Inheritance
The two women stared down at the man in the bed, wired with tubes, a screen beeping.
‘I’ve been with him for ten years. We have the kids.’
‘And I’m still married to him. If someone accidentally presses this button,’ her hand hovered, ‘then everything is mine. C’est la vie.’
I'm not sure how well this one works. An experiment ...
Robbery
Strolling. Entering. Shopping. Loitering. Checking. Queuing. Staring. Blinking. Nodding. Threatening. Shouting. Gesticulating. Punching. Wrestling. Grabbing. Running. Gasping. Wheezing. Tripping. Falling. Cursing. Scrambling. Hobbling. Panting. Fumbling. Muttering. Opening. Sitting. Shutting. Starting. Accelerating. Relaxing. Grinning. Tuning. Humming. Tapping. Singing. Swerving. Turning. Skidding. Spinning. Flipping. Cartwheeling. Bouncing. Crashing. Bleeding. Laughing. Spluttering. Crying. Praying ...
2 comments:
Rob - Oh, this is great! Very creative! I'd not thought of telling a story just using verbs, but you've done it. Nicely done :-). Thanks very much for giving this a go.
Quite a nice exercise. A story in present participles.
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