| General Non-Fiction posted August 11, 2023 |
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When you're on the phone
Catching up on the news ...
by Wendy G
My daughter phones me when she has opportunity. She is a great talker; I am a listener. Time passed; I heard all her news and views about everything, with a very occasional opportunity to comment. Suddenly there was an extremely loud bang.
“Gotta go!” There was a note of urgency.
“Are you alright?” No answer. I was anxious.
Hours later, another phone-call.
“I’ve been cleaning and scrubbing my whole apartment: floors, ceiling, and on, behind and under all the furniture, and I’ve washed all my curtains! I forgot I was boiling eggs while we chatted. They boiled dry and exploded!”
100 Word Story writing prompt entry
My daughter phones me when she has opportunity. She is a great talker; I am a listener. Time passed; I heard all her news and views about everything, with a very occasional opportunity to comment. Suddenly there was an extremely loud bang.
“Gotta go!” There was a note of urgency.
“Are you alright?” No answer. I was anxious.
Hours later, another phone-call.
“I’ve been cleaning and scrubbing my whole apartment: floors, ceiling, and on, behind and under all the furniture, and I’ve washed all my curtains! I forgot I was boiling eggs while we chatted. They boiled dry and exploded!”
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Writing Prompt Write a story of 100 words. Any subject accepted. Must be exactly 100 words. |
I wanted to call this ''Uneggspected eggsplosion'', but I didn't want to give away the ending!
(I was reminded of this after reading Paul Manton's Minute poem.)
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