Grandma's Goulash graciously hosts Succinctly Yours, the wonderful meme for those of us addicted to microfiction. The trick is to write a story in 140 characters or less using the photo below as inspiration. To add to the challenge is the word of the week, "serendipity."
Tom’s Plan
(138 characters)
Sly street cat Tom knew wearing the mask was a brilliant plan when he was mistaken for his old nemesis, Rocky, while ransacking the trash.
* * * *
Rocky’s Revenge
(140 characters)
Wily Rocky chortled when his archenemy Tom walked right into a raccoon trap, leaving the way clear for Rocky to pillage the trash with glee.
* * * *
Granny’s Solution
(138 characters)
Granny had no patience for cats or raccoons. She called her favorite TV personality to handle the problem: Billy the Exterminator.
* * * *
Serendipity!
(140 characters)
Billy the Exterminator knows a gold mine when he sees it and turns Tom and Rocky into reality TV stars. And that, my friend, is serendipity!
To read the microfiction stories of others participating in this meme, please click HERE.
Thanks for visiting! See you on Wednesday for the naked truth about . . . Focus.
Have a great week--
Lisa
Thanks for visiting! See you on Wednesday for the naked truth about . . . Focus.
Have a great week--
Lisa
14 comments:
Lisa, you sure know how to turn trash to treasure.
Too funny! I like the first one best.
my favorite one - the first one :) now i am thinking of masked cats too..
Quite a micro saga. Enjoyed it.
Ha! Love how one led to the next. Billy will get 'er done for sure!
Thanks for the Monday morning smile, Lisa!
Kathy M.
All very good. My favourite one is Tom's Plan.
Oh, man, Lisa, I kept laughing more and more with each successive story of your fine foursome. My faves were the first and fourth. You're on a roll this week, girl!
Tom the cat wearing a mask was brilliant.
Oh, Lisa, this is fabulous! An entire story in 556 characters. Now THIS is microfiction. I love it, especially Tom wearing a raccoon mask, and the two becoming reality stars.
The name Rocky seems to have occurred to most of us this week. Serendipitous? I wonder.
K
Good ones, Lisa! Particularly like the last two. :)
Love each "chapter" of the story! Reading them all felt like I'd hit the microfiction jackpot. Amazing x 4!
Thanks for your comments everyone! I try to make each one a stand alone story but it didn't work this week. I was too occupied with giving Billy the Exterminator the spotlight. LOL
I think all these guys live under my deck! You're funny, as always.
WOW I struggled to write ONE! Brilliant writing. :)
A true microfiction saga. I bet Tom and Rocky make far better reality stars than most. I'd be watching them. lol
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