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Each Wednesday I’ll post a sentence to start the ‘Ninety Nine’ story off, and then anyone can join in and finish it so that the story has a total of 99 words. Some Ninety Nines will be more difficult to finish than others. Please keep it reasonably clean. Thanks.
Last week there were only two entries, and one of them was mine! This one and the next will be scheduled, but if there are no takers for both of them then I’ll stop doing any more as there’s obviously no interest.
Here’s the first sentence…
Moonlight shone down upon a silver trail of slime across the kitchen floor.
And here’s my effort:
Moonlight shone down upon a silver trail of slime across the kitchen floor. Annie, half asleep, made the unfortunate decision not to turn on the fluorescent light. Picking her way in the dark towards the kettle, she felt a sickening crunch under her bare feet and then something cold and damp.
She backtracked to the light switch. The bulb spluttered into life and horrified, Annie closed her eyes at the sight of a bloated slug in its final death throes. She decided there and then it was time to get a damp course sorted out once and for all.
Click on the button below to join your blog to this one, and try to comment on at least two stories. I’ll schedule another one as I’m still away, but I will read your contributions as soon as I return from holiday.
Well done, Stevie
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Thank you!
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Reblogged this on OPENED HERE >> https:/BOOKS.ESLARN-NET.DE.
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Thanks Michael.
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:-))
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Liked the idea of this challenge and here is my attempt,
Moonlight shone down upon a silver trail of slime across the kitchen floor. Nina saw her four year old’s tiny footprints trailing back to her room. With a sigh, she picked up the mop and set on to clear the mess third night in a row, wondering if she was insane to go with it. She hoped that the kid would outgrow this soon; though she loved seeing her daughter go gaga over the fact that they now had a kitchen fairy to help, she really wasn’t in condition to take any more work after the extra shifts.
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Thank for adding your story.
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Hey, you’re not even in there again! I am, but this is easier – https://philh52.wordpress.com/2021/08/18/nvdt-98-99-and-youre-out-2/
Have a good holiday!
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I’ve got no computer and can’t faff about with it on my phone. Sam will bring the repaired computer on Friday so hopefully I can add it then.
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There’s only so much you can do with a *&#@ing phone. Mostly I make typo mistakes with mine.
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I don’t know how to do much on a phone. Oh well… I get a bit of a break, lol.
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I see people my daughter’s age all the way down to kids flying over them, thumbs blazing. It takes me 10 minutes to get out a coherent text.
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I can hardly see the words to read anything.
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Thanks for the link!
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Nice, ugh, story Stevie
Huge Hugs
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Thanks David. That’s a true story!
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Even more Ugh Ugh.
Hugs
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Reblogged this on My Corner and commented:
Today, fellow blogger Stevie Turner offers an interesting challenge, to write a story in ninety-nine words, starting with a given sentence. I don’t have time to participate in this, but I’m passing it on in case anyone else does. Happy writing!
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Thanks Abbie for the re-blog.
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I’m starting my first line short stories this week, so I shared this on Twitter, Stevie.
Best wishes, Pete.
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Thanks Pete.
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