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THE SMILE OF A LUCKY WOMAN
[FlashXer] EXERCISE; FRIDAY, APRIL 13, 2007
You may have seen this little piece, below, before.
But I smoehow thought you might find it interesting.
Nothing to do with writing prompts, but interesting because
of what it implies, and what it says. So enjoy it.
Aoccdrnig to a rscheearch at Cmabrigde Uinervtisy, it
deosnt mttaer in waht oredr the ltteers in a wrod are,
the olny iprmoatnt tihng is taht the frist and lsat
ltteer be in the rghit pclae. The rset can be a taotl
mses and you can sitll raed it wouthit porbelm. Tihs
is bcuseae the huamn mnid deos not raed ervey lteter
by istlef, but the wrod as a wlohe.
Once again we are looking at a Friday the thirteenth. We had
one in October, not too long ago. But it should not stop you doing
something meaningful. So go at it...here's the prompt:
A STROKE OF LUCK or if you prefer
A LUCKY DAY....
Take your choice. They seem to be pretty much the same to me,
so I will have no objection to either one, or both.
Usual rules: 1000 words. In the subject line, please, your name,
the word Luck and the story title.
You too can be lucky and hit with a great tale.
Just sit down at the computer and start to write.
If it is true that a monkey working at a computer will eventually
write the bible, let your work be a testament to achievement.
Cheers. Have fun
Irv
04/17/2007 Janine Bouyssounouse LUCK "The Smile of a Lucky Woman" (81 words)
THE SMILE OF A LUCKY WOMAN
"Isn’t today a great day, Marvin?" Flo jumped up and down and hugged Marvin.
"Calm down. What is so great about today?" Marvin pushed Flo away from him.
"Today is the day I found out the man I love, loves me. We are off to see the countryside by train. I’ll just go get my stuff and I’m off."
Marvin looked on as his wife of twenty years walked off into the sunset with nothing but a backpack and a smile.
04/18/2007
Janine,
No nits from me. I like this little tale. Nice to read about good news sometimes.
One thing, and I don't know if this is just me, but when your stories come across to me, they are all full of weird formatting. What program do you use to write? I seem to see lots of symbols wherever there is punctuation. Maybe it's just me.
Norma
04/20/2007
Cute story, Janine. It brought a smile to my face. I'm still trying to decide if Flo "literally" walked off into the sunset wearing nothing but her
backpack and smile. Thanks for the enjoyable read.
Harriett
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05/27/08
Hi Janine,
Love the story. _Rita
05/28/08
Hi Janine,
I think it's great that you sent your story this way. It's inspiring to me
when fellow writers share their accomplishments and enthusiasm.
Congratulations on your publishing success! -- Linda
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