The motorcycle in the driveway should have been a clue – all that exercising, saying she was building up endurance – then those tear-outs of blue hair and questions slipped in at dinner, “who did Melissa’s piercing?” – with only 4 months left ’til Burning Man – I wonder if she’s only joking…
The Bookshelf Gargoyle curates a Fiction in 50 mini-narrative challenge – this month’s prompt is Only Joking! Tell us a tale, fabricate a fib, stretch the truth and put out a piece of short, short fiction: send it in and then go have a peek at the other entries – GargoyleBruce writes wonderful reviews on all sorts of kid lit (big and small) with a cheeky tone guaranteed to make you laugh out loud. Wander through the stacks, you are sure to find something you’ll like.
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ACROSS THE BORED 
I admit it – I just have to go and look up Burning Man because I had no idea what it was. Thanks for broadening my horizons!
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What a surprise for you then! Have a look at the video footage, you’ll never look at a bonfire the same way again…
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Fantastic! Because the way I look at them now makes my eyes smoky.
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Great entry. You have inspired me and I added one of my own fictional stories.
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Thanks – glad to be of service. I needed to lighten up a bit…
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…She said to the electrician.
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;)
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I bailed on this challenge, temporarily lost my sense of humor due to seriously HOT hot flashes. If you need a laugh this Wednesday, here’s a visual for you–Short/fat/frumpy woman storms clinic, armed to the teeth: “GIVE ME BACK My HRT PILLS!!”
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OMGoodness! I could do a great cartoon for that one – you and Arnold, jah? Laughing out loud here…
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I knew I could make you laugh!! Go ahead and cartoon it–but maybe Stallone? Oh, and by the by, the worst part is that–when I’m not dying from the heat, I’m Freezing! And the other worst part is that I may incinerate all my riff-raff neighbors…my tolerance level is sub-zero. Not a happy Caddo, here…(and why I insist on baking and cooking…don’t even go there)
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Oh dear… Saying you run hot and cold would be an understatement the…
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It’s ridiculous, pathetic…and other words I can’t publish!
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:0
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I am participating in this for the first time. It was fun (my posts tomorrow). Yours was cute , made me smile.
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I love this challenge – I always dither over what to respond and then blam! Off we go…. Will look for your post.
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Thanks :)
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