I provide the first phrase and you complete the sentence, in your own way and we see in how many different directions one thought can be taken…..
“It was a quiet night…..”
My attempt
“…..I could almost hear the blade scratch.”
Your turn!
hbhatnagar
Not-so-random thoughts
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Two Phrase Story #22
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About hbhatnagar
I need to fill this up with much better content than I had populated it with earlier. Why I write a blog maybe? I started blogging in 2009 or thereabouts. I was a newly turned atheist and wanted to converse with others of the same persuasion. We're not exactly a big population group in India! It didn't go very well and I sort of lost interest, posting a few things now and then. I got a lot more regular over the last few months and have been posting almost daily since February '15. There were many reasons why I gradually became more regular in posting, but one way or the other, here I am! So this blog has taken shape, being at different points in time my showcase, my comedy club, my art gallery, my book club, my therapist, my close friend, my innermost self....but always my little corner of the world. You are all welcome to visit and I hope you stay awhile! A few points about me because I don't want to lead anyone on(and trust me this does become an issue more often than I'd care to admit). I'm Indian, the brown-skinned variety; if race, ethnicity or skin colour is an issue, you don't have to get to know me any more than what you see on my blog. I'm 40, so if age is an issue, please be informed accordingly. I was a doctor, an ophthalmic surgeon for 10 years before I quit practice.Discussion
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Until everyone screamed Happy Birthday in her surprise party!!
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Posted by Aadhirai | 28/12/2015, 5:16 PMThat was a very different take! Thanks for joining in, Aadhirai!
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Posted by hbhatnagar | 28/12/2015, 5:40 PMSeems I’m more infested with the holiday season.. 😉
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Posted by Aadhirai | 28/12/2015, 5:43 PMOr maybe more invested in it. 🙂
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Posted by hbhatnagar | 28/12/2015, 5:49 PMOr just feeling content and happy!! 🙂
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Posted by Aadhirai | 28/12/2015, 5:51 PM…until her piercing scream tore through the darkness.
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Posted by Victo Dolore | 24/12/2015, 5:15 PMChristmas Victo, not Halloween! 😉
Thanks as ever though! (or maybe it’s because someone didn’t like their Christmas gift? :D)
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Posted by hbhatnagar | 24/12/2015, 6:04 PMLOL!
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Posted by Victo Dolore | 24/12/2015, 6:09 PMIt was a quiet night. It was a perfect present for the tired warrior.
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Posted by inspiramble | 24/12/2015, 1:42 PMThat’s a wealth of imagery right there, thank you for contributing inspiramble! 🙂
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Posted by hbhatnagar | 24/12/2015, 2:12 PMand the silence was deafening.
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Posted by Lakshmi Srivatsan | 24/12/2015, 12:34 PMIt is, sometimes…..welcome back Lakshmi, you were missed. 🙂
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Posted by hbhatnagar | 24/12/2015, 2:11 PM… I was in front of him but he had no idea, he was crying on As his eyes can see only living ones.
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Posted by Pooja Mehta | 24/12/2015, 12:33 PMHalloween-y! Thanks for joining in Pooja! 🙂
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Posted by hbhatnagar | 24/12/2015, 2:11 PM😀
Wishing you happy Christmas eve
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Posted by Pooja Mehta | 24/12/2015, 2:45 PMMerry Christmas to you too!
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Posted by hbhatnagar | 24/12/2015, 2:53 PM🙂
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Posted by Pooja Mehta | 24/12/2015, 2:54 PMSo quiet that he couldn’t find sleep. (So true…)
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Posted by HeavyCloud | 24/12/2015, 12:29 PMI know that feeling…thanks for participating!
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Posted by hbhatnagar | 24/12/2015, 2:10 PM…for the world to end.” That’s always a good start for a story.
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Posted by charcamolson | 24/12/2015, 11:45 AMIt is, that. Thank you for taking part in the challenge, charcamolson! 🙂
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Posted by hbhatnagar | 24/12/2015, 2:09 PMfirst, your attempt is powerul. My attempt. The first thing that popped into my mind was “;it was too quiet.” But that seem a bit trite. So my “second attempt: “even though a winter blast descend upon the house, the house that had know so many laughter and stories told this time of year.” Maybe that is trite, too.
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Posted by Elusive Trope | 24/12/2015, 10:44 AMThank you ET for liking what I wrote; no author can have too much praise! 🙂
And your attempt is very seasonal, so it’s sweet (and we can skip trite for ’tis the season of love). 🙂
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Posted by hbhatnagar | 24/12/2015, 2:07 PMAnd thank you for joining in! 🙂
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Posted by hbhatnagar | 24/12/2015, 2:08 PMthe first night that light had ever been heard…
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Posted by Maremma Gee | 24/12/2015, 10:40 AMEvocative. Thanks for participating Maremma! 🙂
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Posted by hbhatnagar | 24/12/2015, 10:41 AMAnd he whispered his last words .
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Posted by thatmishmash | 24/12/2015, 10:39 AMThank you for joining in! 🙂
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Posted by hbhatnagar | 24/12/2015, 10:40 AM