FICTION | DRABBLE | SEEDLING CHALLENGE
Fearsome Threesome
The triumvirate of terror
“Hey, boss,” the paper clip gently pokes me, “are you done yet?”
“How?! I can’t find my orange-tinted glasses.”
“Right, your Leukophobia.”
“Is that a condescending undertone? It’s not my fault. Even Daredevil fears white paper!”
“Stop your seething rage. The man without fear is a fictional character … and blind! Sharpen your quill. I’ll look for your glasses. You are doing ….”
“Don’t!”
The paper clip sighs.
“Oh, man. Sorry, the Doxophobia. You’re sure you can finish the job?”
“Sure! All I need is a tide of ….”
“Boss! Your Ideophobia!”
“Thanks, Clippy. You’re the world’s best imaginative friend.”
Based on “Monday Mash-Up #23” by Jonathon Sawyer. Will this be an idea for Bradan Writes Stories’ Seedling Challenge and grow beyond a drabble? Your views and reads decide.
Prompt #1: explore a character's phobia -> 2 points
Constraint: The color ORANGE (1 point)
Constraint: the tide (1 point)
Constraint: A unique writing method (1 point)
Constraint: An unlikely sidekick (1 point)
Hardcore Constraint: seething rage (2 points)
Literary Device: exaggeration or hyperbole (5 points)
Connected to seedling challenge 10 points
Tally 1 point
Sum: 24 pointsInspired by the 18 Phobias Every Creative Must Overcome and, of course, Clippy, who caused phobias in many Windows users!
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