Roll up thrill-seekers, for the August edition of Fiction in 50, where risk-takers of all persuasions gather together to attempt the near impossible (or at least, really quite tricky): creating a piece of fiction or poetry in fewer than 51 words! If you would like to join in (and we’d love to have you!), simply compose a piece of micro-narrative and add your link to the comments of this post for others to enjoy. For more detailed instructions, and past and future prompts, just click on that attractive picture at the top of this post.
Our prompt for August is….
And I have come up with a school-themed story for you this time, which I have titled…
The Stench of Failure
Class 5B knew it would be touch and go. No-Neck Norris wasn’t a teacher you messed with.
That stink bomb flew straight down No-Neck’s collar.
We didn’t know he’d built up a tolerance; a trap for young players.
We changed his nickname after that: No-Mercy Norris
A warning to others.
Risky indeed! But boys will be boys, I’ve heard, just as experienced teachers will always be one step ahead. You’ve got to hand t to them!
Right then, now it’s your turn. And don’t forget, if you’re sharing on Twitter, use the hashtag #Fi50.
For the uber-organised, next month’s prompt will be…
Until next time,
Bruce
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The Bookshelf Gargoyle 
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I like that! Here’s my offering (reblogged form my post last Wednesday). It’s one of my asteroid miners speaking 🙂
A Calculated Risk
“Ok, let’s get this straight. The chance of returning to the Alpha Quadrant is one in seven million two hundred thousand; the chance of surviving this warp jump is one in seven million one hundred and fifty thousand.
That sounds like fifty thousand chances in our favour then. Let’s go!”
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