Hello fellow bloggers
I'm creating a writing challenge: I'll start, you continue with a sentence or paragraph in the comments. Only one rule. It has to be positive. It can be mysterious or whatever direction you choose, but it has to be positive.
Update: My mistake. You continue were the last person left off until there is a short short story. No reason, just fun what type of story can come together as a collaborative project. Continue the story and comment as often as you wish, even after I post something else until the story is finished.
Eron opened the door and was greeted by sunshine filtering through the clouds, a rainbow visible in the distance. This was a good day to complete a special errand he had been anticipating. As he walked down the path he noticed an object glinting on the ground. As he picked it up it turned out to be a
a piece of foil, shiny and flimsy. He turned it around, the back was of a glaring ink and the letters "ha" were visible. When he looked up, he noticed that the sky was filling with . . .
ReplyDeletean old bottle half buried in the dirt of an unusual shape. this will make a nice addition to the collection on the windowsill, he thought to himself.
ReplyDeleteCodex: more of these scraps. Eron gathered them up. When he pieced it together it read: "You have found the first piece of the puzzle."Beneath were the numbers of a geolocation nearby. Eron decided to pursue it.
ReplyDeleteCodex: As he walked toward the coordinates it led to an old bottle half buried in the dirt of an unusual shape. this will make a nice addition to the collection on the windowsill, he thought to himself. The bottle contained a small cylinder. He upended the bottle and removed it. It was a clue leading him to the next destination.
ReplyDeleteExamining it carefully, he turned it over in his hands several times. Where were the next coordinates? Then, looking closely he noticed an engraving, a phrase: half of two...
ReplyDeleteDoes this mean one? Or is there a pair? His skin prickled, that sudden feeling he wasn't alone. Was he being watched? Unsure what to expect, he whirled around...
ReplyDeleteNothing, no one. Just his heart thudding around like a shoe in the dryer. You're overreacting, he thought. And yet this feeling he wasn't alone...he couldn't shake it. And then a realization; it felt like the only explanation! He had missed something among the previous clues. I must retrace my steps...
ReplyDeleteCodex: with a start he woke up. He tried to fall back asleep to continue the dream. To no avail. What a strange dream, the wisps still hanging around as he was slowly pulled to consciousness. Half of two, what did it mean? After he made himself breakfast, he walked out the front door and was greeted by sunshine filtering through the clouds, half the curve of a rainbow visible in the distance.
ReplyDeleteCodex: The end of this story, but we should write another one in the future. Thank you for participating. Fun and interesting to see what everyone comes up with.
ReplyDeleteHalf a rainbow?!!! So clever!!! Yes, let's tandem write again.
ReplyDeleteCodex: I figured it might not be completed in a short form and didn't know where you were heading. Thanks. Saw half a rainbow that morning so I guess I cheated. *winks* Wonder how many stories are written that way. Made it circular. Fun. Yes. We should.
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