Another week has slipped by, sucked into the vortex of “past”.  This past week for me was heavy, in a good way, like moving a box of beloved books and then reveling in that sore muscle haze while blowing the dust off the bindings, and rediscovering cherished stories and philosophical truths.

This week also brought a handful, or two, of new readers and writers, and it’s been delightful to read all of your 100 word stories on NERVOUS.  My pick of the week is Slouchy.  I just loved this short little piece of fiction:

She waited in the wardrobe, the spot her oldest brother favored. The air smelled musty. Her grandmother’s coats brushed against her cheeks and made her nose itch. She grew impatient. Really, this game had lasted far too long. She moved to let herself out and frowned to find no handle on the inside of the wardrobe. Why would there be? She banged on the wood, shouted for her sister, for anyone, but heard only silence, thick and oppressive. Clutching at coat hems, she slumped down and inhaled mightily, as if through scent she might summon their owner, and her release.

In other words:

  • “An unrelenting wind chills…” by Element 22
  • The future can make you nervous by Michael
  • The envelope by Aurora Lee
  • 10-60 by Northern Zazu
  • “Nervous son?” by Angelgal
  • Nervous No More by Secret Agent Mama
  • Buying love by LouCeel
  • It’s Defective Typewriter’s first time
  • The Blind Date by Patti
  • Hidden by That’s Live 2.0
  • The Gauntlet by Gabriel Gadfly

That wraps up last week’s challenge, and going through that reminds me that it would be helpful to me if you all gave a title to your pieces so I don’t have to make one up.  Sometimes that’s awfully fun, but sometimes I’m rushed.

This week’s challenge (for details on how to play, go here), comes from a book I picked up off someone’s shelf to pass some time, The Saturday Morning Murder: A Psychoanalytic Case (Michael Ohayon Mysteries, No. 1) by Batay Gur.  The word is:

Breakfast

Write 100 words on it, post to your blog, and leave a comment here so we can find you.  Challenge closes on Saturday-ish.  Happy writing!

With love,