Late April 2011 I discovered http://StoryADay.org and the project that is to write 31 stories in 31 days. Anyone who knows me or follows this blog, knows how passionate I am about short stories so my clichéd eyes lit up at this new marvel. And just a few days later there I was, breathing life into new characters. This went on to become (with some editing of course) my 31-story collection eBook Story A Day May 2011.
And here we are a year later doing it all over again. Today’s prompt was ‘the chase’, so here is my 107-worder. Short and sweet?
The Legends of Louisiana
“They’re gaining on us, honey!”
“I know, darlin’. I know.”
“Can’t you make this thing go any faster?”
“Foot pedal’s to the floor.”
“We’re not gonna make it.”
“Trust me. Haven’t I got you out of situations like this before?”
“Sure.”
“Then I’ll do it again.”
“There’s another one. Two more.”
“Relax. They don’t know who they’re dealin’ with.”
“I think they do, that’s why they’re acting that way.”
“Actin’? They ain’t actin’. They mean business but so do we.”
“You’re funny, honey.”
“No point in gettin’ all serious when…”
“They’re coming up on the left!”
“There’s Oakley and…”
“I love you, Clyde.”
“Love you, too, Bonn………”
Thank you Wikpedia (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bonnie_and_Clyde). If you like working from prompts you might be interested in my 365-Day Writer’s Block Workbook (Vol 1).
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