Words for
Wednesday
Delores
from ‘The Feathered Nest’ offers six words (actually, technically it’s eight
this weekJ) as a
writing prompt – blank, dashing, flashlight, four leaf clover, shadowy,
trembling. Why not visit her and see what other writing has been inspired?
It was twilight when Jess left school. Usually she walked with
her friends but they had stayed on for play rehearsal. Knowing she would be walking home alone today her
mother had reminded her to take her flashlight but
Jess had forgotten. She wished now she had its bright beam to slice through the
gathering darkness.
Dashing past the house everyone claimed
was haunted she glanced at the blank windows and
shuddered. Shrubs and creepers straggled about the door and she thought she glimpsed
a shadowy figure half hidden there. It moved towards
her, a man, tall, big, strong. Jess gasped and urged her trembling legs to carry her faster.
The next morning her parents identified the pendant Jess had
been wearing when her body was recovered from the river. ‘We thought it would
bring her luck. Silly superstition, really,’ her father said in a gruff voice. He
ran his finger over the four leaf clover resting
on his palm as his wife wept in the arms of a policewoman.
Oh, how sad.
ReplyDeletewow!! that got dark
ReplyDeletewonderful short story that packed a punch
love your header photo, they're adorable
And how right I was to wait for the inspired creations of more clever and productive people. This is brilliant - and dark.
ReplyDeleteI also love your header.
It's amazing what you did with just a few words Janice, very creative and a dramatic tale.
ReplyDeleteDenise
An English Girl Rambles
At first I thought ooh, spooky, but then it got so sad so fast.
ReplyDeleteYou are good at this.
Nicely done!
ReplyDeletePearl
Geez, that sounds like a Midsomer Murder ! Should I call Inspector Barnaby ??
ReplyDeleteScary, but enthralling.
ReplyDeleteDark and painful...but great use of the words.
ReplyDeleteOoh, Janice, a dark and sinister ending! I wasn't expecting that. I thought for sure she'd get home safely.
ReplyDeleteSigh.
You should take up writing mystery novels. And not the "cozy" British kind, either.
Sigh again.
K
Great use of the words. This is quite a little thriller. It could be the prelude to a murder or sci fi novel.
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