I enjoy the occassional short fiction challenge, such as Lily Childs’ Friday Prediction, and here’s another one to add to my list, thanks to writer friend Angel Zapata.
Lillie McFerrin hosts a Five Sentence Challenge, “…about packing a powerful punch in a tiny fist,” every week based on an inspiring word prompt. This week, it is TATTERED.
Technically Speaking
The bloodied gurney wheeled into the emergency. The surgeon cut away tattered clothing and sliced opened her chest cavity. He pumped her heart, methodically, with gentle hands. Crowding the waiting room, the family asked, “Is she alive?” The surgeon told the nurse at the curtain, “Yes, technically, she is still alive.”
Pitiful heart massage message.
Writing these types of micro stories brings back memories of our 6S days, eh?
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Ohhh, (sigh) you deleted all your wonderful little shorts on 6S.
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All right, point taken.
The 6S days were golden; amazing that most of us are still kind of out there, writing on.
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Whoa! That was full of imagery! Wonderful!
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Thanks Angie.
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oooh. That makes me shudder. I like challenges, too. They make me feel like I’ve got a free story, because I wouldn’t have writ it otherwise.
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Definitely, especially when the unexpected flashes become more.
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Dark and well-crafted; me likey. I remember 6S! I should go back and visit sometime…
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Thanks Milo. I actually went back to 6S – my page is still there! – but didn’t see you listed.
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Thanks for leading with the good news, Surgeon! Sheesh.
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You never knew, did ya? ; )
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