Written for Esther’s “Can You Tell A Story In” –
exactly 57 words using the six prompt words
shown below. In 57 words, here’s my flash.
cat, pies, travesty, diamonds, chair, stationery
Rich, eccentric Farley Beauchamp left everything in his will to his daughter, Felicia: the cat, his rickety rocking chair, a box of monogrammed stationery, and a case of frozen pies. The diamonds, however, went entirely to the maid, Simone.
Felicia read the lawyer’s letter twice.
“This,” she said quietly, setting the paper down, “is an absolute travesty.”
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57 Words
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