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Every night his dog sniffed the same fence-line, while he stared into the same sky, asking the same questions.
"Have you seen her? Is she okay?"
Every night, the same silence.
"Yeah. Thought so. Just take care of her, okay?"
One night, after months, his phone hummed to him.
"Hello?"
"Sorry, wrong number."
Click.
"Sad."
Graciously hosted by G-Man.
Every night his dog sniffed the same fence-line, while he stared into the same sky, asking the same questions."Have you seen her? Is she okay?"
Every night, the same silence.
"Yeah. Thought so. Just take care of her, okay?"
One night, after months, his phone hummed to him.
"Hello?"
"Sorry, wrong number."
Click.
"Sad."
Graciously hosted by G-Man.Alternate Endings
If you've been hanging around for the last few weeks, you've heard about the "Alternate Endings Party Game" I started a while back. Originally it was just a single 55 that I thought could be spun a bunch of different ways and I invited people to fill in the blanks. Then someone carpe-ed some diem and wrote one for a different story, so the game expanded. You can find all of the original stories and the alternate endings at the link above. If you feel the muse, have a go at any of the ones already listed there or any others you might feel like. As people add to them, I'll expand that section to include any that people pick up. No rules, just write (to paraphrase the Outback Steakhouse commercials).
Titanium wasted no time in putting together something for this week's story (Seriously, the link wasn't even up yet folks! That girl is quiiiick.)
Last week's offerings can be found here. To see everybody's contributions on everything, visit here.
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18 comments:
Canis, in adiutorium meum intende.
Deus? The jury's still out.
The moon in shadow, the trees wait.
Um...this is not what I was expecting! Still, dogs must be given their due. I feel certain they are far wiser than we.
Ti...
You just said in Latin.."My Bedroom sometimes snores like me"!
Very weird!
Mojo...You are just too cool.
Thanks again for giving us Top Notch Quality.
Thanks for all your help, and have a Kick Ass Week-End...G
thanks for interpreting g-man...
sad indeed...
perhaps the phone will ring again...or she just got cold feet...
i'm holding out hope on this 55!
mine is up!
This is sad!
So sad, throwing up those prayers, wanting an answer, and then that phone call and the moment of hope! Only to be crushed...
My 55 is The Pages of Every Book
Eerie. That's what this is. I can see that dog sniffing the fencerow through the trees.
Great 55. Perfect for a cold April night!
Mine is up.
Very sad. It's way out of character, but I find no more words. Just: sad.
numbing...
Sad. And resigned, too.
Beautiful Mojo.
Sad. I could feel the cold. It got me thinking. Well done. /Jo.
there is something eerie and heart stopping about it. In just 55 words, you nailed it.
Nice. Thanks for this. Mine's up as well at http://bit.ly/8dt963. Have a great weekend!
Hmmmm......I need to read it again. New rules for 55s? Or just an expanded new thing? I've been away for a while. Time to play catch up!
Find mine here:
Friday Flash 55 ~ Posthumously Yours
Wishing and waiting and then a damn wrong number...not fair! :(
Ironically, I read this, then had a message on my cell phone...from someone who'd dialed the wrong number.
Perhaps she's dialing the wrong number? :)
This is rather eerie...like from a horror movie you know..
WELL DONE, Mojo!
Mine is here
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shakira
=( -- bittersweet post.
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