Tuesday, October 04, 2005

Another 55 Words

I'd meant only to note that the little break will be extended for another week or so...but somewhere along the way, I got distracted.

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It seemed like whole civilisations rose and fell before she could even breathe again.

Numbly, she stared.

Goddamn blue line.

Fuck.

In the few seconds before the first sob came, the demons of regret broke through the walls of her lifetime’s making.

Something inside her died.

The child would never replace that part of her.

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Ok, NOW the hiatus resumes.

5 comments:

Anonymous said...

Wah...am the first here! As always, brilliant stuff! Don'tlah go for so long. Wait I start getting withdrawal sympthoms...heheh!

-BoobJuicer

AJ said...

happy resting!

Wandernut said...

Wow.
That's really, really good.
No need creative writing class lah you.
You should be teaching, instead!

*rings the cow bell*
Have a good rest.

Mint Chutney said...

Wow Spot. VERY nice.

Anonymous said...

*takes a bow*

Thanks all. I like these 55 word things. Forced brevity. Could use a bit of practice on that.

Wandernut - no way could i ever teach. don't even know the diff btwn nouns and pronouns! and i'll need some classes if i'm ever going to be able to write that novella. :)