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7/24/2011

Succinctly Yours: Microfiction -- Week 18

Using the photo as inspiration, write a story of 140 characters or 140 words. It doesn’t have to be exactly 140, just not more.The added optional challenge is to use the word of the week in the story. Then post it here.
 
 
Gepetto made an arbitrary choice to carve a boy.
Would he be able to complete this novel project?
 Why did he keep thinking of strings?

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10 comments:

SJerZGirl said...

I never even considered Pinocchio! Way to go!!

Susan Fobes said...

You made me laugh with your nod to Pinochio!

Kay L. Davies said...

Aha, so he DID want a boy, not a puppet. Interesting!

—Kay, Alberta, Canada

Gemma Wiseman said...

Delightful echoes of a favourite fairy tale!

anthonynorth said...

A great tale about a great tale. enjoyed it.

Lisa Ricard Claro said...

Very nice, and quite different from all the others. I enjoyed this. :)

Pat said...

What a great take on this week's photo--Pinocchio! Gepetto was a creative genius with the gears in his head constantly turning! I really like this one.

Grandma's Goulash said...

A lovely and nostalgic microfiction. Nicely done!

Anonymous said...

I'm reminded of Shrek's version, where he jumps and yells I'm a real boy!
Hope it works out this time. The whole long nose thing would be hard to keep a girlfriend, just ask Jack.

Helen A. Howell said...

Very good! The thought behind the creation of the wooden boy!

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