Sunday, June 12, 2011

Six Sentence Sunday

From my work in progress Locations of the Heart:


Minnie opened her mouth to say ‘Welcome to the Lilac Bower,’ but stopped before she made it to the second syllable, clapped her mouth shut and slammed the door. The slam wasn’t loud enough. Nor did it rattle the plastic skeleton hanging on the back of the door.  She was tempted to open it and really give it a good swing, but that would mean setting eyes on a man she didn’t care to ever see again. Five decades hadn’t been long enough.

The doorbell rang again, and Minnie wondered if she could disconnect it. Desperate times called for desperate measures. 


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Six Sentence Sunday

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21 comments:

  1. Sarah GrimmJune 12, 2011 at 9:56 AM

    Great six! I can relate to wanting to open the door and slam it again. :)

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  2. Sandra SookooJune 12, 2011 at 10:00 AM

    Nice emotions!

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  3. Ursula WhistlerJune 12, 2011 at 10:57 AM

    Sometimes a slam needs to be louder. I can relate.

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  4. Carolyn RosewoodJune 12, 2011 at 11:20 AM

    Great six!

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  5. Joselyn VaughnJune 12, 2011 at 1:03 PM

    Usually when I slam a door hard, it bounces back at me. :-)

    Thanks for stopping by!

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  6. LindsayJune 12, 2011 at 1:09 PM

    Great six. Love her emotion and the contemplation of the doorbell.

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  7. UnknownJune 12, 2011 at 1:42 PM

    Great Six!

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  8. AnonymousJune 12, 2011 at 2:44 PM

    Ohhhh how I relate...there have been many times I've wished for a redo on the door slam...
    Lyncee

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  9. Elisa DaneJune 12, 2011 at 3:52 PM

    Great six!!

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  10. SonyaJune 12, 2011 at 4:13 PM

    Great snippet!

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  11. Jean Joachim BooksJune 12, 2011 at 4:22 PM

    Super Six, Joselyn! I want to know about the five decades. That's a long time to be annoyed at a man.

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  12. MoniqueJune 12, 2011 at 4:32 PM

    So I've done this before!!!! Nice job! I would have slammed the door again for effect 'cause I'm bratty!

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  13. therese gilardiJune 12, 2011 at 5:10 PM

    disconnecting a doorbell - bravo! very unique.

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  14. Taryn KincaidJune 12, 2011 at 5:27 PM

    Five decades. Wow. That's some bad impression he made on her!

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  15. Joselyn VaughnJune 12, 2011 at 5:54 PM

    @Jean - hopefully, you'll get to read it, if I ever get it finished. :-) That's a lot of backstory to work with.

    And she doesn't even know why he's dropped by...

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  16. Patricia PrestonJune 12, 2011 at 5:58 PM

    I'm all for slamming the door! Great six.

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  17. AnonymousJune 12, 2011 at 7:27 PM

    can so relate to the door slam, I have often had moments where I've wished I could have done it louder. Great six, thank you.

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  18. MegJune 12, 2011 at 8:21 PM

    LOL! Love the six.

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  19. Elaine CantrellJune 12, 2011 at 9:19 PM

    What on earth did he do?

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  20. Lucy FelthouseJune 13, 2011 at 6:42 AM

    Wow - tense!

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  21. AnonymousJune 13, 2011 at 9:11 AM

    Ooh, would love to know what exactly the man did to warrant that reaction! Great snippet.

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