Fifties by the Fire — a fifty-word, prompt-based writing exercise. Feel free to share your response below, or read and comment to join the fun.
Prompt: Write a fifty-word story (fiction, poetry, or CNF) that uses the phrase, in bloom.
Here are the other guidelines:
Make sure your piece is exactly fifty words. Feel free to use Word Counter or the word processor you use.
Write a title with the genre in the first line. (Example: Away He Went, Fiction)
The title does not factor into the word count.
Good luck and have fun. Happy writing!
Special thanks to John Lightle for providing “In Bloom” for our writing prompt.
On the Run, fiction
The thorny briar patch pierced Manny’s skin like snake bites. He barreled toward the river and spotted tulips in bloom.
Spring had always been her favorite season.
Footsteps tore into the woods. “Freeze!”
The young fugitive took a deep breath and added it to his list of regrets.
Then he dove.
Cutting Class/Fiction
The coarse sophomore embodied the season of rising sap. Unwisely approached the farmer’s daughter saucily, snickered, “We’re up to the chapter on plant reproduction in biology class. You look to be in full bloom.”
Rachel shouldered the shears conspicuously. “Pay close attention when you get to the chapter on pruning.”