Feb 18, 2010

100-Word Writing Challenge: Fortune


The 100-Word Challenge is a weekly writing prompt exercise hosted by Verbal Verbosity; the challenge is to  write exactly 100 words on the given topic. This week's challenge word and my topic is: Fortune

My submission:

Ada looked quizzically at the woman behind the table. She had expected an old woman holding a crystal ball, but this fortune teller was no more than 40 years old.

"Show me your left hand," the woman whispered.

"I don't want to be told I'll meet a tall, dark, handsome man," Ada volunteered wryly.

The woman studied Ada's palm in the half light of the tent.

"You will have a long life," she said. Ada smiled.

"You will have two husbands," she added.

Ada withdrew her hand, surprised.

"Will either of them be tall, dark and handsome?" she asked breathlessly.
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11 comments:

  1. and THEN she wants to know.
    Great post , good job.

    mine is http://justmeshakirack.blogspot.com/2010/02/100-words-on-fortune-fortune-comes-in.html

    hugs
    shakira

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  2. I love it! What a punch line! You're a really good writer. I might, might try my hand at this just for fun. Is this going to be a Thursday mime???

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  3. Tea: Runs through the week, with a new prompt word every Saturday! Do join in!

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  4. Here is my post "Fortune."

    http://readwithtea.blogspot.com/2010/02/fortune.html

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  5. Funny twist at the end. Nicely done.

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  6. Excellent, Harvee. An elegant twist at the end, as well.

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  7. Nice, Harvee. Love the twist at the end.

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  8. Nice one! I like the way she turns around.

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  9. I absolutely loved this..especially the way you ended it!!

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