This is not good enough. I need to write other blog posts besides those for 100WCGU. Not that I have anything against 100WCGU, but that’s not all this blog is about. So I will be writing other posts – as soon as I’ve thought of something to say!
In the meantime, here’s another post for
This time we have to include the prompt:
… in the dark recess of my mind …
The Listener
So she’s telling me the story in all its detail. Her memory is amazing. She remembers every word they said to each other, every movement, every facial expression. She can describe not only the whole scene but also the people who walked past them. Anonymous souls who have no connection to the story. How does she do it?
I’m staring at her, wide-eyed and open-mouthed. After each sentence, I’m going “Really?” and “Wow!” and “No!” and “Oh my God!”
Somewhere, in the dark recess of my mind, in that secret place to which she has no access, I’m thinking: Don’t succumb to the temptation to yawn.
Miriam Drori, Author 
23 replies on “100 Word Challenge – Week #46”
Oh we’ve all been there! Brilliant way to use the prompt!
Thank you!
Oh that was so awesome. Really made me smile.
Made me smile to read your comment 🙂
Lovely, really clever use of the prompt.
Thanks, Sally 🙂
LOL – you have to admire their talent for total recall but do they have to recall all of everything on our time. Brilliant observation.
Thanks, Midlife 🙂
Great use of the prompt. Total recall would be very hard not to yawn through. Very nicely done. 🙂
🙂
Oh boy, you’ve just summed up why I hate parties! Read this raptly.
Can’t you get away from them at parties? “Excuse me, I must go and talk to ….”
Great use of the prompt …. I can empathise …. resisting the temptation not to yawn no matter how rapt and polite we are with what we hear.
As long as you didn’t yawn while reading this… 😉
Excellent writing. You got a lovely unexpected twist right in at the end, in only 100 words. Loved it.
Thank you 🙂
I enjoyed this and know the feeling well. 🙂
Don’t we all! Not.
You really made me laugh, this is so real, I love it!
And you’ve brought a smile to my face 🙂
LOL 🙂 we’ve all yawned inside, but stealed our jaw against it! Sometimes, I wonder if the bore can notice the subtle signs but is too thick skinned to realise.
You made me laugh again! Nice take on the prompt – I think I have been both the listener, and the ‘total recall’ idiot at different times…
Made me yawn in sympathy with the poor listener…