[stylist] concise

[Anita Adkins]

This is it on such short notice.

Birthday Terrors

"Go ahead, Mike."
I nodded. "I better like this gift."
He stepped to the door. "So hurry up. Open it."
I grabbed a pair of scissors from my desk and slit open the top. "A Leather 
jacket."
Jack laughed. "Try again."
I pulled my hand out. The piece of leather wound around it.
"A snake!"

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Chris Kuell" <ckuell at comcast.net>
To: "Writer's Division Mailing List" <stylist at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Tuesday, January 11, 2011 9:10 PM
Subject: [stylist] concise


>I belong to a writing group in WV, and a few years ago we had a prompt to 
>write a 55 word story--no more, no less. The goal was to be selective and 
>concise with our words. Here's what I came up with:
>
> Between Us Friends
>
>
>
> I went down to Kelsey's Pub with my best friend last night. After a few 
> beers, I told him I thought my wife was having an affair.
>
> He looked shocked, and responded, "You sure?"
>
> I nodded in affirmation.
>
> "If I was you, I'd kill the bastard."
>
> So, I pulled out my gloc and shot him.
>
>
>
> --chris
>
>
>
>
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