12 August 2012

Flash Fiction– Throw in the Towel?


Leigh
As I mentioned before, John Floyd and R.T. Lawton not only routinely cram mysteries into less than 700 words, but John is a master of flash fiction, which I attempted a few months ago in A Night Out.

Brace yourself; I'm taking another stab at it. In thinking about the wisdom of writing another flash fiction, I was tempted to title it Throwing in the Towel, but I'll let you decide if I picked a better title.



WhiteWash
by Leigh Lundin

Bubbles was a slippery one. She tried to soft-soap me, but I strangled her in the bathtub, no trace, no prints, no evidence.

Me, I hate wet work, but the cops, they said it was a clean kill.

21 comments:

  1. Got a charge out of your arresting groaners. Your first one plays on the imagination.

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  2. Bill, this piece is less cut and dried.

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  3. Leigh, I settled in to read your blog today--all prepared with a fresh cup of coffee, planning to sip it in leisure while reading. Needless to say, my plans are all washed up as I finished reading your column before my lips touched the cup!

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  4. Thank you, Bill and Janice. I appreciate the support.

    Fran, sorry about that. I was tempted to write about more about the criminal madness in Florida, but today I needed a break. Next week maybe…

    Oh, how did your CTS repair go?

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  5. Good work, Leigh!

    I'm reminded of the logline for Jaws 2: Just when you thought it was safe to go back in the water . . .

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  6. Leigh, I think your latest shows a lot of promise, but needs some editing...tends to run on a bit.

    I really enjoyed it, Leigh! Write more...or should I say less?

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  7. Leigh, great one. Got my morning chuckle out of it.

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  8. (laughing) David, in the future I'll do my best to be brief.

    Thank you Terrie. I appreciate it.

    John and RT, you are the masters of short-short fiction, but I try to learn from the sages.

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  9. Well, Leigh, you may think it's time to throw in the towel on writing flash fiction, but I say, "Don't throw the baby out with the bath water!"

    --Dix

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  10. (laughing) Leave it to Eve and Dixon to top my own puns.

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  12. Three words are better than four, and “clean” carries more irony in the story than “towel” could. But, hey, keep the towel cause I like the story and expect more.

    Deleted comment to correct grammar.

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  13. You made me laugh out loud, so that means you did well!

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  14. It's too long. The real test is the 6 word story. AS IN:
    Bubbles towel strangled. Evidence drained. wet-work complete.
    Oh okay, that's 7 words...NEVER MIND.

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  15. Seriously funny! Congratulations!

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  16. Groaner. Yeah! That's the word! :) :) :)

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  17. Leigh, great one!! Reminded me of a jacuzzi, in Jasper.

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  18. Louis and Jan, that's right. These little stories are devilish to come up with.

    Jeff, I know that's true. (laughing)

    Deborah and J Carew, I'm glad that entertained.

    Anon, jacuzzi in Jasper… too funny!

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