They are probably the best I've written for a while. What do you think?
Snow Day
(Elements: a Snow Day, Cajun food, a letter to a stranger. 150 words)
It was a snow day like no other. The drifts
were six feet deep, some reaching ten, the roads frozen oceans waiting to crash
against the rocks of the houses and street lamps were survivors of some unknown
ship wreak, overboard and struggling to keep afloat above the white raging
waves. The children, their schools shut for the day or week, no one cared,
crunched through the soft cool cover with a fury, punching through the halted
breakers and throwing snowballs to whomever they could find, while their
guardians and providers of all stood aside, envying their every second.
It was that day she left us, dictating her
last will and testament like some letter to a stranger, leaving her lifetime
collections to her abundant loved ones, including her recipe for gumbo to Aunt
Jemima. That day I would never forget.
And the children they played on regardless,
unknowing. Innocent.
Allergy
(Elements: Superbowl halftime show, Peanuts, Allergic reaction to stadium seating. 150 words)
I held onto her hand, the machine breathing
for her.
"I'm sorry, I thought it was the
peanuts," I whimpered, looking over her face for some sign of
consciousness. "I shouldn't have dragged you to the Super Bowl, but hey,
it was a chance of a lifetime to bag those tickets. We had to go! How...How was
I to know?"
Okay, she had a little eczema when she put
on that special lingerie I bought her for our anniversary, but nothing like
this. It started with a rash, then a little cough, though by the halftime show,
she'd collapsed in the aisle, trying to escape. Give them credit, the medics
knew exactly what to do.
"How was I to know? Polyamide?
Polyamide? It's a damn plastic! How was I to know you'd have an allergic
reaction to the stadium seating?" I sobbed as the ambulance rushed through
the traffic.
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