Alright, this is my first go at the “100 Word Challenge”, but they look really fun, so here’s my best shot:
Alarm clock. 6:30am.The bed’s other side is bare, Tom must be at work. I groan at the day ahead, and get up. Coffee. I check the time, 7:00am. Creak. Creak. Creak up the stairs. I open Mia and Zach’s room and wake them up.
“Up.” I tell them. “School.”
Cereal is served. Grumbles are quietened. The bus comes by, and the house is empty. Except for me..and my thoughts. Worrying aboutΒ Tom, the kids, our debt. They yell at me, and I open up the drawer. Pills.
I can’t take them.
I can.
I can’t.
I can.
It’s a habit.
I can totally relate to this. Sometimes, the stress of life gets so great that Xanex is a necessity. Too bad I don’t have any!!
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Haha, life definitely can become stressful at times. Hope you enjoyed my story xx
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I love this, A great take on the prompt and it grabbed me from the first line.
Ally π
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Thanks for the positive feedback. Happy you enjoyed it xx
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It really is. I still am not sure why I chose to do write from this dark angle, but I am glad that you liked it π
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Welcome to the challenge – well done! Such a sad way of life for many.
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Thanks for your feedback. I don’t know why, but I thought about doing a more bad and dark habit for this piece, glad that you liked it! xx
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An interesting take on what is unfortunately a very common problem.Short and sweet!
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Love the use of short sentences, nice rythm π
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Thanks π Interestingly what I think to be my biggest flaw in writing is that I completely overuse commas and my sentences are lines long. I believe that having to do a challenge where you are only allowed to write 100 words changed my whole writing format completely, and I like the change. xx
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Yer thats interesting I would find limiting to 100 words really difficult!
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Sadly, for many this habit is real. Thanks for joining in the challenge.
(If you include a link to the prompt post, the other participants can more easily find you.)
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It was my pleasure to join π I’ll definitely do more in the future. Also I included a link back to your prompt post. xx
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Thanks for the pingback. Other 100 Word participants will be stopping by to read and comment too. Good luck with your blog!
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Thanks π
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