99 word prompt : sound
August 3, 2017 prompt: In 99 words (no more, no less) use sound to create a story. Just as you might “see” a scene unfold, think about how it might sound. Even one sound to set the tone is okay. Go where you hear the prompt lead. Feel free to experiment.
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Dingo Mutt
I awake on a moonless night, eyes open, trying to make sense of the darkness. I close them again and, for some inexplicable reason, this helps.
My dogs have their favorite places to sleep. White dog, tight against my body, whines when I move. Dingo, who likes to sleep against the bathroom door, snores peacefully. I take exactly 9 steps toward the sound, stopping just short of Dingo’s snout. His hot breath bathes my feet, as he continues to snore. Turning the door knob startles him. My bladder reacts when he yelps.
I hate cleaning pee off the floor.
I understand…I’m about to be a dog sitter for my son as he and his family move down my way and I take the dog in until they find suitable dog friendly accommodation..I hope my bladder behaves a little better than yours..lol
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Dogs can be amazing companions, but there have been times… Did I tell you about the dog that ate half my couch? 🙂
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No and I’m thinking this dog coming is only a small fluff ball dog house trained and all that….
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🙂
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And it would be worse if it’s your own than the dogs.
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LOL!
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Haha. I relate to this flash. Our old dog spends much of the night in the bathroom, snoring, so I know where he is. Occasionally he is breathing quietly and that is when I tend to step on him. I’m glad to say I haven’t as yet had to clean pee off the floor. Great flash.
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Thanks. 🙂
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Love it. Sound is useful. Pity about that squeaking door knob or you may have just made it in time! 🙂
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Sad to say, it wasn’t the dog who didn’t make it. 🙂
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I knew that. But you could always blame the dog! 🙂
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That’s not quite as funny. 🙂
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No, but a little more comfortable perhaps. 🙂
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That was a little twist ending. It made me laugh although cleaning up in the middle of the night like that is disgruntling. (I had a dog once who ate a couch too.)
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You know that feeling when you walk in the door and know that it is going to be cheaper to replace the couch than repair the damage. I liked that couch, too. Instead of replacing it, our “furniture” is more on the indestructible side — unless there’s a dog who can chew through steel. 🙂
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Great use of sounds in the night and the unexpected ending. Puppies and maturing make for strange and sometimes wet bedfellows. 🙂 I can join you and Deborah in the Dog Ate My Couch Club. He was an exuberant pup and wondered why all the other dogs had missed the obvious — that thing everyone wanted to sit upon was a giant leather chew toy.
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It certainly is a surprise to come home to.
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Dogs teach us to let go of stuff! 😀
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And at times it’s things we don’t want to learn. 🙂
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fiction
Loved it, laughing as I type 🙂
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That’s what I go for — giving people laughter. All of us need it once in a while. 🙂
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Isn’t that the truth ! 🙂
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