I found this prompt, a 100 Word Challenge for Grown Ups, on Julia’s Place and sadly didn’t notice the date. The idea is to only write 100 words on the picture prompt, and it is deviously harder than you think.
Having spent more time on this than I should I nevertheless decided to post it!
😉
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On opening her Christmas package Louisa instantly knew its contents. Breaking the cellophane wrapper, she carefully slid out the chocolate covered nougat, and holding it to her nose, she inhaled along the length of it like some cigar snob. She smiled.
Not wanting to eat the whole thing at once she picked up her sharpest knife to begin meticulously measuring and slicing the bar into bite sized increments. Grabbing the plate, she sat down to watch television. At the first commercial she was shocked to look down and see only one bite left. Shrugging her shoulders she ate it too.
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Life on the Farmlet 
Oh this is hilarious!
Yes it is, because I didn’t know how much I would like writing short pieces till I got started. This is good exercise for my gray matter. Although, it isn’t doing anything good for my backside! Thanks, Julie!
Ooo, good one! The words fit the photo very well.
I think I am having too much fun, NANA. I hope all my friends here can stand it if I play with words a couple of times a week! 😀
Good job, you should enter that writing contest. Hold on I will go find a link
Here go: http://www.npr.org/series/105660765/three-minute-fiction
They will have another one soon
OH, Dou dou, this sounds like so much fun! Thank you for thinking of me. The problem is, that they want you to enter by using Facebook and I have cut myself off of the FB! It simply sucks my time right down the rabbit hole, and then I get nothing done. 😦
Oh, I agree, didn’t know it was only a FB thing now, too bad….
Do you know of another way???
They used to have a website – threeminutefiction.com but now that’s blank. Maybe you could write them and ask? I wonder if sites realize how much they miss out because they’re only on FB?
Maybe we should both go and tell them about it? 😉
It happens often
Sad, but true.
Grandpa called it
“The Idiot Box”…
Hmm, with Grandpa’s original “idiot box” being television, after reading your comments here, perhaps the parameters of his definition should be widened? (Speaking of the rabbit hole, never “done” FB; Internet alone is bad enough): But, on the other hand, we learn so much and meet so many interesting people here. Quite the conundrum…
Perhaps we could consider this as Middle Earth – only on the doorstep – not quite down the Rabbit Hole?
LOL, We called it that too, Deb! 😉 It is a fun way to stay connected with your friends, in a teenage, partyline kinda way.
Spooky. Exactly the same thing has happened to me.
Tom, you too? It must be a plot by the chocolate consortium to sell more chocolate! What are they putting into that chocolate?
I think it might be chocolate. That’s enough.
LOL! This is brilliant! 🙂
You are too kind! Thank you, Dianne! I am having so much fun doing this. It takes the stress out of writing, sort of like a weekender from the big job. Know what I mean? Yes, I’m certain you do. 😉
Hmm, that’s what happened tonight while I was catching up on blog post reading and snacking. Suddenly, my chocolate covered cranberries had disappeared! Great post… and very funny!
Well, Lori, you sure had the whirl-wind tour tonight! 🙂
Glad you came by. I had been missing your lovely comments. I will write to you tomorrow! xo
This was a fun read! Though apparently it was harder to write, from what you said. 🙂
Yes, having to restrict yourself to only 100 words, and still convey your thoughts deliciously, is very hard. However, it is very fun! Thank you, Patti!