via Pinterest It has been a while since I penned a short story. Usually it takes something like a "short story contest" to inspire me. But I have noticed my writing skills improve with each contest so there is something to be said for writing short stories. I say all this to lead into the fact that I am going to try another short story. There is no contest looming on the horizon, but it has been so long that I think I am due to write a short piece. Life cannot be entirely devoted to novel-length plots... I am rolling around different ideas in my head. There is no one to give me the first three words or a picture to base my story on. There are no restrictions, no props, and no judges. Methinks I will try something that is both epic and ordinary...something I have seen before. After all, personal experience, great things, and the expression of the ordinary are part of what makes a story.
Thanks for posting this! It was a good exercise for me to think up! :)
ReplyDeleteAnd I LOVED yours. The mystery feel was spot on! I want to read what came before AND after.
I had fun joining in on the challenge (thanks for linking to it, by the way!) - and the piece you wrote was EPIC, you did so good!
ReplyDelete~ Savannah
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