Written for Esther’s “Can You Tell A Story In” – #310
in exactly 54 words using these five prompts:
‘gerbil’, ‘wonderland’, ‘aftershave’, ‘zip’ and ‘banshee’.
In exactly 54 words, this is my flash.
Playboy Zip Johnson found himself lost in a magical wonderland of beautiful faeries. He sprayed himself with aftershave hoping to attract them. Instead, a banshee appeared, mistaking the aftershave for a mating scent. Zip ran, the banshee chasing after him with lovestruck fervor. Eventually, Zip outsmarted the banshee by hiding in a gerbil hole.
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54 Words
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The Elephant's Trunk 
Ha ha ha! It must have been a rather large gerbil!
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Haha! Anything can happen in those magic wonderlands!
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That’s such fun. Love it!
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With those words, it’s got to be fun! Thanks, Esther!
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What a close shave, Nancy, … I know, ‘tis a terrible pun, … but it’s all I could think of, … so run Zip run, …😉…💙
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Hahaha! If I thought of it, I would have used it myself! Thanks Penn!
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✨🤗💙✨
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Fun story Nancy and a great rock track to go with it 🙌
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Thanks, Ange! That song is kicking ass!
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🙌
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