Challenge Ended
May 2024 Drabble Challenge: "Sprung"
Using exactly 100 words, tell me a prose story. This month's interpretation is wide open, but somehow stick to the topic / idea of "Sprung." Spring, sprung, hung, bouncy, end-of-wintery, whatever. Horror? Sure, ok. Porn? Hell, let's see what you got. Mechanical mania, machines awakened by the passing of an infectious comet? Overdrive it, baby, to the maximum. The only rules here are standard English grammar and punctuation and a word count of exactly 100 words. I'll pick a winner sometime after June 1 and before July gets here, probably.
Ended May 31, 2024 • 15 Entries • Created by Ferryman
Challenge
May 2024 Drabble Challenge: "Sprung"
Using exactly 100 words, tell me a prose story. This month's interpretation is wide open, but somehow stick to the topic / idea of "Sprung." Spring, sprung, hung, bouncy, end-of-wintery, whatever. Horror? Sure, ok. Porn? Hell, let's see what you got. Mechanical mania, machines awakened by the passing of an infectious comet? Overdrive it, baby, to the maximum. The only rules here are standard English grammar and punctuation and a word count of exactly 100 words. I'll pick a winner sometime after June 1 and before July gets here, probably.
Passive Ideations
I make these internal deals.
Don’t cry now. Cry in the shower. Later. Today, my belief rocked, I refuse the deal.
Something springs to mind: a t-shirt printed with “I almost stopped believing today… Journey is gonna be so pissed”. Stupid. I laugh through tears.
At a railroad crossing, a train approaches. I pause on the tracks.
If I don’t move soon, the engineer will need to make decisions. I’m sure there’s a “sad idiot on the tracks” protocol.
I accelerate and continue on my way.
“… she took the midnight train going anywhere”
Lyrics now stuck in my head.
Mariah
https://youtu.be/1k8craCGpgs?si=ef15bJmmoSMQweXz
Huckleberry_Hoo
Moving thoughts shared in a very relevant way. Not funny at all, but the Journey references that make it real are definitely smile worthy. Pretty sure the protocol is honk the horn and hope to hell you don’t have to try to sleep tonight with another “sad idiot” on your mind, cause you’re not going to get the train stopped in time.
Mariah
Yes, I think that was ultimately the logic to make her move. Why needlessly scar someone else with her decision? Thanks for reading and commenting, @Huckleberry_Hoo ♥️
dctezcan
The first quote made me laugh, the piece made me weep. <3
Mariah
Thanks, @dctezcan. ♥️ I appreciate you so.
ShredMuffins
love this so much ♥
Mariah
Thanks, @ShredMuffins! ♥️
Ferryman
challenge winner
Mariah
Thanks for the cool challenge, @Ferryman (aka Drabble King)! ❤️
Chacko_Stephen
Couldn't agree more with @dctezcan, I almost foolishly thought I reached one of your funny posts *clutches heart*
Mariah
Aww… thanks, @Chacko_Stephen ❤️