I weighed the options. Should I or shouldn’t I? That is the question. I’d done it so many times and been rebuffed each time. The answer should be clear and I should be firm, but each time I hesitate and then relent. Should I, this time, risk it again? Why not? Why yes? I’ve now stated the obvious repeatedly and redundantly and I still consider doing it. It costs nothing and if the result is the same I’ve lost nothing. But why, this time, do I seem more resolved against it? Yes! I’ll press the button to submit the story.
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Gordon Lawrie
1/1/2019 11:28:26 pm
He weighed the options. So many: to delete, mark as spam, or simply ignore? Should he risk all, placing his opinion on record for the world to see, knowing that once written, there would be no going back? Perhaps litigation would follow, or worse. The site attracted global attention, and dark forces lay beyond the horizon waiting to pounce. But his responsibility was not to remain silent, his clear duty was instead to speak the truth. Telling himself he had nothing to fear except fear itself, he bravely typed in three words and pressed the 'Comment' button. 2/1/2019 04:00:48 am
And his duty was also clear. No further delay would be tolerated. No choice but to plunge into the murky waters of cyberspace and reply and so he too typed the only three words necessary -
Rathin
2/1/2019 11:44:20 am
You have captured the exact feelings of so many like me, within the permissible word limit of 100 words. Loved it, man.
Bobby Warner
3/1/2019 12:34:47 am
When working in the 100 word limit, it's just natural (for this writer, anyway) to asking myself, "is this thing good enough to see its way into print? Should I work on this a bit more? Or should I, well, you know, just send it to Friday Flash Fiction? Usually the last option wins out! Nice job, Bruce! Comments are closed.
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