The Carrot Ranch, July 25, 2022, prompt: In 99 words (no more, no less), write a story sweet as cherries. It can be about the fruit or something cherries represent. Why is it sweet? Can you use contrast to draw out the beauty? Go where the prompt leads! Submit by July 30, 2022.
It was time. Hazel opened the oven door. The sweet scent of cherries filled the room. She knew this pie would be a winner at the Pie Bake Off at the park this afternoon. After all, she’d added her secret ingredient.
Later, she watched in fascination as the judge took his first bite. His eyes lit up with pleasure at the taste of her sweet confection.
“This is the one,” he said. “First place!”
Then he crumpled in a heap to the ground.
Hazel smiled. She had finally found a way to deal with her ex-husband once and for all.
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I do love revenge stories. Excellent, Colleen!
Thanks, Olga. I had so much fun writing this. I think I like revenge stories too. LOL!
I wasn’t expecting a fatal secret ingredient!
Yay! I love when I can write such a short story with a surprise ending. Thanks, Liz. 😜
You’re welcome, Colleen!
OOOh…. I just watched a show where some poison was put into some wine… and the wrong person got it. But… the person who poisoned the wine took a small sip to have a reaction and take the suspision off of themselves. It was a ‘Midsummer Murder’… and they always get the ‘vilian’! 😀
I love Midsommer Murders. One of my favorites! 😂
Watching on Youtub I can’t watch them in order. But I finally found season 1 episode 1 last night! 🙂
We watched them on PBS. Sometimes Prime has them on too. It’s a nice benefit of subscribing to Prime. 😀
We don’t get all the bells and whistles… but enough to keep us happy.
Same here. Prime is a freebie when you subscribe for free shipping. Otherwise we wouldn’t have it. ❤️
Yes – I think that is why we have ‘it’.
Ah, the put the poison in the cherry pie scheme! 😉
LOL! 🤣🍒🥧
Haha! That was an awesome, surprise ending, Colleen! 🙂
Yay! I’m you enjoyed! I had fun writing this one. 😂
Oh! Hazel is a witch 🤣🤣
LOL! 🤣🤣🤣🧙🏻♀️
😉🤣🤣🤣
Haha, I love it! I did not see that coming.
Excellent! That makes my day! 😂😍
Hahahahaha!
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Ouch, revenge is also sweet. LOL – as I am sitting here eating cherries. LOLOL <3
LOL! This was fun to write. I’ll have to play with “revenge” more often! 🍒🍒🍒
Lolol <3
Oh, nice touch! Great story, and I hope not true 😉
LOL! 🤣 Thanks, Margaret.
Sweet revenge, Colleen – love it. Toni x
This was so fun to write, Toni. It gives me so many ideas! 😂🍒
The ultimate revenge! Fabulous, Colleen!
Ha, ha! This was a blast to write. I will have to play with the theme of revenge more often! 😀
Murder at the pie bake-off rather than murder on the dance floor. A good one, Colleen. I don’t envy what awaits her, though.
Oh sure. She must be insane, I’m sure. The back story could be interesting. 🤔
The sweet taste of revenge, served cold. With a fork in it! Clever, Colleen!
LOL! Thanks, Liz. 🍒🥧
Well done, Colleen. I didn’t see that coming.
Thanks, Norah. It was so fun to write this. I must embrace “revenge” agin in my characters. 😍
It can be helpful at times!
Wow! What a sweet ending! For Hazel, that is. I truly was surprised by the twist, but I loved it. Well done, Colleen.
Thank you! I think I surprised myself! 😂