The tennis court was littered with hundreds of balls.
“How long has he been at it?” asked an onlooker as Pete continued to execute perfect serves, one right after the other, each gliding smoothly over the net dropping just inside the baseline.
“All day, poor guy, I doubt he’ll ever get over the double fault that handed the win to his opponent at the National Championship!”
~kat
For Sonya’s Three Line Tale Challenge inspired by this photo by Christopher Burns via Unsplash.
While scrolling through social media, Lucy stopped suddenly.
“Do you recognize this photo?” the text said.
“I do!” she thought, “those are the Spinning Cups at Lakeview Amusement Park. I wonder if it’s still there?”
She expanded the photo. “That’s me and…” she glanced at the profile picture, “and that’s my cousin Sue! Wow! How many years has it been?”
Lucy read the post, “My name is Sue Miller. I’m looking for my cousin, Lucy. Please share.”
Lucy messaged her right away.
She spent the next week catching up, making up for lost time, until time ran out for Sue.
~kat
100 words for Rochelle Wisoff-Fields’ Friday Fictioneers‘ Challenge inspired by this photo by © J Hardy Carroll.
The Tower
opus
crisis, turmoil
whining, wailing, trifling
potboiler’s reckoning venture
drama
~kat
A Cinquain for Colleen Chesebro’s Tuesday Poetry Challenge using synonyms of the prompt words: Play (gambol, drama, potboiler, trifle, cavort) and Guess (reckon, venture).
don’t just hope
good intentions fade
aim higher
~kat
For Haiku Horizons Challenge, prompt word and synonyms: aim, intention, hope.
like mercury colliding... 