Stoop

Posted on January 27, 2012 | 30 Comments

The stoop was starting to feel lonely waiting. We were both called in for supper at the same time. It was her sister’s turn to do the dishes. Did she forget our date?

© 2012 Michael Yost 1/27

The first weekend prompt is as follows: write a love story in 33 words.  You are free to interpret that prompt however you wish, but your response must be 33 words exactly.

Read more: http://www.trifectawritingchallenge.com/

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30 responses to “Stoop”

  1. jesterqueen1 | January 27, 2012 at 9:46 AM | Reply

    I love the anxiety you create here.

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  2. SAM | January 27, 2012 at 10:01 AM | Reply

    Sounds like puppy love!

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  3. Sarah | January 27, 2012 at 10:58 AM | Reply

    Aww…I agree with Sam. totally sounds like puppy love. Young love is so tough!

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  4. barbara | January 27, 2012 at 12:03 PM | Reply

    awww unrequited love. 😦

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  5. Satu | January 27, 2012 at 12:47 PM | Reply

    Unrequited love is the worst. 😦

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  6. Carrie | January 27, 2012 at 2:22 PM | Reply

    sweet! Young love 🙂

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  7. shah wharton | January 28, 2012 at 2:13 AM | Reply

    Haven’t we all loved someone who didn’t know we existed? It’s torturous. Bless. X

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  8. Let Me Start By Saying | January 28, 2012 at 6:42 AM | Reply

    Ahhh, young love. Always so neurotic and worrisome. Well captured.
    Came from the Trifextra link.

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  9. karen | January 28, 2012 at 9:45 AM | Reply

    Sweet in a melancholy kind of a way. Well played!

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  10. Gina | January 28, 2012 at 9:57 AM | Reply

    Reminds me of high school…young love…waiting for something to happen! Over from Trifextra

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  11. Life: Between the lines | January 28, 2012 at 11:02 AM | Reply

    that was cool, you left a lot to the imagination and said so much as well 🙂 well done!

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  12. Tara R. | January 28, 2012 at 4:18 PM | Reply

    Young love? Hopefully this wasn’t a sad memory.

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  13. Rachel | January 28, 2012 at 11:16 PM | Reply

    So much expectation and the waiting is the hardest part it seems! Came over from trifecta I love what you did with this prompt!

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  14. Joules | January 29, 2012 at 12:12 AM | Reply

    You cut right through all those years and laid adolescence at my feet. Nicely done.

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  15. trifecta | January 29, 2012 at 6:38 PM | Reply

    Thanks for joining up for our first Trifextra challenge. You’ve done a great job giving us a familiar look back at the difficulty of those first loves that go unreciprocated. Nicely done. Come back Monday for the new prompt!

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