It’s time again, for Kat Myrman’s wonderful challenge, to write a story, inspired by her picture prompt, in 280 characters or fewer.
Here is this week’s prompt and my contribution.
Check out all the fabulously creative entries here and, if you’ve never had a go, why not try a story of your own? You may surprise yourself!
Photo by enriquelopezgarre at Pixabay.com
I had difficulty this week in coming up with a tale that I was happy with. In the course of trying, I discovered that a coarse sand grain may have a diameter of 1/20th of an inch. A first-order approximation of the number of grains of sand in one cubic inch (assuming cubic arrangement, spherical grains, uniformly sized) would be 20 x 20 x 20, or 8,000.
I am still managing to learn new things, even at my vast age! Use this information wisely folks.
Instead of a tale I imagined all of the difficulties of keeping the family happy, and entertained, on a crowded beach.
Happy holiday
Lots of people twittering
most of them are littering
beach and ocean too
surely that’s not you
angry folk are bickering
bullies nasty snickering
what are we to do
what is that to you?
Mums and Dads with separate lives
wonder then that love survives
a rather dismal view
it’s really up to you
(280 characters)
Happy summer holidays to you too 😉 Very true to life though, nice one!
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Thank you. I like empty beaches, like Northumberland, or the Outer Hebrides.
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And one of those grains of sand has got into my camera…. it’s going to be expensive…..
Crowded beaches? Do they make anyone happy? Your contribution suggests …. not.
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I just ruined an old friend of a camera so I sympathise. Lots of people are happy on crowded beaches – not me though!
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Nothing worse than sand in your swimsuit. 😀
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I can see that featuring in your art soon!
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Love learning new things! You make some great points Peter. I’m afraid that in this space you’re preaching to the choir. But it is always good to know that there are like-minded people in the world. 😊
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Nice take Peter.
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My worst nightmare… people, beach or street, all the same to me. With you on this 🙂
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A great poem – read it and re-read it – brilliantly done Peter :O) xx
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Thank you Lisa. It’s difficult to cut it to 280 characters!
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A crowded beach does seem to keep drawing people….I would pull up …. see the masses and keep going.
It is a wonder, considering how much sand gets carried away in shoes, bathing suits and cameras….that there is any sand left.
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I have read of beaches disappearing overnight after heavy storms. Police are looking for a small curly haired lady riding a bike with a large basket on the front!
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Great one, Peter.
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Thank you Margo!
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Wonderful, as always!
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