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Post by Caulder Melhaire on Jun 13, 2021 11:12:34 GMT -6
This Weeks Prompt: Cookie Jar The Rolling Weekly Rules can be found in a sticky in this same forum. Entries must be 100 words, no more, no less. Entries can be posted below. Entries must be posted by June 19th by midnight PST. Weekly Challenge Rules:- No critiquing. Please refrain from giving feedback, as these challenges are to inspire creativity.
- Positive Enthusiasm is welcome! But save it for when Voting has started.
- CAN NOT vote for your own entry, and doing so will disqualify your submission.
- HAVE FUN!
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Post by FoxxGlove on Jun 13, 2021 16:05:46 GMT -6
Miscellany
Lilly is a collector of unusual things. She also collects containers to hold those things and is flexible regarding storage. Boxes, crates, cartons, bins, chests, hampers. Cardboard, wood, metal, plastic, ceramic. Lilly isn't fussy provided the chosen item fits nicely into its repository.
Her acquisitions are equally as varied. A girl of many tastes and preferences, there is no telling what might take her fancy at any given time. "Animal, Vegetable or Mineral," as the popular old television game show was prone to ponder.
One of her whims, however, lends a whole new meaning to having a hand in the cookie jar.
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Post by Alatariel on Jun 13, 2021 21:50:46 GMT -6
Calm After the Storm
The counter was bare except for the cookie jar. A gnome holding a yellow daisy in a terracotta pot. Curtains ruffle as a breeze passes through the open window of the kitchen. It seems the storm has faded. Silver clouds curl in the distance as blue skies peek through. I look down at my hands. Dried blood, like rusty brown paint, covers my pale skin. He tried to take everything. Even the cookie jar. But now I’ve taken even more from him. The thunder drowned his screams and the rain washed away the evidence of his grave.
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Post by pelwrath on Jun 13, 2021 22:40:36 GMT -6
Squatter’s Rites 4
The sound of a door slamming; a dust devil appeared at the top of the grand staircase.
“I’ll grind his bones into flour, so you can fill the cookie jar.”
“No Jacob, what would pastor Kyle say?”
“Leave the pastor out of this Candice.”
A sudden strong wind ruffled my hair. Then I remembered…the door was closed.
“Damn it! He’s got a protective charm on him. I can still scare the shit out of him. All problems have a solution.”
The chandelier swayed, and the front door opened. I saw writing in blood appear on the dusty floor.
“Get out!”
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Post by ScienceGirl on Jun 13, 2021 23:00:40 GMT -6
Elspeth sat criss-cross applesauce on the blood-spattered carpet, using Grandpa’s tweezers to extract glass shards from her dainty toes. “I’m so sorry. I’ll pay for it.”
“No need for that.” Grandpa scooped the larger pieces into a wicker trash can. He crossed the kitchen to the old oak hutch where all the fancy dishes were kept. “No worries, sweet Elspeth.” After carefully setting several pieces of colorful glassware on the floor, he pulled out a plain brown box and lifted the lid. “Come, child.”
Elspeth peeked and gasped. An identical cookie jar?
Grandpa chuckled. “Your grandmother will never know.”
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Post by Caulder Melhaire on Jun 21, 2021 10:13:54 GMT -6
Poll is up! Best of luck contestants!
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Post by Caulder Melhaire on Jul 1, 2021 19:32:09 GMT -6
Alrighty, congratulations to FoxxGlove and ScienceGirl - it's a tie! Have 15 easy points each for your victories! |
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Post by FoxxGlove on Jul 1, 2021 22:40:36 GMT -6
What an honor to be up there with the Hook’Em champion.  |
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