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FICTION | DRABBLE WRITING PROMPT | RANDOM WORD

A 100-Word Drabble: Lie

Why must it be so confusing? I can’t lie. This challenge gives me misgivings. A bit of humor.

Am I the only one who struggles with lie and lay? Why can’t I just lay on the bed for a nap without all the grammatical quandaries?

I’d hate to lay an egg and say I want to lie down for a nap when it should be lay down.

Let’s not even get into past tense or present and past participles. Why’d that lady get all snarky when I said I had laid down for a nap earlier?

Merriam’s no help. ‘To lay’ means to put something down gently. How else am I going to lay down on the bed?

This started as a random word drabble challenge by Nancy Oglesby, but it is not technically a fiction. So, I self-published, and I’ll get back to Random Word Drabble Challenge tomorrow. If you’d like to join, check the requirements here:

24 Random Word Drabble Challenge

We challenge you to write a 100-word fiction story

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Here are three other drabbles I wrote for your enjoyment.

You’re Not a Real Writer then, Are You?

A friend of mine asked, “Why don’t you get a real job?”

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A 100-Word Drabble: Final Destination Karma

Karma is rarely as swift as this.

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A 100-Word Drabble: A Short Walk with Death

Suzie and Sarah’s mother was ill, so she told them to ask someone to walk them home after church, as they’d have to…

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Stephen Dalton is a retired US Army First Sergeant with a degree in journalism from the University of Maryland and a Certified US English Chicago Manual of Style Editor. Also, a Top Writer in Bitcoin, Business, Investing, Nutrition, Travel, Fiction, Transportation, VR, NFL, Design, Creativity, and Short Story.