3 for Thursday Winner - @SweetSheil

So the inaugural running of 3 for Thursday only had one entry, but it was a good one!

A three hundred word story submitted by @SweetSheil (Sheilagh Lee)

On top of getting this fresh off the presses badge:

She also gets to choose the special prompt for next week, which will hopefully result in tons more entries!

Here is her story:

Karma’s A Bitch
I puttered around the garden, I was enjoying the fresh air after my long week of work trapped in my office; even if Emily had forced me to take the time. After all I owed her.
“Where was she anyway, the stupid bitch?”
I then saw Emily looking beyond me. She appeared beautiful meditating near the flowers and all that greenery… but she always looked beautiful. I had neglected her badly, working all those late nights and then coming home and yelling at her because my dinner wasn’t ready, or my clothes weren’t clean. She’d make me so angry, she was so agreeable, but I’d make it up to her. After all her shiner was looking better and her broken arm was healing nicely. Emily believed in Buddha that’s why she brought me here I’m sure. Stupid bitch, like I’d choose to follow any religion. Emily believed in all those new age principles too. Why did I put up with her stupidity?
I stared again at the topiary that looked like Buddha, it had moved. I know it did! It was fleeting but I saw the creature move as if by magic. His eyes twinkled and yet there were no real eyes there. He was a topiary, not a living being. I turned my back to go and it moved again. What was this a scene from Dr. Who? I was imagining it, I convinced myself. I took two steps towards it to touch it; convince myself it wasn’t real. I reached out touching. Ha, I had imagined it all, I thought. I turned to go when it grabbed me and I found myself the topiary Buddha in the garden.
“I told you Karma was a bitch! Howard you should have listened.” Emily said walking away

@SweetSheil
299 words

I loved the "split" personality of the character, on one hand seeming to love Emily, on the other an abusive SOB!  Sheilagh did a great job of using the image and incorporating the sentence.  The word, fleeting, was hidden so well I almost didn't see it!

Even if this wasn't the only entry I'm sure it would have been a strong contender!

Great Job Sheil!

Okay, that didn't go quite as planned… All Prompts

Okay, that didn't go quite as planned.  I would have to say that either the execution or timing anyway…

Let's Try This Again

Here are all three prompts

1→Special Prompt

2→Sentence that must be included somewhere

It appeared as if by magic.

3→ the word prompt

Fleeting 

Now the question is, what shall I do with these prompts?  Well the original idea was spelled out →here← and I will sort of keep to that.  You can:

A→Write one, two or three separate 100 word stories using the prompts or

B→Write one, 300 word story using all three.

There will be a winner pulled from each.

For this week I will close the contest at 9am eastern time tomorrow.

Also, if you could please leave me some feedback via a comment →on the "rules" post← as to what changes I should make that would be greatly appreciated!

NOW GET WRITING!!!

3 For Thursday Week 1 Prompt 3

3 For Thursday

Week 1 Prompt #3

WORD PROMPT:


~~FLEETING~~

The sentence prompt was:

It appeared as if by magic.

This weeks special prompt was a picture.

I took this picture in the
Orchid Garden in Singapore

Contest Starts at 1pm

Contest Ends at 2pm

You have one hour to write 100 words using the above word.

REMEMBER

You can either:

Make this prompt a stand alone story

or:

Finish your 300 word story using the word above.

→For Full Rules Check Here←


Don't Forget to add your twitter handle and/or email address below your post and give your story a title too (for a 300 word story you can finalize your title on the last entry)

3 For Thursday Week 1 Prompt 2

3 For Thursday

Week 1 Prompt #2

SENTENCE PROMPT

Include the following within your 100 words:

It appeared as if by magic.

This weeks special prompt was a picture.

I took this picture in the
Orchid Garden in Singapore

Contest Starts at noon

Contest Ends at 1pm

You have one hour to write 100 words based around the above sentence.

Next Contest Starts at 1pm with a word prompt!

REMEMBER

You can either:

Make this prompt a stand alone story

or:

Build on it from the previous prompt with this and the next prompt!

→For Full Rules Check Here←

Don't Forget to add your twitter handle and/or email address below your post and give your story a title too (for a 300 word story you can finalize your title on the last entry)

3 For Thursday Week 1 Prompt 1

3 For Thursday

Week 1 Prompt #1

SPECIAL PROMPT

This weeks special prompt is a picture.

I took this picture in the
Orchid Garden in Singapore

Contest Starts at 11am

Contest Ends at noon

You have one hour to write 100 words based around this picture.

Next Contest Starts at noon with a sentence prompt followed by a word prompt at 1pm!

REMEMBER

You can either:

Make this prompt a stand alone story

or:

Build on it with the next prompts

→For Full Rules Check Here←


Don't Forget to add your twitter handle and/or email address below your post and give your story a title too (for a 300 word story you can finalize your title on the last entry)