I have combined today's prompts of "deceit, indulge, and oath" from 3 Word Wednesday with the constraints of using only 55 words from 55 Flash Fiction Friday. This is the first thing that came to mind.
He had taken an oath…....”until death do us part.” That was nearly fifty years ago. Who knew she would live this long? That he would? They had both outlived passion and attraction. He considered indulging in an illicit tryst, but he didn’t have the energy for the dalliance, or the memory for the deceit.
Wednesday, April 22, 2009
3 Word Wednesday - "Deceit, Indulge, Oath" & 55 Flash Fiction Friday - 4/22/09
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First, welcome back. You've been missed. You craft 55 words into a deft story in this one. Nicely done.
Lighter than usual, right. Obviously this is a minority in today's society. Love ya. Carly
Hey glad to see you!
This made me laugh! I needed it!
Very true. Loved how he expected one of them to die
What a 55er!
Welcome back to 3WW!
gyrating on its own steam of oath
Cleverly done. Enjoyed that.
Ah, the joys of older years squeezed into a few beautifully apt words. I look forward to getting to know more of your work.
Till death do us apart.
waiting for being apart den:D
~Harsha
Maglomaniac:
Huh???
Nicely done. Sad the guy feels that way, but good writing.
I like this. There's an inherent human honesty in admitting that a lot of what passes for decent behavior is actually laziness or inertia. I know I should find it sad, but I don't.
Whale: I didn't give you permission to use my copyrighted picture. What gives? HA!
interesting !!!
Oh this is great....seems like this is just about where me and hubby are in our lives....[Just Kidding!!!]
Mine is posted today [scroll below my Friday's Show n Tell] ---it's entitled "_ _ _ _ _ becomes you". Have a great weekend.
PS....LOVE the comment you left over at G's post for Friday -the duck, and your comment ---"Aflac".
Poor old man. He doesn't look very happy. Great little story.
My 55 is ready for today.
Great flash 55. We could solve his problem or her problem. We would be happy to eat one or the other.
The dragons 55 is ready for the day.
Ahhhh...
Faithful till the end hahahahaha!!
I love the way you guys combine the 2 themes...
Lazy..er Creative blogging at it's best!!
Thank You so much MBW, for helping spread the Glory AND Simplicity of the Flash 55.
Have a Wonderful Week-End...G
Fandango: That could improve their sex life. Might have to dust it off though.
G-Man: I would like to claim creative genius, that I welcome the additional challenge of combining both prompts, but alas, it is laziness.
perhaps a weird coincidence that "Don't Fear the Reaper" came up on your playlist :-)
Jeff: We need more cowbell.
Oh, the picture makes it perfect!
Fabulous!
Oh this is precious, clever and witty, a really well put together 55. :)
how are you doing with the fire so close?!??!...praying you are safe
thanks for your concern. we were fortunate, the fire was several miles away and on the other side of the river. We didn't even get any smoke at my place.
Hmmm interesting. What about the companionship after the other stuff has all gone,maybe that is why they are still there.
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