Monday, 26 September 2011

Succinctly Yours - A Microfiction Meme #26


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 MIRED here's the picture and my offering using the picture and word of the week  in 140 characters, including spaces and punctuation.



They were having great fun playing in the leaves.

Little did they know what lurked beneath,

until they became mired in it a few minutes later.
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27 comments:

  1. Cloudia26 September 2011 at 08:23

    Chilling!


    Warm Aloha from Waikiki;

    Comfort Spiral


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  2. Commander Zaius26 September 2011 at 09:48

    LOL!!!

    With my luck it would have been dog poo.

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  3. Valerie26 September 2011 at 11:27

    Could have been anything... Yuk!

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  4. Finding Pam26 September 2011 at 13:31

    I was thinking there was a snake underneath all those leaves. I sure hope not. Please tell us the answer?

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  5. G-Man26 September 2011 at 14:03

    Quicksand!!!!!

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  6. katie eggeman26 September 2011 at 14:17

    I was thinking snakes too.

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  7. Empress Bee (of the high sea)26 September 2011 at 14:46

    scares me! ha ha ha

    smiles, bee
    xxooxoxoxox

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  8. Daryl26 September 2011 at 15:01

    Cue the music from JAWS ....

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  9. Akelamalu26 September 2011 at 15:24

    Could be Cloudia ;)

    That would be my luck too Beach LOL

    Indeed it could Valerie

    I'll leave it to your imagination Pam ;)

    Maybe G-man

    It could be snakes BankerChick

    It scares me too Bee LOL

    You think there's water under there Daryl?

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  10. Anonymous26 September 2011 at 16:31

    Leaf it out!

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  11. Ron26 September 2011 at 17:13

    "until they became mired in it a few minutes later."

    OMG...that gave me CHILLS!

    BRILLIANT one as usual, m'dear!

    I don't know HOW you come up with these! You are beyond clever!

    Have a great week.....X

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  12. Mike Golch26 September 2011 at 17:44

    I remember doing that as well.as i got older,it was fun just to shuffle my feel in the falling leaves.

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  13. A Lady's Life26 September 2011 at 18:42

    Oh ya! Dangerous stuff.
    Wonder what's underneath?
    This is so much fun!

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  14. Maude Lynn26 September 2011 at 19:25

    Oh, clever one!

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  15. MorningAJ26 September 2011 at 20:46

    Oh yeuck! Who's doing the laundry?

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  16. Pat26 September 2011 at 21:09

    Eeeuw! Was it a d.b?

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  17. Kay L. Davies26 September 2011 at 23:31

    Ooh, scary!

    Kay, Alberta, Canada
    An Unfittie’s Guide to Adventurous Travel

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  18. Helen A. Howell27 September 2011 at 01:16

    Oh now I'm wondering what lies beneath! ^__^

    helen-scribbles.com

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  19. Lisa Ricard Claro27 September 2011 at 01:37

    Yikes! That conjures up everything from doggy doo to quicksand or thick mud. Nice one!

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  20. Akelamalu27 September 2011 at 10:41

    LOL nice pun Dumdad :)

    Thankyou Ron, so glad you enjoyed it.

    Yes, or scooping them up and throwing them in the air Mike :)

    Could be anything under there Lady's Life ;)

    Cheers Mama Zen x

    Not me AJ! LOL

    Who knows Pat LOL

    The unknown always is Kay!

    Me too Helen LOL

    Or something more sinister Lisa!

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  21. Dianne27 September 2011 at 13:13

    but what is underneath!?
    don't leave it to my imagination because nothing good comes when I'm left on my own ;)

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  22. Flowerpot27 September 2011 at 17:36

    Something springs to mind instantly and it isnt pleasant!

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  23. Akelamalu27 September 2011 at 17:51

    Well it could be anything but if you want me to hazard a guess Dianne I'd say Aliens!

    What springs to your mind Flowerpot?

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  24. Grandma's Goulash27 September 2011 at 18:45

    Sounds like a very sticky situation! Nicely done.

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  25. cheshire wife27 September 2011 at 19:24

    Trust something to spoil their fun!

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  26. Akelamalu28 September 2011 at 20:36

    Thanks Grandma :)

    Always the case isn't it Cheshire Wife? ;)

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  27. Travis Cody2 October 2011 at 19:01

    Uh-oh. Is this the beginning or a horror movie?

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