Monday 18 October 2010

Microfiction Monday #53 & #7

It's Microfiction Monday again. Here's the picture:


And here's my attempt:

"Which will dry first, your cement or my tears?" She asked.

The man had no answer to give.


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And here's the seventh, the picture:


My response:

For hours and hours it had always been over the next hill. Until now.

They had arrived.




P.S. This is this blog's two-hundredth post.

16 comments:

Peggy said...

I think the tears will be the last to dry .
Sweet sad story Dave. I loved it!

Sylvia K said...

Oh, a sad, sweet story indeed! I love it, Dave! Congratulations on your # 200!! Have a great week!

Sylvia

Kay L. Davies said...

Very sad. I'm sure it wasn't the bricklayer's idea to do this to her.

Kay, Alberta

Bill ~ {The Old Fart} said...

Both were good, the first one very poignant, Congratulations on your Two Hundredth Post.

Fay Campbell said...

Too sad. . . perhaps if she cries directly onto the cement, it will slow the process and she can escape.

KB said...

Aww, this is so sad. Nice MM.

Anonymous said...

So much emotion packed into two short sentences. Well done indeed.

Rachna Chhabria said...

Dave..its so poignant. Your Microfiction Monday is something I look forward to. You pack so many emotions in few sentences.

http://rachnachhabria.blogspot.com/2010/10/tlc-for-supporting-characters.html

Diane said...

Good one. Very sorrowful! :O(

Anonymous said...

Your story is very sad, Dave. I can only hope that the lady dried her tears and used the shovel to break through the mortar before it hardened!

Have a great week. Cheers!

septembermom said...

So sad. This was written very well.

Maude Lynn said...

Happy 200! Excellent microfiction!

Templeton's fury said...

very poignant dave

Susan Fobes said...

I really enjoyed your piece for Microfiction Monday...

Dave said...

Thank you to everyone who read these.

Anonymous said...

Congratulations on your 200th! Great job with the microfiction.