Monday, 4 July 2011

Succinctly Yours - A Microfiction Meme #15



Grandma at Grandma's Goulash provides a picture and a word prompt for this Microfiction Meme and the rules are use the photo as inspiration for a story of 140 characters OR 140 words.


Want more challenge? Use the word of the week in your story. This part is optional.


This week's word is EXPEDIENT here's the picture and my offering using both the picture and the word in 140 characters, including spaces and punctuation.



Melanie watched carefully as she formulated her plan.


The rolled up newspaper would be expedient in dispatching the fly, if her aim was true.
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23 comments:

  1. snowelf4 July 2011 at 10:31

    Bleech! Flies are so nasty! ;) I hope Melanie got that sucker!!

    --snow

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  2. MorningAJ4 July 2011 at 12:54

    I always miss!
    Good 140 characters.

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  3. A Daft Scots Lass4 July 2011 at 13:00

    No flies on me!

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  4. Lisa Ricard Claro4 July 2011 at 13:01

    The fly usually gets the best of me. The little buggers here in Georgia are adept at avoiding all manner of would-be swatters. LOL

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  5. Sandi McBride4 July 2011 at 13:10

    OMG! I'd hate to be a fly on your sill!!! Very good, pal...very good!!!
    Sandi

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  6. Akelamalu4 July 2011 at 13:28

    I'm sure she did Snow!

    I've got quite a good aim AJ ;)

    Nor me Scots Lass LOL

    You'll have to get more practice in Lisa LOL

    Glad you enjoyed it Sandi x

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  7. Empress Bee (of the high sea)4 July 2011 at 14:40

    sam (the fly) thought to himself, if she doesn't put that danged newspaper away i'll expediently fly away!

    smiles, bee
    xoxoxoxoxox

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  8. Anonymous4 July 2011 at 14:57

    Read all about it! Fly murdered by newspaper woman.

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  9. Valerie4 July 2011 at 15:27

    Yeah, I've hard about these fly killers, or do they call them swatters? Whatever we, erm they're a vicious lot.

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  10. Ron4 July 2011 at 16:09

    "The rolled up newspaper would be expedient in dispatching the fly, if her aim was true."

    Bwhahahahhahahahaha!

    THAT. IS. BRILLIANT.!!!!!

    You blow me away with your cleverness, m'dear!

    Happy Monday to you!

    X

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  11. mrsnesbitt4 July 2011 at 16:39

    Hahahaha! You never miss!

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  12. Akelamalu4 July 2011 at 16:42

    That was his last thought Bee! LOL

    LOL I can tell you're a journalist Dumdad!

    Indeed Valerie ;)

    Aw thanks Ron x

    I try not to Denise ;)

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  13. Dominic de Mattos4 July 2011 at 22:30

    now, you see the best way is to clap just above the fly - they get confused by being approached from both sides at once and fly away too late. Just wear gloves!
    ;P

    Good to see you :)

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  14. Elaine4 July 2011 at 23:15

    Excellent one Akelamalu!

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  15. Maude Lynn5 July 2011 at 02:13

    If Melanie has good aim, send her to my house!

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  16. Flowerpot5 July 2011 at 09:49

    Great picture Ak. Expedient is an unusual word too....

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  17. Akelamalu5 July 2011 at 13:42

    I didn't know that Dominic, I'm gonna try it thanks.

    Thanks Elainex

    I will, when she's finished here Mama Zen LOL

    I don't choose the pics or the words Flowerpot, that's down to Grandma but I agree they are good and unusual.

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  18. Daryl5 July 2011 at 15:48

    Clever .. and I hope her aim was good ... flys are such an annoyance

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  19. Commander Zaius5 July 2011 at 16:14

    Had a cookout yesterday and my house is full of flies, the kids kept running in and out leaving the backdoor open. I'll be smacking bugs all day.

    Great story!

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  20. Susan Fobes6 July 2011 at 00:15

    I always miss the first, the second, and sometimes the third times-LOL!
    Good use of the word of the week and rolled up newspaper :)

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  21. Akelamalu7 July 2011 at 15:57

    Oh yes indeed they are Daryl!

    Good luck with the bug smacking Beach ;)

    They're definitely hard to pin down Susan LOL Thanks x

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  22. Sharkbytes (TM)8 July 2011 at 01:03

    Oh! a story not from the perspective of the fly. interesting.

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  23. Akelamalu9 July 2011 at 10:36

    Thanks sharkbytes :)

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