Fast Fiction Challenge 2006: Feel Euphoria
Title: Feel Euphoria
Word: beard
Challenger: colinmurtagh
Length: 200 words exactly I clip on the monitor as I leave the house, waving at my next door neighbour who’s weeding her garden.
“Good morning,” she calls out, smiling broadly at me, lifting a claw-like hand in greeting. It was damaged in an industrial accident a couple of years ago, and she hasn’t worked since. But she was happy with the payment she got from the insurance company and told everyone how delighted she was that she could now spend more time with her plants.
I look for the purple car. It’s not here yet, and I check my watch. He’s late, but that’s ok, I’m not unhappy about it. I take the opportunity to close my eyes and enjoy the sun for a few minutes.
I hear the car pull up and get in. My colleague rubs his new beard and apologises but it’s for politeness sake. He’s not sorry he was late; he’s happy about it.
And so am I.
A shadow falls over the window, and we look over at the Euphoria Police Officer. We’re happy to see him, and we point at our monitors, both a solid shade of green,
Of course we’re happy. It’s the law these days.
© Lee Barnett, 2007
Word: beard
Challenger: colinmurtagh
Length: 200 words exactly I clip on the monitor as I leave the house, waving at my next door neighbour who’s weeding her garden.
“Good morning,” she calls out, smiling broadly at me, lifting a claw-like hand in greeting. It was damaged in an industrial accident a couple of years ago, and she hasn’t worked since. But she was happy with the payment she got from the insurance company and told everyone how delighted she was that she could now spend more time with her plants.
I look for the purple car. It’s not here yet, and I check my watch. He’s late, but that’s ok, I’m not unhappy about it. I take the opportunity to close my eyes and enjoy the sun for a few minutes.
I hear the car pull up and get in. My colleague rubs his new beard and apologises but it’s for politeness sake. He’s not sorry he was late; he’s happy about it.
And so am I.
A shadow falls over the window, and we look over at the Euphoria Police Officer. We’re happy to see him, and we point at our monitors, both a solid shade of green,
Of course we’re happy. It’s the law these days.
© Lee Barnett, 2007