Monday, 11 October 2010

Microfiction Monday #23....


Susan at Stony River hosts this fun theme each Monday, so do pop over and read the others who have signed Mr. Linky. The rules are thus:



Every Monday Susan will post a picture for the subject of your story. Microfiction means the shortest of short stories. Think Aesop's fables, comic strips, or even jokes: complete stories that can be told in under a minute. For this game, the limit is a tweetable 140 characters or fewer, including punctuation and spaces.


Here's today's picture and my contribution.



As Mavis waited for the arriving train to stop,



she suddenly had the horrible feeling




that she’d left her train ticket at home - buggeration!
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28 comments:

  1. Gary11 October 2010 at 07:22

    I love this idea and the microfiction pixie as well.

    Poor Mavis.

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  2. Anonymous11 October 2010 at 07:43

    LOL. Too funny. Alas poor Mavis. Wonder how fast she can run? LOL

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  3. Anonymous11 October 2010 at 08:31

    Well, you may not have a novel in there but there is a short story for sure. Well done,

    gaelikaa xxx

    http://greatttt.wordpress.com/2010/10/05/tttmw/

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  4. MorningAJ11 October 2010 at 09:09

    Hope it won't be too long before the next one then! Poor girl. :)

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  5. Diane11 October 2010 at 12:28

    Bummer! :O)

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  6. Akelamalu11 October 2010 at 13:16

    Thanks Gary :)

    Not fast enough Thom ;)

    Cheers Gaelikaa

    Hopefully not AJ ;)

    Quite Diane :)

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  7. Bill ~ {The Old Fart}11 October 2010 at 14:30

    Poor Mavis, hopefully the Railway will let her rebook and refund the old tickets.

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  8. Casdok11 October 2010 at 14:44

    So had she or hadnt she??????!

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  9. Peggy11 October 2010 at 14:53

    Akela;

    My brothers old girlfriend's name was Mavis. I liked her and I liked your story!

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  10. anthonynorth11 October 2010 at 14:55

    Ah, bits of paper are always the main stumbling block ;-)
    I like it!

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  11. Sylvia K11 October 2010 at 15:31

    I can so relate to Mavis -- unfortunately! Great one for the day! Enjoy your week!

    Sylvia

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  12. Valerie11 October 2010 at 16:00

    How compassionate is the station master, I wonder... grins.

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  13. Ron11 October 2010 at 16:52

    Oh man...don't ya just hate when that happens, Mavis???

    Grrrrrrrrr!

    FAB Micro Monday, m'dear!

    Always enjoyed!

    Have a super day!

    X

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  14. Pat11 October 2010 at 18:04

    ...And that's why I love ticketless travel!

    I experienced this in 1969 when trying to board a plane to fly home to the US from Ireland! The pilot took pity on me, a distraught 21-year-old.

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  15. Maggie May11 October 2010 at 21:05

    All that packing for nothing! She seems to have brought a lot.
    Maggie X

    Nuts in May

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  16. nitebyrd11 October 2010 at 21:15

    OMG! Haven't we all done that at one time or another? The worst feeling ever!

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  17. One Prayer Girl11 October 2010 at 21:29

    "Buggeration!" Now that's a new one on me and I love it. :)

    HERE IS MINE

    PG

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  18. hope11 October 2010 at 23:46

    Yours and mine are both a bit forgetful today. :)

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  19. Spiky Zora Jones12 October 2010 at 01:14

    akelamalu: I so know the feeling...a sick feeling that makes a person want to shrink to nothing. Luckily my girl had put them in her purse...for safe keeping.

    I don't know if I wanted to slap her or kiss her. I chose the latter. cause she just might slap me back....hehehe

    loved it babe. xxx

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  20. Maude Lynn12 October 2010 at 01:35

    "Buggeration!" I love it! I'm going to say it at first opportunity.

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  21. KB12 October 2010 at 01:38

    Love it. Couldn't think of anything for MM this week but I enjoyed yours.

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  22. Finding Pam12 October 2010 at 04:39

    I know that feeling all too well.

    Now before I use it what does buggeration mean?

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  23. Charlene Amsden12 October 2010 at 06:26

    Oh, oh -- if Mavis doesn't hurry, she's going to give a whole new meaning to "running to catch a train".

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  24. Akelamalu12 October 2010 at 15:20

    So do I Bill :)

    I don't know Casdok ;)

    I'm glad you liked Mavis Peggy :)

    I so agree with you Anthony!

    Me too Sylvia ;)

    Not very, I would imagine Valerie :(

    Yes it's so annoying Ron!

    Oh Pat how wonderful that the pilot bent the rules for you. :)

    I think she's going away for a good while Maggie.

    It is a terrible feeling for sure Nitebyrd.

    Glad you like the word Prayer Girl :)

    We were on the same wavelength Hope :)

    Oh I've had that sinking feeling too Spiky!

    Feel free Mama Zen :)

    Glad you enjoyed it KB :)

    Well I use Buggeration instead of Oh Bugger Pam, hope that helps you to use it. ;)

    I think it's too late for Mavis to think about running Quilly ;)

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  25. Ellie Garratt12 October 2010 at 16:00

    LOL. I can't stop laughing. She doesn't look like someone who would use the word buggeration, but that is what makes the story so good! Brilliant.

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  26. Sioux Roslawski12 October 2010 at 23:04

    Everyone has had an experience like that. Great idea.

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  27. Cloudia13 October 2010 at 05:22

    you make me smile, Sis :)





    Warm Aloha from Waikiki

    Comfort Spiral



    <°)}}><

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  28. Akelamalu17 October 2010 at 17:27

    I don't think she uses that word very much usually Ellie, only when she's frustrated. ;)

    Yes you're right Sioux.

    I'm happy to make you smile Cloudia x

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