Welcome to The Blogging from A-Z Challenge April 2014! This year, I’m offering up a story – each one 100 words or fewer - for each letter of the alphabet.
Some are heartfelt, poignant, sweet. Others are…not.
I hope you enjoy them.
Paul wanted younger, prettier. Linda never measured up.
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TROPHY WIFE
Paul wanted younger, prettier. Linda never measured up.
Until now.
He buffed her urn then stepped back, admiring how she looked
beside his new TV.
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You really surprised me on this one. Gives a whole new meaning to the term trophy wife. Chilling!
ReplyDeleteHarsh, real harsh - I want to kick Paul's butt!
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Julie - that's what I was going for. :)
ReplyDeleteSophie - go for it!
Ok, so, can we tar and feather him?
ReplyDeleteDeb@ http://debioneille.blogspot.com
Oh! Ouch. How you paint such a vivid picture in a few short sentences is incredible.
ReplyDeleteDebi - might be too good for him. :)
ReplyDeleteLynda - thank you!
Okay, that was awesome!! I love this one!!
ReplyDeleteAm I allowed to kick Paul? For wanting a younger and prettier girl.
ReplyDeleteI am enjoying your stories. After the Challenge is over I am going to try and see if I can write something like this.
That's a new spin on trophy wife!
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Jolie - thanks!
ReplyDeleteRachna - kick away! And give flash fiction a shot. I love writing it. :)
Patricia - definitely! :)
Scary . . . because he's so nonchalant. Great piece!
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ReplyDeleteTyrean - he is rather nonchalant, isn't he?
ReplyDeleteSusan - :)
Zinger! That one is awesome.
ReplyDeleteOh my! That's quite sick. Good one, Madeline.
ReplyDeleteWow. Can you say "heartless?" Yikes!
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Yikes. I don't like Paul. Too bad he's not the one in the urn. :)
ReplyDeleteAlex, Chrys - thanks! :)
ReplyDeleteCrystal - yep!
Suzi - ha!
Oh my! That was chilling. I went through your earlier posts as well. Love how you roll up so many elements of a story into such few words. Good luck with the rest of the challenge!
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Haha! I love all your posts such a great idea and this made me laugh! Keep up the good work xx
ReplyDeleteI am fairly certain that Linda was glad for him to have a trophy wife. Would she go on the other side of the TV?
ReplyDeleteThat's sad how Paul has lost his identity in translation and following the wicked world full of pretense. Thought provoking:)
ReplyDeleteAarthi, Lulu, Susan, Vishal - thanks for reading!
ReplyDeleteYikes!! Well done!
ReplyDeleteVery clever and sad! Just a couple of lines but very powerful! :)
ReplyDeleteLiza, Phoenix - thanks so much!
ReplyDeleteWow. That was like--shazam! Excellent shocker. I liked it, in a twisted sort of way.
ReplyDeleteLoni - thanks! :)
ReplyDeleteI was expecting something else. Nice twist.
ReplyDeleteYour titles are gold, Madeline. :-)
ReplyDeleteWhich ones are the bad ones? The not so good ones you were talking about? I haven't seen a bad post from you yet on this A to Z.
DA - thanks!
ReplyDeleteScribbler - thank you so much! Sometimes I hit on the perfect title myself, but otherwise I turn to my husband - he's really good at that. :)
Is it a bad sign that this made me laugh out loud?
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