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The Continuing Adventures Of George & Martha, Vol. 9: The Yellow House

Nancy's Notes 🖊️🎶

Written for Friday Fictioneers, where our host Rochelle
encourages us to be creative by writing a story in 
100 words or less using the photo shown below.
 Here’s where the photo prompt took me.

© Yvette Prior

“Martha, must we perpetuate this pagan ritual year after year?”

(“Oh, God! No!”)

“Wonderful! This vermin-infested ersatz evergreen disgusts me!”

(“This is dreadful!”)

“Exactly! Hard to believe we’re in agreement!”

(“No! No!”)

“Yes, yes,  you loon! We agreed; no tree!”

(“No! Stop!”)

“Now we’re disagreeing? Martha, have you gone insane….shouting and staring out the window?”

“Shut up, George, and call the police.”

“About a Christmas tree?”

“No, you idiot! The man in the yellow house is strangling his wife!”

“She likely insisted he hang the bloody Christmas lights!”

“CALL NOW!”

“Alright, Martha! But I know exactly how that man feels, poor bastard!”


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100 Words

Nancy’s Notes: If you’d like to read how George & Martha began, click HERE.

This is “I’m Dressing Up Like Santa” by Mark Wright

7 November 2025

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49 thoughts on “The Continuing Adventures Of George & Martha, Vol. 9: The Yellow House”

  18. I think George is an Alien, he doesn’t seem to be on the same planet as Martha … and a ‘snappy’ song, Nancy, but no song from me. It’s 10.00 pm and I haven’t finished my post yet!

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    1. Thank you, Ernie. I’ve written many stories about George & Martha; they are a dysfunctional couple who would rather die than live apart, even though they are so rude to each other. I should have included a link to my earlier stories; I didn’t think of it.

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