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Friday, 23 January 2009

Friday 55 Flash Fiction #60 Blade....

Blade


The blade sliced through the surface, sending spray in all directions.




He moved swiftly, wanting to finish in the time he had allotted.




Planning and practice had been imperative but there was no guarantee that it would go according to plan.




Completing the last manoeuvre he waited.......




for the applause befitting an Ice Skating Champion.

Friday 55 Flash Fiction is brought to you by G-man (Mr Knowitall). The idea is you write a story in exactly 55 words. If you want to take part pop over and let G-man know when you've posted your 55.

27 comments:

Unknown said...

Your ending surprised me. I was expecting, uh, well, gore!

Great job!

Akelamalu said...

Excellent! That's exactly what I wanted you to think Nick!

Marshall Family said...

very good ake :) Ties in wel with dancing on ice on the bbc too!!! How I love that show! x

Deb said...

AH, you got me too! I was waiting for the blood and gore but no! I just love reading your writing! Enjoy your weekend!

Empress Bee (of the high sea) said...

you got me with that one! good!

smiles, bee
xoxoxoxoxoxoxoxo

Anonymous said...

Whew. I was bracing myself there.

Linda said...

You get more and more creative every week! I love these stories as they always have a twist ending!

Barb said...

Very clever! I did not foresee that ending. :)

Dianne said...

very beautiful! love how you captured the power of ice skating!!

Daryl said...

An absolute 10 from all the judges!

cheshire wife said...

Presentation could not have been better.

Ron said...

Applause...applause...applause!!!!

And not only for the ice skater...

...but also for YOU!!!!

Another brilliant manoeuvre, Akelamalu!!!

BRAVA!!!

Have a wonderful weekend!

X

Cloudia said...

VERY well done, as usual Ake!
You confounded our expectations after capturing our attention. I love your humour and admire your skill! Aloha-

sallywrites said...

That was clever! Well done you!

Mel said...

Very well done.

I was glad for the ending you gave it!
*whew!*

Dr.John said...

The end was a surprise again. These Friday things are a delight.

Catch said...

good one Akela!

YOur cruise below looks marvelous!!!!

its letting me comment!!!

Lulda Casadaga said...

Cheeky, as you guys say...your 55's are so clever! Have a great weekend!!

G-Man said...

And yes the idea is to COME AND SEE ME...Twisty Ake!!
I know, your excited about your cruise....Great job on the 55..
Have a Wonderful Week-End..:P

x said...

another good ff, ake. and i'm excited about your cruise ship getaway for you!!! the islands sound nice. :D

Akelamalu said...

Dancing on Ice was my inspiration Emmie I love it too!

Ah I got you too Deb, my little twist worked then! :)

And you too Bee! LOL

Oh citizen you too were fooled :)

I'm so pleased you enjoy them Linda x

LOL I fooled you too Barb

Thank you Dianne, I'm happy you liked it. :)

Why thank you Daryl x

Ha ha a comment fitting the content Cheshire Wife, thanks m'dear.

Ah cheers Ron xx


You're very kind, thank you Cloudia x


Thanks Sally x


You were expecting gore as well then Mel? LOL


I thank you Dr. John. You'll have to try writing a 55 sometime, I think you'd be excellent a it.

Great to see you Catch I'm so happy you can get on now!

Aw thanks Lulda xx

I was out all day yesterday G-man and wasn't able to do any blogging at all. I'll catch up with all the 55ers over the weekend. x

Cheers Acey and I'm really excited about the cruise!

Pam said...

great 55, ake...i like that it's about ice skating cos our kids took an ice skate lesson today and got to skate for a bit after. the took the ice pretty quick which is good, cos i'm a crappy skater. went once, ankles hurt like hell, never went again lol

Mojo said...

If you hadn't set us up for the final twist so often that I know to expect it, I might have been thinking "slasher tale" here. As it was, I was kind of expecting a gardener mowing the lawn, so you fooled me anyway.

Travis Cody said...

I always enjoy the way you put a bit of menace into these flashes.

Shadow said...

how lovely is this!!!

Akelamalu said...

Oh I'm with you on the skating Ciara - I love watching it but there's no way you'd get a pair of skates on me! Great that your girls like it!

Maybe I should start writing without a twist for a while eh Mojo? LOL

I think I have a dark side Trav! :0

Cheers Shadow :)

Reverend Michael Kilgore said...

Returning the favor! Very nice, I love the twists!