The Open Secret, #FlashFiction
The May 28, 2020, Carrot Ranch Literary Community prompt: In 99 words (no more, no less), write a story using two words that contradict. Examples include champagne and hard-rock; rosemary and sewage; duck down and firecrackers; sleep and square-dancing. Use one of these or make up your own. Go where the prompt leads!
Respond by June 2, 2020.
“Shhhhh… don’t tell anyone what I’ve told you.”
Marnie shook her head. “You’re missing the point, Susan. Jim’s been cheating on Janet for months. This is an open secret, and the entire town knows what’s going on.”
“What? Mrs. Parker only told me the details today when I ran into her at the market.”
“That’s because you’re new in town. She probably told you not to tell anyone because it makes her feel important.”
Susan looked crestfallen as she waved goodbye to her neighbor.
Marnie grinned. Besides, she knew the truth. She and Jim had been lovers for years.
©2020 Colleen M. Chesebro
Ooooh!!!
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LOL! 😀
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My goodness… the Jim sounds like a real rascal!
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LOL! This was so fun to write. ❤
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That’s a wicked web you’ve woven. She’s not nice! Which makes her well suited to Jim.
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Right? It’s hard to get characterizations in so few few words. It was fun to write bad for a change. 😂❤️
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An “open secret” with a twist! Well done, Colleen. ❤
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Thanks, Diana. I’ve missed my writing for Carrot Ranch. Feels good to be writing again. ❤️
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This is a good time to be creative, even if it’s hard to focus. Happy Writing.
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Thanks so much, Diana. I have to make up for lost time. ❤
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Ooh, the makings for a scandalous book! 🙂 ❤
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LOL! At least a novella for sure! 😂
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That was a fun twist:)
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LOL! That’s why I love flash fiction. The twists are the best! 🤣
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Gossip rarely goes good. But this flash fiction did good fun!
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LOL! Thanks Jules. You know how people can be. I’m not saying anything about my neighborhood… LOL! 😀
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I never did like Marnie! 🤣 Nice twist.
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LOL! It was refreshing writing something kind of mean for once. LOL!
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😀
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Oh, humans and their secrets! Always causing so much trouble.
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LOL! Right? It felt good to write about something different. 🤣
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