Hello all and a very happy Friday! As always on a Friday, we take part in the 100 word story challenges set by Julia’s Place. How it works is that Julia gives out a prompt every week and anyone is welcome to come and try to write a 1o0 word story/poem etc with it. This week the prompt is ” … in the dark recess of my mind ..” and you are allowed 107 words (so, this includes the prompt).
If you fancy taking part, then there’s more information at the bottom! We would love to see your 100 word stories! This week, we have myself and Limebirds Laura, Neeks and Vanessa taking part.
LimebirdBeth
In the dark recess of my mind a dragon lies, curling fire around its tongue, waiting to pounce. Breathing softly, but angry, fierce, unforgiving, still and waiting for the right moment to unleash. To breathe its fiery inferno upon its victim, the ones who insist on waking the beast. Those who taunt me believe me to be weak, but unbeknownst to them, I am a rippling pool of water hiding the darkness underneath. Waves of injustice have hit me for so long; I do not want to waste the beast on the wrong opportunity.
Until then, I smile sweetly and wait for the right moment to strike.
LimebirdLaura
In the dark recess of my mind
I hide away what’s left behind
The world moved on from that time
Of the young and mostly blind
I steal away shadowed glances
Scattered dreams and risky chances
Holding hands with midnight dances
Biding time until it passes
Down the path wonders lie
In darkened corners lovers cry
Sinister smirks from passers by
Too afraid to be high
In the dark the moon shines bright
The stars command us to take flight
They streak by windows driving at night
Cowering away from the fright
A small child amazed at what she finds
In the dark recess of my mind
LimebirdNeeks
I forgot to get dog food at the store this week. I can’t remember to bring a lunch to work with me. Have I always been this forgetful? I think so, I can’t remember. Maybe I just didn’t used to mind as much.
The little girl that brings the mail around at the office, what’s her name? She’s new…surely somewhere in the dark recess of my mind I can dig her name out of whatever hole I’ve buried it in… Where do names go when we lose them?
I think they disconnect themselves from their owner’s faces and go frolic with the extra socks from the laundry.
LimebirdVanessa
Somewhere, in the dark recess of my mind, it started. It was very tiny at first. I barely noticed it. But then it grew, just a little. Then it grew some more. Finally it presented itself so prominently I could no longer ignore it.
“I’ve got it!” I shrieked.
Morris, my large ginger tom, raised his head with a look of sleepy irritation.
“Morris, I have a solution! I knew it was in there somewhere”. I tapped my head enthusiastically. “My hundred word story this week shall be about someone writing a hundred word story. What do you think of this Morris – ‘Somewhere, in the dark recess…’”.
Would you like to have a go at a 100 word story? Well, head on over to Julia’s Place for the rules and either add your offering in the comments, or do your own post, but don’t forget to either link back to us or let us know in the comments so we can come and read!
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