With a full time job, and all the fantastic poetry she writes, I don’t know where Kat finds the time to keep up with this wonderful challenge, but I’m glad that she does.
Here is this week’s picture prompt, to write a story in 280 characters or fewer. My contribution is below.
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 Felipe Ribeiro at Pexels.com
Firstly here is Kat’s own story.
The Lottery
The lottery was held a week before the meteor collision. One million souls would be selected, with the winners being notified privately.
Days passed and neighbor’s eyed each other suspiciously. But no one seemed to have made the cut. No one, but the leaders and their families.
I thought that I would add to this:
The Jackpot
They approached the Sun to use the slingshot effect to set course for Alpha 7, and a new life.
Alarms sounded!
They were being dragged into the fiery hell, and nothing they did had any effect.
Back on Earth, everyone breathed a huge sigh of relief as the meteor passed safely by.
(279 characters)
I smirked at your twist of fate….
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Ah, loved the twist on this one! 🙂
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Yes, seems as though they made the wrong choice!
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Well bummer.
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Instant karma! 🙂
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Ha, serves ’em right, the little cheaters.
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Such an interesting twist to the story 🙂
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Ha! Justice is served!
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Nice take Peter! I especially like the happy twist at the end! 😊
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