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Would you like to post Rosen's contact in case anyone is inspired to send her one?
You submit them through the IBB newsletter. I think you need to be signed up - you need to log on to do it.
'K.I'll ask Rosen to post in here. :)
I posted this on Rosen's thingy ages ago:Cattle
Abigail liked train journeys, but hated the crowds. The adults towered above her, their heavy overcoats blocking out the light. She sighed and wondered why no-one was speaking.
Spotting a small gap, she squeezed herself into it. The yellow badge that was pinned to her jacket ripped off and fell to the floor. Someone above her tutted loudly, and Abigail decided not to pick it up again.
She spotted a man in uniform; surely he must know where they were going.
“Excuse me,” she politely enquired. “Where are we going?”
The man’s expression was one of death.
“Auschwitz,” he replied.
I remember that one Mike.Gave me a shudder last time too. Powerful.
Cheers.It's surprisingly hard to write something that has a beginning, a middle, and an end in 100 words!
That one is kind of related to the book I'm working on now, so I'll probably use it if I can figure out how.
As most of you know I love writing drabbles, here's a load of them:http://thecultofme.blogspot.co.uk/p/1...
But this one is my favourite so far:
Clowns
Lying on my bed and see my room full of clowns. Happy clowns, sad clowns, laughing clowns, even a tall gaunt clown with spindly legs. My mummy thinks I like them and keeps buying me more. I wish I could tell her how much they frighten me. Everywhere I look, I see another clown's face.
One hundred different clowns, none of them the same. I say my prayers with mummy then count them before I sleep. Snuggled in my duvet I count them once again. This time the number comes up short and there's a rustle under the bed.
More of the Imp please Michael
There will be more of the Imp. I'm hoping to have some artwork for him as well soon :-)
Excellent idea to collect them all on this thread.Mine so far are all on the Indie Book Bargains site under my author profile. I tried to post a link here, but it doesn't want to work.
I'll post each new one I get published here too.
And for those of you who haven't met the Imp yet, see all the drabbles about him so far here:http://thecultofme.blogspot.co.uk/p/t...
And I'll post any new ones here too.
I'll post one here though now as it's appropriate given what is on telly at the moment!Love
Love? Bleurgh! Doesn't the word make you sick? I can't stand the word. Love? Eeurgh! It makes me shudder. I often lie in bed awake, the word reverberating around my head while she is sound asleep. I can hear her voice pronouncing the word in delight, clicking the 'l' with her tongue to express her satisfaction. I can see her mouthing the word from afar while I stand there sweating. I know one day the word will be the end of our relationship. "Forty-love," she calls, as her serve whistles past me. Why can't I beat my wife at tennis?
It's going to be a great thread to read through from time to time. :-)
Ignite wrote: "It's going to be a great thread to read through from time to time. :-)"It's good to see you have the bug as well :-)
Bites, doesn't it? I haven't actually written one today. Wrote two yesterday. I blame you authors!
I love writing them, they're a fun challenge.
Jeez.I didn't realise how malevolent he is!
I'm in awe of people who can write a Drabble since I use 100 words where one will do :-( So a Drabble for me would be... forget it! I will try, though.
Hi Imp! And he's just three inches high? Cor! He's like a light-bulb!
Tales of the Imp - Bright Future"I am here to make your life better," the Imp told me.
"You said you were here to protect me."
"That too."
"From who?"
"Ah, well, that's where we get to it."
"What do you mean?"
"Well if I wasn't here then you'd end up somewhere you wouldn't want to be."
"Stop being cryptic!"
I'm here to protect you from yourself."
"What?"
"Don't worry about that, first we need to get you a new job."
"But I like my job."
"The pay sucks and so do the hours. I can get you something better. Do you have a suit?"
http://thecultofme.blogspot.co.uk/201...
Oh, this Imp story is going to run and run!
Today's IBB from me.Death in the Kitchen
He came rampaging into my kitchen, my special place, my sanctuary. Initially he just seemed bent on annoying me. With a glut of blackcurrants and a free afternoon I was busy making pies. Just as I set the first pies to cool he started the battle of distraction.
What brought on my bout of murderous madness though, was the wanton destruction of my work; the wicked waste of good food. When he started stamping on my pie crusts I lost it. Grabbing a weapon, I killed him. One well-aimed flick of the tea towel and it was goodbye blue bottle!
I have to, he piddles in my ear otherwise.
your latest drabble bugged me Ignite oh. that was the point, eh?
i notice you didn't threaten with a rolled up kindle
you've never seen me be properly bad
I tremble! Yea verily, I quake in me boots. But I'm not rolling up me kindle!
You can view all the Indie Book Bargains' drabbles here:http://www.indie-book-bargains.co.uk/...
There is a button on the left sidebar, under 'For Authors' that allows you to add new ones.
It's a pretty long list! I might have to start implementing categories!
yay Rosen! pleased you found the thread!
Some excellent drabbles here!(I only just spotted this thread, I'm bad, so very bad).
Here's a challenge. Compose a Drabble without using the letter e.For example:
Join our Practically Gratis program today! All-natural Tiny Bluish Pills work quickly to turn a fall day into a spring night. You want it fast and you want it to last. Why not try it now? Our morally bankrupt staff anxiously await your call. But don’t wait long as our stocks “shrink” rapidly.
Warning: May bring about vomiting, hiccupping, burping, bloating, irritation, inflammation, constipation, irrigation, halitosis, acidosis, cirrhosis, hypnosis, gastric bypass, coronary bypass, vascular bypass, highway bypass, albinism, botulism, narcissism, plagiarism, lymphoma, glaucoma, carcinoma, sarcoma, dysplasia, dysphasia, aplasia, fantasia, arthritis, colitis, tonsillitis, bronchitis, ADHD, OCD, OMG, LMFAO or
poignant outbursts.
Ah! I want a poignant outburst!From yesterday's IBB newsletter -
Castle
She closed her eyes and leant against the chill stone wall, feeling the roughness with her outstretched hands. A draught of frigid air blew from the arrow slit in the window embrasure.
The room behind her was a small chamber which led off the Great Hall, the scene of so many feasts, so many quarrels, so many precipitate deaths. Women had withdrawn to that small, lofty room. Babies had come into the world; the old, the mortally injured, had slipped from life there. She felt it all – absorbed it from those blocks of stone.
English Heritage membership was a bargain!
Good one, Kath!Mine from today's newsletter:
Pasta
by Jonathan Hill
"Bring it back to the boil. That's it. Keep stirring. Now set the timer."
The chef watched the trainee and sighed. The whole purpose of an assistant was to free up some of his own time, but he had to stand supervising, spelling everything out to him time and time again.
"Now tease the pasta with your fork. Is it just right? Not too soft, not too hard? Good. Now stir in the meat."
The trainee looked puzzled. "But you didn't tell me to buy any meat."
The chef, who had now picked up a sharp gleaming knife, simply smiled.
No, we're in agreement on this one :-)
My drabble from yesterday:A run of bad luck
My day started in a promising way as it was my birthday and I received some money. I bought some brightly coloured things. All was going well.
However, my luck soon changed.
Mid-morning, I received some bills which really deflated me. But then it got worse. I suddenly started having problems with the plumbing and electrics. There were too many bills to pay. Deflated, I realised I would have to take out a mortgage. In the end, I snapped and drove my car into a dog.
“Snakes and Ladders next time!” I shrieked, as my wife counted her fistful of money.
And Darren's from today - being as he's either too shy or too rushed to post it -The Man From U.N.D.E.A.D. and the Drabble by Darren Humphries
“You shall not pass!”
The creature stopped roaring. “Really? ‘You shall not pass’? That’s what you’re going with? Don’t you need a beard and flowing robes to pull that one off?”
“You have something better?” I challenged it.
“How about ‘Get ye gone, demonspawn’? A bit old-fashioned maybe, but I like the classics.
“It does have a ring to it,” I allowed. “How about you put down that eight-handed axe and I put down my demon blaster and we discuss it over a cup of tea?”
“Sounds like a plan,” the monster said.
“Sometimes it’s good to talk,” I agreed.
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I'll start with the one I had published this morning. If I dare do it, anyone can!
Ruby
I took my cup of tea outside. It was a lovely, sunny summer’s day and too good, too rare to waste sitting indoors. I sat on the grass and Ruby saw me. She came up to me, sidled up, almost sat on my knee. We looked at each other for a long moment. She was beautiful. Auburn, flirty and sassy with it. She loved a drop of tea but it was always better stolen, apparently. I held the cup loosely in my hand. She stretched over and, tipping her head, she drank.
She was the cheekiest chicken in the flock!