Tag Archives: Three Line Tales

The Gift

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Photo by Wolf Schram

“You aint from ‘round here are ya’ mister?” that’s what I said to him when he pulled up to the curb there and got out of that yellow chevy of his.

He says to me, “No bub, I’m not, but here take these,” and he hands me the keys, gives me a wink, and says, “take good care of her will ya?” like I’m some car park valet or somethin’.

So anyhow, I jest been sitting here waitin’, takin’ care of his old classic, even polished her up for him while I been waitin’, but it’s been over a week an’ I’m startin’ to wonder if that feller is comin’ back or if I jest got me a new damn car!

~kat – 22 September 2016

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A Three Line Tale for Sonya of Only 100 Words based on this cool photograph by Wolf Schram.


In a Flash – A Three Line Tale

A photo by Steven Wei. unsplash.com/photos/g-AklIvI1aI

photo by Steven Wei

She never saw the bus, but there was screaming, “Oh my God, look out Miss!”

Then lightness, serene calm and a swirling sky above beckoning her to fly.

“To fly?” she thought, “this must be heaven!”

kat ~ 9 September 2016

For Sonya’s Three Word Tale Challenge based on the photo above.


Inked

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photo by Alex Hockett

Maddie’s parents sat across from them in the easy chairs facing the sofa, her mother’s hands trembling slightly from an excess of nerves as she offered cookies to their guest, while her father tilted his head slightly, a serious expression of concern darkening his face.

To their surprise and Maddie’s delight, they found Jon to be exceptionally pleasant, well-spoken and an expert in his field, computer programming; an engaging fellow from a good family, and someone they would have considered quite a catch, were it not for his ink and excessive jewelry.

After several minutes of polite conversation, Maddie cut to the chase with an announcement that caused her mother to drop the cookie tray and her father to launch into a coughing fit, “I’m so glad you all are getting along, because Jon and I are so happy and couldn’t wait to tell you that we eloped while we were in Vegas!”

kat ~ 1 September 2016

A Three Line Tale for Sonya’s Three Line Tale Challenge based on this photo by Alex Hockett.


Crop Circles

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Photo Credit: Emiel Molenaar

“This will show those pranksters to stop messing with my fields,” said farmer Dudley as he mowed down the crop circles.

“They’d like nothing more than for me to freak out and report the “incident” to the police and the news so they can make a laughing stock out of me, but I won’t give them the satisfaction of falling for their joke.”

“Yep, the joke’ll be on them,” he mumbled to himself, as an eerie silence hung in the air and he remembered he was alone and all the townsfolk were gone.

~kat – 14 July 2016

A Three Line Tale for Sonya’s Weekly Challenge based on the photo you see here by Emiel Molenaar.


Sprint of the Lemmings – A Cautionary Tale

The running began quite benignly, I heard, starting with one, then two, then more and more, no end in sight, no one knew why or what for, but on they surged.

The first eventually plummeted into the sea, followed by the others, one by one they disappeared into the blue, never again to be seen.

The moral of this sad tale is simply this, if you see a crowd running willy nilly, stay put…or consider running the other way, for it is wise to know, at the very least, what you’re running from; the crowd does not always know the way.

The End

~kat – 24 June 2016

A three line tale for Sonya of Only 100 Words weekly challenge based on the photo above (and certain disturbing  news of the day).