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02 Mar #50PreciousWords

Posted at 20:17h in authors, children's literature, Dr. Seuss, kid lit, picture books, publishing, Uncategorized, writing by
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It’s time!

It’s here!

It’s short!!

In honor of Dr. Seuss’s birthday, Vivian Kirkfield has challenged writers to write a short (very short!) story using only fifty words.

Did you know that Green Eggs and Ham has only fifty words? Well, only fifty unique words. Dr. Seuss  shuffled and repeated them so that his book is much longer, but still, it only has fifty unique words.

BUT always one to raise the bar, Vivian, (www.viviankirkfield.com) didn’t want us to take fifty words and repeat them until we get the number of words we wanted. Oh no, our friend, Vivian is a tough taskmaster. Our challenge was to use ONLY fifty words. Total. Yep. Now that’s a challenge.

Here is my VERY humble attempt at writing a story using only fifty words. I hope you enjoy. (But please don’t judge!)

THE LION TAMER

Kyle creeps into the moonless night.

Dark, scary,

silent.

Then…

ROAR!

Kyle is brave.

He tiptoes closer and closer.

ROAR!

He digs deep into his pack,

flings something into the air.

CHOMP!

Mmm…peanut butter.

The beast sleeps.

Contented.

Kyle smiles.

He puts his pen down. 

A new adventure tomorrow. 

 

 

 

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10 Comments
  • Vivian Kirkfield
    Posted at 20:31h, 02 March

    Ellen…this is FABULOUS! What a twist at the end…I had no idea…you had me engaged from the very first sentence…and you took me along on Kyle’s adventure! Thank you for joining in the fun!!!

  • Aileen Stewart
    Posted at 21:17h, 02 March

    Great Job. Working with less than fifty words is difficult.

  • Kathy Halsey
    Posted at 22:35h, 02 March

    Ha- love the twist ending!

  • Pamela Courtney
    Posted at 05:22h, 03 March

    I absolutely love this. What a fantastic twist at the end. Well done Ellen.

  • Saba Negash
    Posted at 07:07h, 03 March

    Fun adventure, Ellen!!!

  • Maria Marshall
    Posted at 09:16h, 03 March

    How fun Ellen. I love the twist ending.

  • Joanne Roberts
    Posted at 15:54h, 03 March

    You had me wondering what was going on. Nicely done. Thanks.

  • Jean James
    Posted at 15:58h, 03 March

    If the peanut butter doesn’t soothe the beast it might at least lock up his jaws for a quick getaway…love Kyle’s adventures!

  • Gregory E. Bray
    Posted at 20:28h, 03 March

    I wonder what the beast was? Great story. Good luck!

  • Alayne Kay Christian
    Posted at 01:45h, 04 March

    Great 50-word story Ellen! Love the surprise ending. Best of luck.