Buttered Bread
Day 2 of the A-to-Z Blogging Challenge, and today’s 100-word flash fiction story’s title comes courtesy of Liam Sullivan from yesterday’s comments. Thanks, Liam!
BUTTERED BREAD
“Marsha?”
“Whole wheat, I think…”
“Marsha!”
“Go away, Zeke. It might even be home-made…”
“Will you listen to me, Marsha!”
“Stop hovering, Zeke. I’m enjoying my lunch. Though there’s plenty here if you want to share.”
“No, Marsha I…”
“They even buttered it. It is butter, I think. Not margarine, or some non-dairy substitute. Here, have a taste Zeke. What do you think?”
“Marsha. Remove your proboscis and listen. That’s not butter.”
“What?”
“I’ve been trying to tell you. It’s a trap.”
“A trap?”
“I saw the package in the trash. Looks like butter. Smells like butter. Kills flies.”
“…”
Now I need some suggestions for tomorrow’s story. Letter C words and phrases, please! 🙂
Haha, great story. My “C” suggestion…catacomb
Thanks, AJ. Good suggestion. Potential there… walking amongst the dead… 🙂
LOL. Fun story and fun prompt.
C is for crazy, because you’re crazy this year not pre-writing your posts!
Thank you, Dena! Yeah… well… check my sanity on April 30. 😉
flies! didn’t even think of it.
suggestions:
cleaning the ceiling
cold thoughts
that’s all I got.
have a lovely day.
“Cleaning the ceiling”? I see you want me to go with a horror story? Thanks for these! 🙂
Excellent!
Suggestion: cranky crustateon 😀
Thank you, Debs! Hmmm… uppity lobsters… interesting thought… Good idea. 🙂
You, know, in this case I’m rooting for the murderer. Proboscis was an excellent clue!
Some ideas for tomorrow:
Cottonmouth snake
Craving Chocolate (or Custard or Calzones — gee, I must be hungry)
Cast of Characters
Indeed! I would be too. 🙂 Some excellent ideas there, Celia. Thank you.
Swat a great little yarn! How about Curmudgeon?
My Friend Rosey – B is for Boyfriend
Thank you, Keith! Hmm… we could have a curmudgeonly cranky crustacean… 🙂
Hard to argue with Dena’s “crazy.” Maybe that’s why I was thinking cracked, and I didn’t even realize it.
Hey, now, John–where do you think I got the idea from? Hmm? Someone who spent a month asking readers to suggest letter-appropriate ways for him to be murdered? Ring a bell?? 😉
I think someone has to be a little bit (lotta bit?) crazy just to throw their hat into this writerly gig. Your hat seems to fit well, Colin. Keep wearing it. And keep writing!
Chilling (Canadian) climate
Brrr! A frosty setting could work. Thanks for that OneOfUs!
Wow! Quite the honor, thanks!
You’re very welcome, Liam. Thanks for the suggestion. It was so unusual, I couldn’t resist. 🙂
Ha, poor Marsha. She just wanted lunch.