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East to Tracy - genre shorties week 121

August 17, 2012 05:08 AM UTC

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Minding my own business, taking a friendly stroll and here comes the big bad wolf; freakish-looking thing! The path forks and I run for my life, eastbound. I toss my basket of croissants and gooseberries at the beast and run smack into ...... What???!!! Tracy, what are you doing here? Selling perfume, what else? I whacked her in the head with a football helmet (don't ask) and grabbed her perfumes. I turned just as wolf-freak was about to pounce on me and I sprayed for my life. He howled in pain and I ran away. Whew, that was close! Thanks Tracy!

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Genre Shorties - 121

You are in the forest and the path diverges. You are being chased by a Forest Beast who WILL eat you, no exceptions, with a *belch* afterward.

You MUST choose between the east path, down which lurks a relentless perfume salesgirl, and the west path, where you will face a desperate car salesman.

Which direction do you go? Tell me alllll about it (in no more than 100 words, of course).

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JOHN BECK Aug 17, 2012, 7:47am UTC

An exception to the "no exceptions"! Well, the perfume would work on me also.

Priya P. Aug 18, 2012, 11:55pm UTC

I don't know how I missed that. But it was fun anyway :)

JOHN BECK Aug 19, 2012, 8:28am UTC

Definitely fun, Priya.

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A. F. Stewart Aug 17, 2012, 8:12am UTC

Perfume as a beast repellent, excellent. Great story.

Priya P. Aug 18, 2012, 11:56pm UTC

Hehe ;)

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Phill Senters Aug 17, 2012, 8:32am UTC

LOL That's good. :)

Priya P. Aug 18, 2012, 11:56pm UTC

Thanks Phil

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Tracy Fabre Aug 17, 2012, 10:53am UTC

FINALLY a use for the perfume. I hated that job anyway and I have Aleve for the helmet bash, so thank YOU!

Mustafa Demiri Aug 18, 2012, 10:57pm UTC

Magnanimity is ever the hallmark of the truly great. (;

Priya P. Aug 18, 2012, 11:57pm UTC

Poor Tracy, I'm so bad - I always pick on her and it's soooo much fun!!!

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Len Maxwell Aug 17, 2012, 2:13pm UTC

I have no clue how you came up with something such as that. I'm just glad that you did.

Thanks for posting to the Smelly Wall on The Triple Name Club where it's now featured.

Priya P. Aug 27, 2012, 4:33am UTC

I have a crazy imagination and for these prompts, it's perfect. I get to get my loony side out :)

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Pam Brittain Aug 17, 2012, 4:11pm UTC

Tracy was there to save the day - woo-hoo!

Priya P. Aug 18, 2012, 8:24am UTC

And the knot on Tracy's head wasn't soooo bad ...

Pam Brittain Aug 18, 2012, 1:32pm UTC

Poor Tracy. At least you didn't pick on her - (maybe).

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stephen berwaldt Aug 17, 2012, 11:06pm UTC

A creative response to the prompt. It is s amazing what ideas some of you come up with...
Great offering...

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