"What does it say to you?" she asked.
I adjusted my eyes and looked at the old film reel. I spoke after a second. "Fear."
"Of the past?"
I gravely nodded.
"What is there to fear in the past?"
She's right. The only thing to fear is the future.
"What does it say to you?" she asked. I adjusted my eyes and looked at the old film reel. I spoke after a second. "Fear." "Of the past?" I gravely nodded. "What is there to fear in the past?" She's right. The only thing to fear is the future. |
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Exactly 50 words long. A vignette.
Written for  's workshop, "Netting the Vignette", from  . The contest can be found here.Vignettes are interesting. Difficult to work with. I was supposed to keep it around 50 words. I think I did okay, but it's hard to make your point in just 50 words. It's got to be like poetry -- simple, symbolic and no fluff. Keep it to the point. I encourage everybody to try this! It was very interesting to do. **Update 4/16/09: I re-made this into a longer piece of prose, but I wanted to preserve the original. I had fun making the 50-word version. The longer version can be found here. If you would like to use my work, feel free -- just link back to my profile page, and drop me a quick note to let me know.  |
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