(Originally published July 12, 2018)
“It’s called The Drabble,” she said. “One hundred-word limit.”
He sneered, “And you call that being published?”
“It’s something. It’s a start. It’s better than your Letters to the Editor.”
“At least people read those!”
“Do they? When’s the last time you heard from a reader?”
“Gimme a break,” he swigged his beer, “I don’t see any book deals coming out of your online dribbles.”
“Drabbles,” she corrected. “And my last post got 147 likes. At least I know that someone is reading and enjoying what I write. And you know what else? You just inspired my next submission!”
Very clever! Tell your guy you got a very clever today.
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13th and counting!!!
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Haha! Yes! I love this! I love the voice; the tone of it is stern, convincing, and witty. This is great!
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One day I’ll have the courage to submit one!
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She showed him! This is a sharp, funny swatch of dialogue.
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I can almost see him struggling to drabble 😀
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As a fellow Drabble author, I salute you! And, of course, I read you 😉
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A brilliant response. I enjoyed post.
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Your friend may not take the time to write 100 words. Perhaps he was in a hurry and could only do a thousand.
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Reblogged this on josiahrobb.
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What a great little story, tone, characterisation, excellent!
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Nice dialog. I would rather write a drabble than a book, not easy doing 100 words.
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This was a fun read. And encouraging to other writers too!
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Haha! 😁🖤
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