BEACH FOLLIES
50 Word Thursdays # 22
The rules
- Find the muse within the photo or line provided and follow where it leads. It can be a story, anecdote, poem. Anything!
- Story must be between 50 and 250 words, in 50 word increments.
- Link back to this post with the tag 50WordThurs so that everyone can find it.
- HAVE FUN!
Ed and Janie packed up the wagon and headed to the beach. Today promised to be a good day for them. Bright sun, not a cloud in the sky, and high temperatures. They’d make a killing at the beach selling his wares. If…
They parked the wagon just off the walkway to the beach and set up shop. Janie sold their wares and Ed, he has his own skills.
The beach filled quickly, and Janie went to work. Sunscreen and towels were popular along with the snacks.
The never stayed in any place for long. They couldn’t take that chance. A few hours later, Ed returned, and they packed up the wagon. Time to move on.
They left the beach and headed to their current hideout. Ed dumped the morning’s haul onto the ground and they went through it, keeping the cash and jewelry. Today’s haul was a one.
This weeks phrase: We never stop anywhere very long.” Darren Shan, A Living Nightmare
This story was written for the 50 word Thursday challenge, this week hosted by Teresa , The Haunted Wordsmith.
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Michele
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I like it! Don’t blame them. I wouldn’t stay anywhere for a long time either. 🙂
Thanks, Joan. They certainly don’t want to be caught.
As soon as I saw that picture, I thought about Gram’s kidnapping story.
I like this one. It might be cool to write a novel from the perspective of the pickpockets, who should be the villains but aren’t. Maybe a modern day Oliver Twist.
Thanks, Staci. That does have an interesting twist. Pun intended. 😀
Clever! I really like this one, Michele. Nicely done!
Thanks, Mae. I liked this one myself. I could just see him going around to the beach blankets and taking things.
I like this one, Michele. I’m still working on a pair of characters similar to these two. I need to work them into my storyboard and see how they fit.
Thanks, Craig. I can’t wait to see what you come up with. It’s fun to write about the bad guys, they add so much to any story.
I want mine to be more like characters from Maverick or The Sting. Still dwelling on them, but they could wind up sailing on the Lanternfish.
I could see them on the Lanternfish.
Talk about your sideline business! 🙂
I know, right? And they are making it work. But I wouldn’t recommend trying that. Thanks, Jacquie.