Doodle Disaster




Glasses resting against the wart at the end of his nose, his temper bubbled. Hand shaking, gin sloshed out of the tumbler. His apprentice assumed the doodle drawings were the instructions to cut the ruby. Two careers ruined. The empty glass flew across the room.

Ann Edall-Robson

Author, Photographer, Lover of Life

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Esther Chilton Challenge – 45 Word Story – Use the Words: Doodle, Temper, Gin, Wart, Ruby

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4 responses to “Doodle Disaster”

  1. Tony and Debbie Webster Avatar
    Tony and Debbie Webster

    Making assumptions may have dangerous consequences! How these brief descriptions can lead us into gut wrenching turmoil with him.

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    1. Ann Edall-Robson Avatar
      Ann Edall-Robson

      You have nailed this.

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  2. Bill Engleson Avatar
    Bill Engleson

    Ruby and Gin : A Terpsichorean Tragedy

    Ruby and Gin loved to dance among the fallen tombstones. They’d dipsy doodle around the markers, rain or shine. Grief stricken mourners, seeking to temper their displeasure, would politely ask the gamboling duo, “Wart’s ya doin’ here? We’re deep in sorrow.”
    It phased them not.

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    1. Ann Edall-Robson Avatar
      Ann Edall-Robson

      Ruby and Gin and their dance made me smile. Good one Bill.

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