THE CHALLENGE:
Write a one hundred word story that has a beginning, middle and end. (No one will be ostracized for going over or under the word count.)
THE KEY:
Make every word count.
THE RULES:
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Salt spray stung his nostrils, his fingers grasping towards the paper hive floating abandoned and desolate on the water. A lurch, a fumbled tug such as he’d tried with Emma, and there!
Inquisitive, naturally selective, he was going to peel that paper – every cell – to unravel the book of yellow-jacketed secrets written within the pages of its history and discover all he could about these bothersome creatures. What a story theirs would make! How many tales would each cell tell of their occupant, single-minded and resolute in purpose? What a paper for the Society!
A voice echoed across the bay, breaking his reverie, “Charles! Time for tea, darling!”
Mr. Darwin, I presume? I don’t understand the reference to Emma, but your story flows beautifully and feels like a tiny section of a real day.
janet
Evolution of the bee’s mind. That is a creative slant.
A neat take on this week’s photo. I like how you described Darwin’s focus on wanting find out the “yellow-jacketed secrets” (fantastic phrase, by the way). And I’m sure Darwin’s focus will return after he’s refreshed with a spot of tea.
Great little piece. I love how you brought Darwin to live.
Life, even. Darn iPad.
I’m on a kindle- I hear you!
i truly admire how beautifully your words flow…
Everyone makes their start somewhere
great story
Great take on the prompt. ‘yellow jacketed secrets’ has a lovely ring to it.
Dear Kingsley,
A rather whimsical take on the prompt. Even the most scientific mind must break for tea.
Well rendered.
shalom,
Rochelle
Loved this sentence – “a fumbled tug such as he’d tried with Emma” – and then when she called him in to dinner it all came together. Brilliant!
Very clever take on the picture.
Wonder if that break for tea was the crucial interuption that delayed some important scientific discovery? great story telling
Nice!!
I like the analogy of the paper of the wasp’s nest as a book of secrets. Very cool.
A wonderful imagination!
Very good Kingsley, I loved the clues you left in this one, very skillfully done. 🙂