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This is the Conversation Forum for 42-Word Short Short Short Stories February: 42 word fairy stories >> Subject: Miscellaneous 42-word stories Posted Jan 17, 2012 by paulh. I'm a fool, but please think of me as a jester This is a reply to this Posting   Posting 41 "Today we'll cover the vices, the guru said. Sloth is first, the easiest of all." The acolytes hurried to write down his words. "It's all in my book," the guru chided. "You haven't *written* a book," said one. "That’s sloth for you." Read the First Reply to this Posting Subject: Miscellaneous 42-word stories Posted Jan 18, 2012 by Towelcast42 This is a reply to this Posting   Posting 42 Lots of good ideas here, choosing our favourites will be hard! Towelcast42 Read the First Reply to this Posting Subject: Miscellaneous 42-word stories Posted Jan 18, 2012 by paulh. I'm a fool, but please think of me as a jester This is a reply to this Posting   Posting 43 [I hope the stories will keep on coming.] "I see you at the altar next June," said the fortune-teller. Your dress is fuschia. The bridesmaids are wearing fuschia. The church is full of fuschias..." "This is disturbing!" "Don't you love tour fiance?" "I do, but this is fuschia shock." Read the First Reply to this Posting Subject: Miscellaneous 42-word stories Posted Jan 18, 2012 by paulh. I'm a fool, but please think of me as a jester This is a reply to this Posting   Posting 44 [Let me try that story again, minus the typos.....] "I see you at the altar next June," said the fortune-teller. "Your dress is fuschia. The bridesmaids are wearing fuschia. The church is full of fuschias..." "This is disturbing!" "Don't you love your fiance?" "I do, but this is fuschia shock." Read the First Reply to this Posting Subject: Miscellaneous 42-word stories Posted Jan 19, 2012 by paulh. I'm a fool, but please think of me as a jester This is a reply to this Posting   Posting 45 “Such an amazing dog!” the Deacon exclaimed as Sweety used her paws to pour tea and add sugar. “Why the ‘Beware of the dog’ sign out front?” “You’ll see,” I said.” Taste your tea.” “It’s too sweet!” “My last dog was Nosugar.” Read the First Reply to this Posting Subject: Miscellaneous 42-word stories Posted Jan 22, 2012 by Solnushka (Foundation) This is a reply to this Posting   Posting 46 This is your surrealist phase, I see, paul. And for fuchsia shock... Read the First Reply to this Posting Subject: Miscellaneous 42-word stories Posted Jan 22, 2012 by paulh. I'm a fool, but please think of me as a jester This is a reply to this Posting   Posting 47 "This is your surrealist phase, I see, paul" I was always drawn to Surreallism. Read the First Reply to this Posting Subject: Miscellaneous 42-word stories Posted Jan 23, 2012 by Happy Nerd This is a reply to this Posting   Posting 48 The huntress carefully sharpens her fearsome blades. She conceals herself and waits. Her unwary prey, intent on its own breakfast, draws too close. The huntress springs into action, her knives unsheathed. The deadly dance leaves one partner limp. The other, victorious, purrs. Read the First Reply to this Posting Subject: Miscellaneous 42-word stories Posted Jan 23, 2012 by minorvogonpoet This is a reply to this Posting   Posting 49 Vivid. Read the First Reply to this Posting Subject: Miscellaneous 42-word stories Posted Jan 23, 2012 by paulh. I'm a fool, but please think of me as a jester This is a reply to this Posting   Posting 50 There will be blood! Read the First Reply to this Posting Subject: Miscellaneous 42-word stories Posted Jan 25, 2012 by KWDave This is a reply to this Posting   Posting 51 The far edge of the chasm was tantalizingly close. A quick run, a hard jump and the rush of air past his ears buoyed him up and carried him over even as he realized it was nearly two feet too far away. Read the First Reply to this Posting Subject: Miscellaneous 42-word stories Posted Jan 25, 2012 by paulh. I'm a fool, but please think of me as a jester This is a reply to this Posting   Posting 52 “I’ll drive. You can give me directions.” “Fine. Turn off the highway here.” “Got it.” “Go through 37 traffic lights….” “Whoa! Why not go by distance?” “Okay, it’s about a mile. Red house on the left” “Let’s park and walk.” “Good idea!” Read the First Reply to this Posting Subject: Miscellaneous 42-word stories Posted Jan 26, 2012 by paulh. I'm a fool, but please think of me as a jester This is a reply to this Posting   Posting 53 He heard the refrigerator door open. Meat cleaver in hand, he crept into the kitchen. It was The Fairy again! He raised the cleaver. "Thank you, Otis," The Fairy exclaimed. She cut the roast with the cleaver. "Want cheese on your sandwich? Read the First Reply to this Posting Subject: Miscellaneous 42-word stories Posted Jan 26, 2012 by Solnushka (Foundation) This is a reply to this Posting   Posting 54 OK, so that's just weird, paulh. We need sound effects KWDave. Weeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee, splat. Read the First Reply to this Posting Subject: Miscellaneous 42-word stories Posted Jan 27, 2012 by paulh. I'm a fool, but please think of me as a jester This is a reply to this Posting   Posting 55 "OK, so that's just weird, paulh" [Solnushka] I have a special fondness for weird. I would like to expand the story and post it in the Short Shorts thread. Read the First Reply to this Posting Subject: Miscellaneous 42-word stories Posted Jan 27, 2012 by Solnushka (Foundation) This is a reply to this Posting   Posting 56 Go on then. I find myself oddly in need of finding out more about the vlaerlu strained relationship there. Read the First Reply to this Posting Subject: Miscellaneous 42-word stories Posted Jan 27, 2012 by KWDave This is a reply to this Posting   Posting 57 I'm thinking the sound effects would be more like, "OH $%@!?$!!!!!!!!" splat. Read the First Reply to this Posting Subject: Miscellaneous 42-word stories Posted Jan 30, 2012 by KWDave This is a reply to this Posting   Posting 58 Once the window was up, Creed crawled in and soundlessly made his way to the safe. “I can do this,” he thought. He rotated dials and turned the handle. It opened! He loaded his bag with money. Then the chihuahua woke up. Read the First Reply to this Posting Subject: Miscellaneous 42-word stories Posted Jan 30, 2012 by paulh. I'm a fool, but please think of me as a jester This is a reply to this Posting   Posting 59 THRUM...THRUM... The looms had started again. Mrs. Halifax was back! I knocked on her door. "Tom!" she said. "Hide! Lord Vampid will imprison you." We heard footsteps. "That's him now," she said. Moonlight illuminated the looms. I donned a wedding gown... Read the First Reply to this Posting Subject: Miscellaneous 42-word stories Posted Jan 30, 2012 by KWDave This is a reply to this Posting   Posting 60 His eight-meter craft was dwarfed by the creature in the water. It cast a baleful eye on him, then rolled into a dive. Its tail rose up, terrifying, close, higher than the radar tower, then with a flick it slowly sank away. Read the First Reply to this Posting Conversation list Conversation list

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