He stared at the trophies on display.
He hated them, but he didn't want to upset his hosts.
He made polite conversation, hopefully nodding in all the right places.
He' stumbled across the village somehow and now he wanted to get away as soon as possible.
He couldn't be sure whether they still practiced....
Head-shrinking!
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.
I'm out on a jaunt today so I'll catch up with you all over the weekend. Have a good one.
Brilliant!
ReplyDeleteOne of my blog friends has a real shrunken head, inherited when one of her relatives died. It's disgusting!
interesting 55. mines also up.
ReplyDeleteThat would make one a bit cautious about insulting one's host.
ReplyDeleteACK...let's hope not. I would run away as fast as I could. Excellent my friend. Have a wonderful weekend :)
ReplyDeleteEeeeeeeeek! Love how you always manage to put a twist to your tales - it never crossed my mind these trophies whould be anything other than silverware (grin).
ReplyDeleteOh my ~ let's hope not!! Glad I've only seen shrunken heads in museums and not at a dinner party.
ReplyDeleteI'm up at:
Friday Flash 55 ~ Silvia's Smile
yikes. it could be worse though you know...i could take a little shrink over losing mine. smiles.
ReplyDeletemy 55 is up!
That's a place to definitely avoid. Nice one.
ReplyDeleteThat tale's done my head in!
ReplyDeleteyikes! run!
ReplyDeletesmiles, bee
xxoxoxoxoxoxo
Yikes!
ReplyDeleteThats creepy even for you!
ReplyDeleteBut of course I loved it..
Excellent 55 Ake.
Thanks for visiting, thanks for playing, and have a Kick Ass Week-End...Galen
Crikey, some trophies..... no wonder he got out of there fast. Great 55.
ReplyDeleteEEEEK!
ReplyDeleteHead-shrinking!!!!
How clever of you!
As always, you ROCK m'dear!
Hope you're enjoying your jaunt today. Can't wait to hear all about it!
Have a great weekend...X
Gaaaah!
ReplyDeleteYikes! Run, run!
ReplyDeleteOh dear...
ReplyDeletebut I like the built up,
well done!
Mine is here
Have you an AWESOME weekend!
hugs
shakira
akelamalu: A-HAHA-ha! I was waiting for it. And boom...you always get me. I tried to prepare, to guess what your mind has come up with...I think I'll just give up.
ReplyDeletebut I can't it's too much fun trying to see what you have come up with...oh queen of the punch lines.
this one was a bea-ute.
have a great weekend sweets. xxx
My past-time, too, although my trophies aren't tangible.
ReplyDeleteYou got me on that one! I was thinking maybe of taxidermied animals' heads or something but not shrunken ones! Excellent!
ReplyDeleteooooo your final word always gets me!!
ReplyDeleteOoooer really Laney? What a thing to inherit! :0
ReplyDeleteGlad you liked it Gillian
Wouldn't it just Quilly LOL
I'd run too Thom! LOL
Ah the twisty end worked then Shrinky? :)
I've only ever seen shrunken heads in a museum too, thank goodness, Chef Kar!
LOL yes, it could be worse Brian
Definitely anthony!
Hehe you're a card Dumdad
I am Bee!
Yikes indeed Mama Zen ;)
Thanks Mike
Whatever do you mean -even for me? LOL
It's enough to make anyone run Valerie LOL
Cheers Ron and I'll blog about my jaunt next week.
LOL Buff
He did Pattiken!
Thanks Shakira :)
LOL I'll keep trying to surprise you Spiky x
:) SAW
Ah got you too eh Linda>? LOL
Thanks Eternally Distracted
i Hope You Had A Good Time In Manchester?have A Fine Weekend Ake.
ReplyDeleteYike! You really kept the tension there!
ReplyDeleteWe had a great time thanks Tony. I'll blog about it next week.
ReplyDeleteThanks Evalinn, I'm please you liked it.
LOL!
ReplyDeleteeeek!
ReplyDeleteGlad it made you laugh Trav :)
ReplyDeleteEeek indeed Lettuce ;)
I thought it would be big game hunting trophies. shudders.
ReplyDeleteYou are surely the master of this form. Excellent as usual...
ReplyDeleteAloha from Spring Time in Waikiki!
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