the storm, and he wished he had just used a gun! It all started when his best friend Jake started flirting with his wife at the neighborhood New Year’s Eve party. Jake asked Vince’s wife to dance to “Are You Lonesome Tonight” with Elvis Presley. He saw his wife responding warmly and a wariness began. Over the next month he noticed the two would be gone to some activity at the same times. More time passed and Vince’s wife became less interested in spending time with him.
His plan began to take shape. A heavy snowstorm was predicted so he loaded some sawhorses in his pickup and a couple of flares. Knowing the route Jake and his wife would take, he set up the roadblock complete with bright flares. This would cause them to take a side road that was closed a mile down because of the storm. Vince also tinkered with his wife’s brakes so she would not be able to navigate the side road well. The snow was really turning heavy and Vince just sat at home waiting for the police to call with the bad news. After an hour or two, the phone rang and it was his wife asking to be picked up at the garage. She had called a tow truck after she chose the side road detour and ended up in a snow bank. Vince wisely turned around at the roadblock and went home safely. Suddenly the radio began playing that lonesome song.
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Fandango’s Story Starter #144
Female Athlete of the Week. VOTE!
Cheyenne South Girls Soccer went 1-1 last week; 1 win was a 1-0 upset of #4 Thunder Basin; just the 2nd conference win in program history.
(None of these girls have ever had a conference win. The one other one was in 2018). They need your support!
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MLMM Wordle
Joe planned everything right down to the sexy words scrabble game. He was feeling happy as he packed the tidy picnic basket with a few fun items.
As Joe parked the car near the park entrance he noticed quite a large gathering of vehicles and noisy kids running around. His girlfriend came out of the group, grabbed his arm and said “I wanted to surprise you so you could meet my family!”
Joe’s heart sank. He quickly threw the picnic basket he brought into his trunk, and joined the celebration. It was his girlfriend’s dad’s birthday! It was definitely not the private lunch he had planned but he put on a smile and walked with her.
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MLMM Wordle #366
Fandango’s Flashback Friday
The Fortune Teller by rugby843 – September 2018
“Come in, my dear. Oh, him? He’s perfectly harmless, besides he’s old, no longer has teeth. I have collected many items over the years, from clients without money.” The young woman hestitated before sitting at the table, which held a crystal ball, candles, and a dark starry shawl covering.
“What may I help you with, child?” The saddened girl spoke her dilemma, recently been diagnosed with a serious illness, wanting to know how long she would live. “What gift did you bring”, as she took the girl’s palm.
The young woman could offer no compensation. “Well, then, my dear, not long”.
🔮🔮🔮🔮
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SoCS 4-5-24
I’m struggling with this word express
Right now everything’s a mess
I usually manage my life and time
But now it’s far from being sublime
When all of a sudden I find myself
Sitting with a needed part shelved
I realize the life that used to be
Is delayed by an injury and not pleasantly
I’m in rapid rehab with a broken tibia and fibula
Ten weeks till put weight on it, ruins curricula
So stuck with a leg feeling like it weighs ten tons
Seeing others in rehab realize I’m a lucky one
So I’ll complain here to you perfect strangers
My scheduled writings rearrangered 😂
The routine here is strictly adhered to
I’ll try to read and comment to you though.
Have a good week👍🏻🤓
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The Friday Reminder and Prompt for #SoCS April 6, 2024
W3 – Hepastitch – Love
Val’s (Murisopsis’) prompt guidelines
This April, for National Poetry Writing Month (NaPoWriMo), Murisopsis is running an “Around the World” poetry forms scavenger hunt (you should join us there!), and, as such, she is using one of these international forms for our W3 prompt this week!
- Form:Cameo;
- Heptastich (a poem in 7 lines);
- Syllabic: 2-5-8-3-8-7-2 syllables per line;
- Unrhymed, but end words should be strong.
- Theme: Love
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In love
Soft brown curly fur
Squiggly wiggly body
Wet kisses
Big paws scratching grooves on your couch
Can’t help but give them a pass
Dog love.
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https://skepticskaddish.com/2024/04/03/w3-prompt-101-weave-written-weekly/
dVerse Poets Quadrille
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dVerse — Quadrille Monday #198 — Fuzzy Frameworks
Tanka Tuesday
thunder storms cause haze
pink phlox blooms
drip with mist
robins, larks and mourning doves
revel in moisture
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24 Seasons Syllabic Poetry Challenge, No. 28, 4/2/24, Part I, Clear and Bright (April 4 – 18) Seimei 清明24
One Liner Wednesday
To a busy parent it’s a dream
But think of the damage it beams.
One-Liner Wednesday – Screen time
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