Brrrr…everything was chattering. It was frigid , so I went looking for a place to stay warm, maybe take a little nip to keep me hot and toasty all over. Oooo…looky. I’ll float over and latch on, just under the collar. YUM! Blood, oozey and totally…wow! WOW! What’s THAT…it’s…spicy…oh, someone’s eating some really hot food! THANK YOU! Gracias. Dhanyavad!
Hey, hey…HEY! Get your fingers off me, bud! Stop it…sto…oh damn. Here comes the cigarette. I better get off, back in the water, or it’s ‘bye bye’me! Damnit. Cold again. You’d think he’d never recover from a leeching. Geez.
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Another fun little challenge: Tracy Chapman’s Hump Day Challenge. Tracy wrote: “The rules are simple. Incorporate the five words below into a story of no more than 100 words. Post your story directly into the comments section.”
The five words for today were: Spicy, Collar, Blood, Recover and Frigid.
The challenge is open until Thursday, 6/16 at Noon EST. Have fun.

AMAZING….and yes..”A BORN STORY TELLER”…I keep missing your posts,I am sorry,I don’t do it intentionally,just been very pre occupied…will come back.
Thank you alpana. I hope everything is good.
Hey Stuart -
Five words to incorporate into a very short short story sounds easier than it probably appears to be. You did it very well. Good job Stuart.
It’s just fun to play with these forms. Thanks Brian.
You are really a born story teller Stuart……Gracias for keeping us updated on different writer challenges.
Thanks Abhisek. I am finding them, slowly but surely, and having fun with them. Everyone should do that: have fun, not make it a competition.
I can just see and hear this one – yes, I can certainly tell that not only are you a powerful writer, you are also a fabulous storyteller! Fun!!
Wow..thank you so much Jennifer.
Very creative Stuart =o]
thank you SK.