March 26: Flash Fiction Challenge
99 words, no more, no less. It’s a simple constraint, an easy-to-master literary art form, and a powerful writing tool for creatives and entrepreneurs. Writers calibrate the usefulness and beauty of 99-words through weekly flash fiction challenges.
March 26, 2020, prompt: In 99 words (no more, no less), write a story in which a character takes charge. Who is this character, and what situation calls for their action? It can be playful or serious, fantastical, or realistic. Go where the prompt leads…
Trapped Time
Time trapped in a rain drop.
The watchmaker said it was beyond price.
More precious than silver, gold, diamonds?
It has been here from the beginning
His wish was to take charge of it.
He did all he could, his experiments
to outsiders looked daft, a waste of time
The watchmaker replied, time trapped there
In one drop could unleash a mind full of magic
Unknown to this world.
Imagine who bathed in it, what could they tell?
Water has a memory
I need to find out how to unlock it
Find the wisdom that hides inside…
So stunning a concept, Anita! To take charege of time trapped in a raindrop. Wow, loved where your flash carried me to.
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Thank you, Charli…
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What a cool idea. Yes water is… water! ever cycling within our atmosphere so what precious magic in the memory of a drop of water.
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Good job it can’t talk, I think!
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