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Isn’t he the most precious thing? she purred.
Yes, he’s adorable, the mother replied uneasily.
Β She’d never told anyone but, the moment he was born, the lightning bolt had struck the house and every single clock had stopped at the witching hour.
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Written for YeahWrite’s GargleBlaster prompt #159
This week’s question:Β
Have all your clocks stopped?
Have all your clocks stopped?
Interesting take !!
Thanks Jyotsna!
Oh spooky. A lot conveyed in very few words. Nicely done.
Crreeepy! There's a whole story in 42 words! Powerful as always, Shailaja!
Spooky yet interesting.
Yeah, I am not going to argue with that one, Pheno π
It's really fun to do that, Suzy! Thank you π
Thank you very much, Madhura!
Thanks for liking it, Geeta!
Very good. I wanted to read more. π
So glad π I will endeavour to turn it into a longer piece soon!
Yes, do expand this one, Shailja π
You're really tempting me now π Thank you!
Ooh, creepy. I would feel uneasy too, even though I claim to not be superstitious.
That is creepy!
damn!!!! that was good.. creepy!
spooky :O :O You are so good at spooky stories.. write a short story on horror genre pleaseeeeeeee!
Yes, that is certainly a bit unsettling, Marcy. Thanks for reading!
Yep, that was the plan, Kathy π
So glad you found it that way! <3
Thank you for stopping by!
Now you got me thinking π Good idea, Sri!
Very nice
I am writing the a-z as authorsusankoenig – been trying to contact you with that one
and this is Sus also – I'll get back to you next month for all lthe flash sights
Naughty writer. Let me sleep now. As it is i get nightmares…
ooh! How spooky!!
and brilliantly expressed in just 42 words! wow!
thanks for the awesome comment!!
Spooky for sure! Though I have to admit, when my son was an infant I could have sworn all the clocks were stopped during his witching hour. I swear, time stood still some evenings. Thanks so much for hitchhiking, Sue – I hope you'll be back for next week's gargleblaster!
A mix of spooky and sad, loved it.
ohh that's chilling!!! awesome story
Great perspective!