The challenge is to write a story in 140 characters or less. Ready?
Ye olde Sleepy Hollow feared the 7th hour, the very moment the headless schoolmaster returned for his lost head. Better safe than sorry.
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Have a fabulous week! :D
Have a fabulous week! :D
Yes, better safe than sorry. Enjoyed the tie in to the old tale. I think you're right, the microfictions are all going to be very different this round! :>
ReplyDeleteHi, Karen! I've read them, they were all so funny! Thanks for visiting! :)
ReplyDeleteTerrific take on the pic of the day, as always! Amazing how many of us enjoy playing! Hope you have a great week, Elizabeth!
ReplyDeleteSylvia
Love the different takes this week! This is really good!
ReplyDeleteVery creative for sure.
ReplyDeleteLove the headless schoolmaster and the way you reference the clock.
Love all the stories this week!
Yikes! Great ghost/horror story!
ReplyDeleteThat building does seem a bit foreboding... Nice one this week!
ReplyDeleteSylvia! My muse loves stimulation! :)
ReplyDeleteFaith, thank you! I'm really enjoying them as well. :D
Peggy, thank you! Yes, they all are very creative! I love writers.
ReplyDeletePat, lol. Thank you! :)
Susan, it is a very interesting photo, isn't it? Thank you!
OMGosh, I can just see a town search right now!
ReplyDeleteI hope no ones dogs got hold of that head.
Better safe than sorry is right! Good one Elizabeth :-)
ReplyDeleteCreepy! Wonder how the headmaster lost his head?
ReplyDeleteNow where was me head again?
ReplyDeleteOooh headless headmasters are not to be trifled with!!
ReplyDeleteGreat microfiction!! Yay! take care
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A good take, thanks.
ReplyDeleteooooh mystery and intrigue!
ReplyDeleteYes, a good take!
ReplyDeleteOh love that story! haven't thought about it in ages ! thanks.
ReplyDeleteI'm having a tough enough time with macro-fiction. But your entry sounds great.
ReplyDeleteI lose my head all the time!
ReplyDeletemaybe that's where it is? ;)
The clock does give it a look to being in this time. Yes, it is better to be safe than sorry.
ReplyDeleteLove the creepiness of this one! Well done :)
ReplyDeleteGreat sense of foreboding. I want more.
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Are School Masters allowed to lose their heads? ;)
ReplyDeleteNicely done!
Those headless schoolmasters can really ruin a perfectly good day.
ReplyDeleteGreat MM, Elizabeth. Have a great week.
I like the accompanying pic.
ReplyDeleteJim--rofl!! How funny! :)
ReplyDeleteAnyes, thank you! :D
Jabblog, lol. I wonder, too...narcissism, maybe? ;)
John--lol! ;)
Jennifer, thank you! *hugs*
Indica, thanks!
Scott, glad you liked. :D
FTSE, thank you. ;)
Izzy, thank you! It's intriguing, isn't it?
Shari, you should've seen me when I tried to enter the 3 minute contest. Ugh. I could NOT write a 400 word short story. :/
Dianne--lol! Here too! :D
Bill, yes, ideedy. The building appears to be from the 1800s as well. :D
Septembermom, thank you! :D
Grandma, why thank you!
Hope--LOL! Not these days they don't! ;)
Michael, yes, they can! Enjoy your week, too (thank you!)
Chris, I love antique buildings. So mysterious and inspiring if I do say so myself. ;)
Oh wow. I don't want to be there when it gets dark. :)
ReplyDeleteAh, great fun. Headless anything is good in fiction :-)
ReplyDeletewow...I like this...the way you weaved an old tale into yours...maybe nearly Headless Nick can give him some tips. :)
ReplyDeleteGreat story! I'm not sure I could get a whole story in with so few words. Awesome!
ReplyDelete...even if it is Johnny Depp returning? :)
ReplyDeleteBest to keep the shades pulled and peek out from behind. But then, what harm can a man without a head do?
ReplyDeleteVery fun interpretation!
Melanie, lol.
ReplyDeleteAnthony, hmmm. Now you've got me thinking... ;)
Rekha--LOL! How funny! :D
Janet, thank you! It's really fun, you can just try. ;D
Margaret, lol! No kidding, hu? ;)
Debora, that's true! Lol! Thanks for the laugh.