I saw this on Twitter and thought I would join in. I am always nervous, even more so that I don't tend to write dark stories, but when I saw the pinterest board the image below sparked my imagination.
Here is my story (339 words) and I hope you like it....
Update: I never won any prize or was picked as anyone's favourite story. But I have learnt so much by entering this contest and I know I still have more to learn. There were some great writers and people were generous with their comments and i appreciate that so very much. No more contests for me but this one was fun! :)
With a deep and raspy sigh the old crooked man picked up hisstrings and made the puppets dance.
For nigh on 80 years from morn until night he had been doingthis, for the last 40 years he had been the puppet master, for as long as hecould remember this had been his life. His memory was fading as fast as hisfuture.
On waking he had felt a sharp stabbing pain in his chestthat had snatched his breath away. If he…
Here is my story (339 words) and I hope you like it....
Update: I never won any prize or was picked as anyone's favourite story. But I have learnt so much by entering this contest and I know I still have more to learn. There were some great writers and people were generous with their comments and i appreciate that so very much. No more contests for me but this one was fun! :)
With a deep and raspy sigh the old crooked man picked up hisstrings and made the puppets dance.
For nigh on 80 years from morn until night he had been doingthis, for the last 40 years he had been the puppet master, for as long as hecould remember this had been his life. His memory was fading as fast as hisfuture.
On waking he had felt a sharp stabbing pain in his chestthat had snatched his breath away. If he…