The dwarves were under the wood pile again. The Valentine’s Day disaster had passed but the tension had not. The clammy moldiness was a comfort.
Herp poked a toad that stared at him blithely.
Derp sighed. “I don’t think Moribund will ever forgive us, but if you look on the flip side…”
“A what slide?” Herp’s bad eye meandered toward Derp.
“Flip side. Flip. FLIP!”
Something warty wetly struck Derp in the side of the head. It clung a moment before sliding down.
“What? You said ‘flip!’”
“No, I said toad slide,” he spat shoving the toad down Herp’s pants.
The above is my entry for the 100-Word-Challenge. The prompt this week was “…the flip side…”
Previous 100-word installments in the Moribund saga:
- Hope in a Sklortch
- Toad Slide
- Derp’s Dilemma
- Glenda Gloop’s Failed Surprise
- Love Dies an Ugly Death Under the Sink
- Moribund’s Demise
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Ewww! Good writing 😉
Thanks for reading!
eurgh- that made me get goosebumps- the thought of a toad flying towards me!! Great writing.
I don’t think I’d appreciate getting hit in the face with a toad either! Thanks for reading.
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This was fabulous. I love the description and the imagination. On a side note, the moon image is GORGEOUS! did you take that shot?
Unfortunately, I didn’t take the moon photo. It’s actually a wallpaper I had saved ages ago. It is beautiful though. I’m glad you liked the story. Thanks for reading!
Lovely interpretation. I will be catching up on the stories about Moribund I think…
Great! I’m glad you’re enjoying. I’m beginning to want to give these characters some more room than the 100-word challenge, but I’m going to bide my time and see what happens. Thanks for reading!
Great piece of writing. 🙂
Thank you!
I do love your writing, and this series of fun characters
Thank you, Judee. I really appreciate your comments and especially taking time to read them.
Absolutely loved it.
Thank you, teschoenborn. And thanks for reading!
Yuk! These lads are becoming more gross with each post! I love them and you are so clever to imagine them!!
Glad you enjoyed it!
I love Herp’s bad eye. If ever this gets made into a film, that eye needs a listing in the credits in its own right!
That eye has a mind of it’s own and kinda goes off on it’s own little trip when his brain does the same (which is often). I just wish I had more than 100 words sometimes to really paint these guys the way I see them. I’m glad you’re enjoying!
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