Written for Esther’s “Can You Tell A Story In” –
#315, exactly 54 words using these five prompt
words: ‘husky’, ‘acne’, ‘spaceman’, ‘lettuce’
and ‘wheelbarrow’. Here’s my 54-word flash.
Inspector Husky investigated the crime scene: someone had stolen Mayor McCheese’s prize-winning lettuce. The only witness? A confused spaceman found napping in a wheelbarrow. “I saw nothing,” he slurred, scratching his acne. Inspector Husky sniffed him suspiciously; special sauce and flecks of lettuce dotted the alien’s chin. Case closed! Husky’s got his man, erm…..spaceman!
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54 Words
This is “Spaceman” by Harry Nilsson
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The Elephant's Trunk 
Scmielson! And a proper intro by the Sicilian Song Mistress!
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Haha! Thank you kindly, Liz!
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Very clever!
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Thanks very much, D.
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Lovely story, Nancy and a wonderful song.
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Thanks so much, Jim! That is a cool song,
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Great storytelling in so few words, Nancy 😊
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Thanks, Esther. This was a unique batch of words!
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Love this ending 😆
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Haha! So glad you do! Thanks, Ange.
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🙌
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Lol nice story and so good to hear good old Harry 💜💜
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Thanks, Willow! I love this song.
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Me too 💜💜
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Lol! Great story
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Thanks, Sadje! It sure is a unique bunch of words!
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You’re right. 🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼
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