Friday, April 1, 2011

A is for Apple

The old woman set it on the table.  Teetering for a moment, the red orb shined in the light.    
                “For a small price,” the woman said, “all your problems disappear. No more meddlesome princesses getting what rightfully is yours.”
                It would be wonderful to have my problems solved by an apple, Alyson thought, but she pushed it away.
                “No, thanks.  I’m sure I can win the prince with my personality.”  She walked away.
                The old woman shoved the apple back into her sack.  All the self-confidence taught to today’s girls might just put her out of the poison apple business. 

For my A to Z blogging challenge, I have decided to do short shorts.  They might be any genre, but they will all be 100 words or less.  Here's to 26 new stories to add to my collected works!
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16 comments:

  1. mooderinoApril 1, 2011 at 7:35 AM

    Cute. And an excellent way to add to the portfolio. Will check in again tomorrow.
    regards
    mood

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  2. Melissa Ann GoodwinApril 1, 2011 at 10:59 AM

    love it! lots accomplished in few words.

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  3. Laura JosephsenApril 1, 2011 at 12:40 PM

    That was fantastic! I love the thoughts the witch had on today's girls. :D

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  4. Sheila SilerApril 1, 2011 at 1:51 PM

    Love it! I have an eleven old daughter and we love the Cheetah Girl song that says "I don't wanta be Cinderella". Great short short! Visiting from A2Z, thanks for your comment on mine earlier.

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  5. Misha GerrickApril 1, 2011 at 2:01 PM

    Hahaha loved this short short. :-)

    Good luck with the rest of the challenge!

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  6. TS HendrikApril 1, 2011 at 3:55 PM

    I love short short stories. Great ending. Very funny.

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  7. Natalie DeckerApril 1, 2011 at 4:17 PM

    Nice. Love the fish pic by the way. =)

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  8. Rebecca DupreeApril 1, 2011 at 4:25 PM

    hahaha, the fish picture was up for a limited time only. I am trying to design a pretty background for my blog and was experimenting with a new picture! But thank you!

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  9. Shannon LawrenceApril 1, 2011 at 7:23 PM

    Can't wait for your future alphabet challenge shorts. Great way to do a theme for it. Good luck with the challenge!

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  10. Retired KnitterApril 1, 2011 at 7:53 PM

    Loved it! Very refreshing approach to the challenge. I look forward to checking in on you this month.

    Thanks for visiting my blog and leaving a comment.

    Elaine
    http://mynext20yearsofliving.blogspot.com

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  11. Alexis BassApril 1, 2011 at 8:35 PM

    Love this! Great idea for the A to Z Challenge. I will be tuning in daily!

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  12. AnnApril 1, 2011 at 11:01 PM

    Love this. All we need is self-confidence and all there is no need for the old poison apple thing. Thanks for visiting my blog. Delighted to meet you.

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  13. UnknownApril 1, 2011 at 11:10 PM

    What a great idea! Loved the short, short

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  14. KjMApril 2, 2011 at 5:29 PM

    Excellent take on how today's gifts of self confidence might impact some of the old solutions.

    A fun way to tackle this challenge

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  15. AnonymousApril 2, 2011 at 8:30 PM

    Thanks for stopping by my blog in the A-Z challenge! I'm looking forward to reading your shorts!!! ;-)

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  16. C R WardApril 9, 2011 at 11:47 AM

    Great story! And what a great idea for the challenge!

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