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Printed from https://www.writing.com/main/books/item_id/2275621-Microscopic-Stories/day/8-29-2022
Rated: 18+ · Book · Ghost · #2275621
Entries for the Micro Fiction Challenge 2022 and Drabble Activity 2024.
Short stories of 100 words exactly, written for the Micro Fiction Challenge, 2022, the Drabble Activity 2024, plus a few for my own benefit.
August 29, 2022 at 8:59pm
August 29, 2022 at 8:59pm
#1037081
A Lone Balloon

Arnold gave the gas burner another blast. It was in a hopeless cause, he knew, and only frustration kept him urging the balloon onward. To have started two hours late left him with no more than a forlorn hope. There was not a single competitor in sight.

Empty skies mocked him from all around. Storm clouds darkened the horizon but that was the least of his concerns. The target field beckoned.

An hour later, Arnold touched down alone. His wife, Jasmine, came running across the field.

“Great timing, Arnie. The others were blown off course by a storm. You’ve won!”



Word count: 100
For Micro-Fiction Challenge, Week 10
Prompt: A single balloon.



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