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, CNF, or poetry) that relates to the following phrase/idea: out of the nest.
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: A Few More Rounds, Fiction)
The title does not factor into the word count.
Good luck and have fun. Happy writing!
Special thanks to
for providing “Four Calling Birds - Springtime” for our writing prompt.
To Intervene, fiction
Johnny sometimes wished he’d never kicked the hornet’s nest: he defended the new kid against popular opinion.
The bullies swarmed Johnny—their buzzing escalated to violence in a heartbeat. They pelted him with rocks, then slammed him into the ground, kicking him.
Johnny’s bruises faded, but the memory lingered forever.
(Flew the Coop, Fiction)
Early birds flew the coupe de ville after graduation; nest too small. Feathers preened, summer loons croon chorus songs. Nothing to loose. Flights, foolish flaunts, hastily made. Learned nothing. Consequences misconstrued. Gambled, nests spread wide; eggs laid down fluff, cast wings, empty-nest(s); life lingers, long shadows, wind blows...