99 word prompt : Seeing the light
January 21, 2021, prompt: In 99 words (no more, no less), write a story that rephrases “light at the end of the tunnel.” Think of how the cliche replacement communicates a hopeful ending and aligns with your character or story. Go where the prompt leads!
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“Hope clings to you like cat hair,” Rhoda said.
“When all you got is a light dancin’ in the highway, it might be what saves ya,” Gina Mae replied.
“Damned rednecks,” Rhoda mumbled.
After stopping next to Rhoda’s car, a man jumped from the back of a pickup truck. “Hey, sis!”
“Toby Lee?”
“You was late,” he said, tipping his hat to the ladies. “I got worried.”
“Some asshole stole my car.”
Rhoda watched as Toby changed her tire, and then he bent over the engine to fix another problem. Tall, magnificent, so gentle with women…
Her eyes danced.
He seems to be good with his hands…
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An attractive feature for sure. 🙂
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Nice story ☺️
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Thanks. 🙂
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So handsome😍🤔 or may be he is too good with hands, or weird like me😜 Good Story Joelle😍💐Well done.
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LOL! A man can never be too good with his hands.
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Ha ha ha😂😂 as a man How can I agree🤣 I still break my ego and I Accept 😉
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Rhoda’s got a little cat hair on her. Holding out hope for Toby Lee, handsome and handy, man with a light.
Fun flash.
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Thanks. 🙂
Sometimes I like to write light-hearted stuff.
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That’s a good kind of hope — the sort you can’t get rid of easily. I like the light dancing in the highway.
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