And a fond farewell to Week 26! One of my all-time favorite treats is pistachio ice cream—enjoy it with me as I celebrate another completed week of the Daily Shorty challenge. The last inspiration I pulled from my mystery box was part of the top of a corroded aerosol can, which got me fixated on the thought of hairspray. I covered three pages with various ideas and story starts related to hairspray—I couldn’t shake the image of it—and finally landed on a story as list using that number again: 7. Many thanks, again, to Jen Hicks. I love saying this: I owe you one!
Working Title: 7 Items
1st Sentence: Ever wonder what’s in my basement?
Favorite Sentence: I love bananas just as they are, so I’m in no danger of buying the Nanna-Mousser.
Word Length: 285
Photo of pistachio nougat ice cream by Flickr user Jules 1/2007.
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Congrats, wild writer!
Thanks, Jen, for SEVEN stories! Oh, and creamed corn.
Halfway through the year of writing a short story each day and blogging about it! I am looking forward to your new wild and crazy ideas and stories and more food photographs! Congratulations Claire!
Thanks Patty! When I write my story today, that will be a full SIX MONTHS. Feeling wordless about this, which is not exactly a great way to start my next six. Best not to think about it, then the words will come flowing back….