tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6584936835199117355.post8305968084636838952..comments2023-11-02T06:15:00.347-04:00Comments on #55WordChallenge: 55 Word Challenge: Week Thirty-OneLisahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01912641441536207956noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6584936835199117355.post-62965715743327062272012-10-18T12:07:24.285-04:002012-10-18T12:07:24.285-04:00#55WordChallenge is CLOSED! Thank you! Will announ...#55WordChallenge is CLOSED! Thank you! Will announce the winners asap.Jezrihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01912641441536207956noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6584936835199117355.post-82026768786532015152012-10-18T09:38:02.600-04:002012-10-18T09:38:02.600-04:00The rusted junkyard was all that remained of those...The rusted junkyard was all that remained of those who had come. <br><br>“People are getting smarter. We should dump them in the lake.”<br><br>“We have time.”<br><br>“It’s the technology. It will kill us.” The shadow form flickered and glanced towards the pale woman. “Smart phone this, MP3 that.”<br><br>“I’ll think of something.”<br><br>55 words<br>@solimond<br><br><br>Nelliehttp://scribblingpencil.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6584936835199117355.post-44392945035825785852012-10-18T04:50:31.625-04:002012-10-18T04:50:31.625-04:00She fled towards the stairs, and froze as her foot...She fled towards the stairs, and froze as her foot touched the metal steps. “Up or down? Up or down?” The words ran circles around her mind, and images from horror movies swirled through her brain. Fear pinned her to the spot as it reached for her. <br> <br>They found her there next morning, still screaming.<br><br>55words<br>@tollykittollykithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11231230836596906890noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6584936835199117355.post-61858054459533359012012-10-17T23:40:00.078-04:002012-10-17T23:40:00.078-04:00“Where are you taking me?”Robbed of sight from the...“Where are you taking me?”<br><br>Robbed of sight from the blindfold, Lila’s hands reach out. Touches a curved wall, brick after brick. Clasps a metal pole. Stairs.<br><br>“Just start climbing.”<br><br>She can feel the smile on Jordan’s lips as he feeds his whisper into her ear.<br><br>Lila smiles into the darkness. Their game has begun.<br><br>55 words<br>@RGraceAllenRebecca Grace Allenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16099073155611304764noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6584936835199117355.post-7601149342879773852012-10-17T21:53:51.698-04:002012-10-17T21:53:51.698-04:00Liam tightened his grip on the steering wheel.Vroo...Liam tightened his grip on the steering wheel.<br><i>Vroom! Vroom!</i><br>The engine raced. He knew he had pole position, but it all came down to this race.<br><i>Do or die, buddy.</i><br>His dad winked at him from the other rusted car. “On your mark, get set, go!”<br>Liam roared off in a cloud of imagination.<br><br>55 words<br>@SiobhanMuirSiobhan Muirhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00595776353171184107noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6584936835199117355.post-80580958109486463632012-10-17T19:03:12.597-04:002012-10-17T19:03:12.597-04:00“I’m getting too old for this,” I thought, standin...“I’m getting too old for this,” I thought, standing on the seaweed covered rocks, looking back at the lighthouse. I was terrified of watching another $6000 of camera and lens shatter on the rocks, and wondering if I’d end up spending weeks in a hospital. Sometimes, being a professional photographer just flat sucks.<br><br>55 words<br>@LurchMunstermysoulstearshttp://mysoulstears.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6584936835199117355.post-84407680809773822482012-10-17T18:41:14.472-04:002012-10-17T18:41:14.472-04:00Always Be PreparedWith a sigh, Silas looked downwa...Always Be Prepared<br><br>With a sigh, Silas looked downward at the 73 steps between him and the front door. <br><br>You’d think after nearly 40 years of Beatrice bitching at him he’d have had the forethought to bash her skull in down below and not up top of the lighthouse.<br><br>Grabbing her feet, he started the long trip down.<br><br>55 words @klingorengi<br>Jeffrey Hollarhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05504298750127152026noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6584936835199117355.post-9407224505051229492012-10-17T18:11:46.408-04:002012-10-17T18:11:46.408-04:00TIME AND TIDEGrated steps chattered under foot and...TIME AND TIDE<br><br>Grated steps chattered under foot and carefree voices ricocheted off the walls.<br><br>“See guys? Was spending the night in the old lighthouse genius or what?”<br><br>Dawn broke with gentle warmth over the rocks. Young spirits were high, until they found the decayed husks of their cars.<br><br>“Joe, just how long were we down there?”<br><br>“Damn.”<br><br><br>55 words<br>@DavidALudwigDavid A Ludwighttp://by.davidaludwig.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6584936835199117355.post-65110577182864940212012-10-17T14:29:45.789-04:002012-10-17T14:29:45.789-04:00At my villa, he announced I was his Dr. No, his Do...At my villa, he announced I was his Dr. No, his Donkey Kong. We spun bullets in my study and tangoed to the landing. He shouldered my collarbone. The narrow spiral staircase caught my descent quickly. A hidden pistol fired.<br><br>I am in my villa. He is in my ocean. Come find me, heroes.<br><br>54 words<br>@SareeseFeetTomehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08271452591904905093noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6584936835199117355.post-69002032217621822942012-10-17T13:29:33.817-04:002012-10-17T13:29:33.817-04:00Sanctuary?Vehicles, abandoned for years, look out ...Sanctuary?<br><br>Vehicles, abandoned for years, look out over hills that seem to promise peace. They lie. Behind them, the lighthouse waits, with its view of the sea. It is my only hope. I climb the circular stairs, pressing my fingers to the rough brick wall. The door at the top is locked. I am finished.<br><br>55 {including title}<br>@Angelique_RiderRobin Abessnoreply@blogger.com