Rox the Troll

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ck greedy hands.James spun around on the spot, stealthily drawing his slingshot and sending two smooth stones cleverly careening towards the troll’s ugly, unprepared face.They collided with a satisfying “crack!” into the troll’s sunken eye sockets.Rox yowled with pain and anger. James took the opportunity to dart past the now-blind troll, sprinting off into the safety of the forest towards his homeland.“Wait!” Rox screamed, stretching out his arm in the direction of the retreating footsteps.“You forgot your change!”<blockquote id="ff23">This microfiction was submitted to the Australian Writers’ Centre’s flash fiction challenge as advertised by Grandma Smillew here. Thanks, Grandma! I’d like to challenge Diana Thorland to contribute as well! Time’s ticking!</blockquote><blockquote id="96c0"

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Have you ever thought about NOT paying the toll?

Rox the Bridge Troll | Image created by Author using NightCafé AI

“So what’ll it be, human?”

James stood in the middle of the rickety stone bridge crossing the raging river below. The menacing troll Rox blocking his path was demanding payment to get across.

“Sorry, I have no money,” he said flatly.

Rox pointed at James’ pocket, closing his eyes and growling “Locket!”

Damn psychic third eye! Bridge trolls were the absolute worst! James grabbed the gold locket and tossed it over the bridge, sending it rocketing into Rox’s thick greedy hands.

James spun around on the spot, stealthily drawing his slingshot and sending two smooth stones cleverly careening towards the troll’s ugly, unprepared face.

They collided with a satisfying “crack!” into the troll’s sunken eye sockets.

Rox yowled with pain and anger. James took the opportunity to dart past the now-blind troll, sprinting off into the safety of the forest towards his homeland.

“Wait!” Rox screamed, stretching out his arm in the direction of the retreating footsteps.

“You forgot your change!”

This microfiction was submitted to the Australian Writers’ Centre’s flash fiction challenge as advertised by Grandma Smillew here. Thanks, Grandma! I’d like to challenge Diana Thorland to contribute as well! Time’s ticking!

I wrote a prequel for the Monday Mash-Up here.

Check out my series of 100-word Travel Drabble Blogs!

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Rox the Troll

Have you ever thought about NOT paying the toll?

Travel Drabble Blog

A drabble-based travel blog highlighting some of my exploits during a trip to Europe. Every entry is exactly 100 words…