JANUARY 2021 75 Word Writing Challenge -- VICTORY TO THEENDISNIGH!

[Ursa major]

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Not Depressed At All​

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I’d been in this Tron-ruled world for a decade, a newcomer compared to most, and it showed: they’d forgotten the real world and even those who did remember had given up hope.​

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But I’d heard of a new lead, someone who knew of a possible way out.​

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When I found her, she was next to incoherent, but she handed me a scrap of paper and smiled.​

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The words made my heart sink: ‘Escape Quay!’​

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[The Judge]

Careers Destroyed
but Death
– and a Daunting Buccal, Pharyngeal and Oesophageal Challenge –
Averted​

There was an old lady who swallowed a fly…​

Spider warms up with some wriggling and jiggling as Bird (muttering “Absurd!”) prepares for his versification debut, while Cat – the soi-disant star – strolls into line, ignoring Dog drooling behind her. Goat follows, though disappointed at the “Eats Anything!” stereotype, but Cow re-reads the script in disbelief, while Horse…​

… but the old lady hiccoughed. The fly flew out and disappeared.​

Everyone rushes home to call their agent.​

 

[Ursa major]

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