Tuesday 4 December 2012

Five Sentence Fiction - JOY

Oh the fun to be had writing flash fiction, it really is addictive...

Here's my latest five sentence creation - thanks as ever go to Lillie McFerrin for hosting such a great contest...

Lillie McFerrin

Joy

She never suited her first name; her demeanour was decidedly grumpy.

Even when she turned up at work wearing a diamond engagement ring the corners of her mouth were resolutely flattened displaying no emotion.

Wedding invites were hand delivered without fuss, standard white envelopes addressed in neat printed script.

My immediate reaction was, bloody cheek no “plus one” after my name; then I caught sight of the groom’s most unusual surname - Less.

I flashed a genuine smile of joyful delight as I accepted her kind invitation; her married name would suit her perfectly.


(Apologies to those people I know called Joy who are little rays of sunshine!)

8 comments:

  1. This is such a fun story, didn't expect the end at all :)

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    1. It's funny because the ending is where I started with this tale - comes from a comment made by a friend about someone she knows, all the Joys I know are lovely!

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  2. I did a double take at the end...very cute, Stacy! And, yes, I agree with you about flash fiction challenges and about rays of sunshine named Joy!

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  3. Stacy?? Who on earth is Stacy?! Sarah!!!! I know it's Sarah! Good grief. I have to stop corresponding at the lunch break. Anyways, Sarah, I really enjoyed it!

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    1. Stacy - oh she's just some other writer we know LOL ;-)

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  4. I love it when you make me smile, and that did! Very original!

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    1. Thanks Lisa - always like to leave people smiling :-)

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  5. A delightful, whimsical read! Ahh yes, a name is not always an apt description. Hopefully her last name will prove the catalyst for a change of demeanor instead!

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