A Tight Situation
Prompt: Write a 100-word story about being “all in”
Published in
Sep 11, 2020
“Zippy?”
“Here.”
“Jojo?”
“Yo.”
“Dandelion?”
“Yup.”
“Mojo?”
“Check.”
“Boom Boom?”
“Boom!”
“Big Hat?”
“Yes.”
“Goopy?”
“Ya.”
“Butter Belly?”
“Yup.”
“Watermelon?”
“Present.”
“Chunky?”
“Here.”
“Pickles?”
“Yup.”
“Alright, we are all in. Remember to wait a few seconds before climbing out. It’s funnier.”
“Can we just get on with it, please? Boom Boom just made a stinky boom boom.”
“It wasn’t me. It was probably Butter Belly.”
“Was not!”
“I’m gonna hurl!”
“Zippy, get your elbow out of my eye.”
“I can’t help it. Goopy moved his leg.”
“I got a cramp!”
Minutes later, the clown car arrived in the circus tent.
