Friday, February 19, 2010

Friday’s 55 Fiction : This Too Shall Pass??

55 Fiction is a form of micro-fiction that refers to the works of fiction limited to a maximum of fifty-five words.

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This Too Shall Pass??

“Faster, Dad!” he said with pain and urgency. The blood from her wound was soaking him and so were his tears. The 10 minute drive to the hospital was torturous. More so for her.

With anguish they paced outside the OT as the doctor wrote DOA.

Lola, their pug of 10 years was no more.
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16 comments:

  1. Hmmm... remember my dachshund dog we had when i was a kid... and ya the talking parrot too :)

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  2. nice!!... i came here expecting a surprise and every word that I read i would make an assumption... but cudn't think of this type of ending... very nice one...

    Cheers!
    Tavish
    Latest Blog Post: Desperation

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  3. I have recently started reading your blog and love your writing, specially the 55 words fictions on Fridays. And this was was another great one too !!
    Blogrolling you now.

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  4. finally a 55er with no mystery around it!!!....but a nice story!!

    Shahid

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  5. Awww that was a sad one :(
    But an excellent piece of 55 fiction :)

    Keep up the good work Shilpa.

    Cheers!!

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  6. you surprise me each time re..i was feeling panicky and sad; lekin in the end; it was a pug..humph

    I am not fond of pets, so i kinda found this one a bit funny :P

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  7. Short and sweet. -

    Btw when are you going to write long story ? Would love to read some fiction.

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  8. Awwwww...Poor pug:-(

    Don't ask me why, but I thought a pregnant woman was being taken to the hospital!:-O

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  9. You've been tagged on my blog. Do pick it up

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  10. Very touching
    We lost our"BOOZO" so suddenly.
    It hurts.

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  11. fabulous.... the surprise element strikes well

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  12. sad :( but as usual very surprise ending.

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  13. awww, that's so very sad, yet sweet ... lovely 55er :)

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  14. @ Lakshmi Rajan : I can understand. We lost our pomeranian too! :(

    And she was such a darling!! :)

    @ Tavish Chadha : Glad you liked it! :)

    @ Dil se : Hi and Welcome, Dil se!! :) Thanks a lot and am glad you like it here!

    Cheers :)

    @ Shahid : Thank you Shahid. :)

    @ Chatterbox : I know :(

    Thanks for encouraging words! :)

    Cheers :)

    @ Neha : Surprised you! :D

    I know, what you mean! :)

    @ Gyanban : Yeah…55 words! :)

    Thanks for showing the faith…but I myself lack one in myself as far as long stories are concerned. Though, writing a long story is in the Wish List! :)

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  15. @ lostworld : You thought so!! :D

    @ Phoenixritu : Thanks! and Surely! :)

    @ BK Chowla : Oh! I am so sorry! :(

    @ Mahesh : Thanks Mahesh! :)

    @ evanescentthoughts : :)

    @ Adisha : Thanks Adisha :)

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  16. I love dogs and this story really made me sad. :(
    Anyways, nice story. :)

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