Sunday, July 17, 2011

Good help is hard to find...

Holy Criminy. This was hard! 25 words is not very darned many to write a little story with. But here's my attempt. The prompt is used three times and bolded (so I only counted it as five words...I don't think that's cheating and I'm comfortable with the fact that the story was told in exactly 25 additional words!)

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Ahem...


She yelled, “I’m not getting any younger” even though I hurried.

Then she screamed, “I’m not getting any younger”, when her coffee wasn’t hot enough.

I thought, “I’m not getting any younger”, as I ignored her buzzer and call light.

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22 comments:

  1. Cindy AdkinsJuly 17, 2011 at 8:43 AM

    Wow, how did you write such a story in such a short amount of words? Amazing!!!

    XO
    Cindy

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  2. To the Toy Box and BeyondJuly 17, 2011 at 9:45 AM

    love this. Your boss sounds like my hubby Never happy

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  3. JudieJuly 17, 2011 at 9:50 AM

    Hmmm! I think I know that woman!!!!

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  4. Ms. AJuly 17, 2011 at 10:54 AM

    Ooooohhhh, this was like finding a great bargain on a limited budget. Good job!

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  5. Vinay Leo R.July 17, 2011 at 10:56 AM

    I ain't gettin coffee for my boss, but I sure as hell can hear him uttering those words soon to me :P and the reply too :D

    Lovely Centus!

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  6. Kim LehnhoffJuly 17, 2011 at 10:57 AM

    I think I'm at the age now where I could be the one screaming...but when I was younger, I was the one who thought that.

    Don't you think I deserve the hot coffee now?

    Great job!

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  7. AnonymousJuly 17, 2011 at 12:26 PM

    This is so clever!

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  8. NonnaJuly 17, 2011 at 2:46 PM

    Excellent Jenny and perfect for the prompt...made me laugh...I think know that woman too !

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  9. BookieJuly 17, 2011 at 2:52 PM

    I feel like I have been on both sides of this story, Jenny! Good one you hammered out here. Hope you are cool in the West...stinking hot in Midwest!!!

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  10. LynnJuly 17, 2011 at 3:12 PM

    Isn't it Sunday??? I feel like I'm at work:@)

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  11. Dazee DreamerJuly 17, 2011 at 3:48 PM

    first of all you're the boss so you can do whatever you like.

    I loved it. I bet there are patients like that everywhere.

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  12. Busy Bee SuzJuly 17, 2011 at 4:53 PM

    Great work Jenny!!!!

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  13. AmesJuly 17, 2011 at 5:18 PM

    Where's the arsenic when you need it? :)

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  14. Bargain Decorating with LaurieJuly 17, 2011 at 7:28 PM

    LOL. That was great Jenny! laurie

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  15. wJuly 17, 2011 at 9:56 PM

    ohhh. that was good. very very.

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  16. DeborahJuly 17, 2011 at 10:31 PM

    Oh brilliantly done! :o)

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  17. Susan AndersonJuly 18, 2011 at 10:11 AM

    This a complete story in 25 words. You rocked it!

    =)

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  18. jeff campbellJuly 18, 2011 at 4:28 PM

    Patience is a virtue...have you seen the movie Bad Bosses? Well done...Peace and blessings

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  19. cj SchlottmanJuly 19, 2011 at 7:26 AM

    Very crafty of you to use the prompt three times! That makes the writer's angst very palpable. Great!

    Namaste..........cj

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  20. SharonJuly 19, 2011 at 6:51 PM

    I can "hear" the sarcasm in her voice! Great job!

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  21. UnknownJuly 20, 2011 at 2:57 AM

    Dear Jenny,

    This is simply brilliant!

    What a well-crafted story with only 25 additional words. Impressive. Really. Good use of the prompt. Clever of you to repeat it!

    And yes, alas, I too have worked with people like that. (Sounds a little bit like my ex too!)

    Best wishes,
    Anna
    Books are heavy-Anna's SC wk 63

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  22. TinaJuly 21, 2011 at 1:57 AM

    oh dear i can picture that stressful time. you just cant please some people can you. age is against us all isnt it huff sigh ...

    and i like how you used the prompt 3 times too. get you mrs matlock ;-)

    My Centus

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