99 word prompt : peering
August 9, 2018, prompt: In 99 words (no more, no less) write a story that includes an act of “peering from the woods.” Go where the prompt leads.
If you want to participate, here’s the link: https://carrotranch.com/2018/08/09/august-9-flash-fiction-challenge/
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“You say you’ve never been camping before?” He asked, with a twinkle in his eye that I didn’t like.
I looked down at two sleeping bags thrown on top of ferns and bristled. “We don’t belong here.”
“Don’t worry about that rusty, no trespassing sign,” he scoffed.
“She told me we’ll die here tonight,” I replied, pointing at a deer peering out at me from the bush. “We’ll be thrown into a mass grave.”
He threw his sleeping bags into the back seat and we drove to the paved road in silence. Yet another relationship ruined by my gift.
©Joelle LeGendre
“Look! Seriously, come here and look!”
“What? What? I’m eating. You are interrupting my lunch.”
“Look over there . . .”
“Where, I don’t see . . .oh yeah. It’s peering from the woods. It’s kinda scrawny.”
“Do you think it’s alone?”
“Nah, they never travel alone. They’re usually in packs.”
“Packs! Are we safe? Will it kill us?”
“Has it seen us? Or it is just wandering around for fun?”
“Wandering for fun? Do you think I should go up to it? Say HI?”
“Well, you could . . . but maybe you should leave the human alone.”
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Love this! It’s a great entry for the Carrot Ranch 99 word prompt. I think others will like it as much as I do.
The link to their website is https://carrotranch.com/2018/08/09/august-9-flash-fiction-challenge/
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Yes, definitely! Great flash!
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One more relationship ruined. Two more lives spared. I enjoyed the deer-whisperer take, Joelle!
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Thanks. 🙂
Personally, I’d rather be able to talk to animals than find a relationship.
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Ha, ha! If you could talk to deer, why bother with the bum dates, right?
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Great twist on the theme. Just my kind of story.
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Thanks. 🙂
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I must admit, Joelle, having a gift like that would be very creepy. Great flash.
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You could learn a lot about the people you meet on the street from their dogs. 🙂
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