The challenge? Write a story in 6 sentences, no more & no less, and if you’d like, share your creation or just visit and comment on others’ ideas, with GirlieOnTheEdge, Denise. The prompt is “Menu”, and here’s where you join the party: Six Sentence Stories
“So many choices, to be fixed in so many interesting ways,” the first one viewed the live menu, feeling the water come to his mouth as he imagined this one, or that one, deep fried, or rubbed with chilies and served with corn chips, a side of guac, and a scoop of sour cream.
“I’m trying to watch my weight,” The second one knit her brow in irritation, adding “We come by here too often, and we need to find a more fit source of protein, perhaps add some vegetation to the meals.”
“Don’t blame the source, friends; take responsibility for your own choices,” the third said archly, reaching a thin finger toward the automat vending machine.
“You are a total buzzkill, Raphemat!” the first two exclaimed in exasperated unison, warning the third one, “and we aren’t done looking, so don’t you dare press the advance button yet!”
Raphemat held their gaze, hiding its smile, and pressed the button repeatedly.
They all laughed and laughed as the humans spun and tumbled, screaming.
© Liz Husebye Hartmann (2020)
Rules of the hop:
Write 6 Sentences. No more. No less.
Use the current week’s prompt word.
Return here, link your post Wednesday night through Saturday late…
Spread the word and put in a good one to your fellow writers.
PROMPT WORD: MENU
Valley of the Trolls 
Table reversed, huh. Clever.
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Thanks.
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Eek!
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😹😹😹
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Quite the reverse of looking at the lobsters in the tank at the grocery store!
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Oh, very well done!
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Thank you..I had fun with it!
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I thought I could see a scary ending coming, but the way you wrote it still surprised me! Good job!
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Thank you (bows head in gratitude)!
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A+ making me think extremely fresh sea food, when it turned out to be… yikes! Killer ending and fab Six 🙂
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Yes, more like SEE food…lol!
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😁😁
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lol*
Thanks, now I totally need to find and eat at an automat, which is something that we all have been aware of since youth, but, I suspect, few of us have visited.
Very fun Six
* a compliment of the first water… nicely sprung surprise ending
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Thanks, Clark!
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It is a scary twist…
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lil scary, that’s for sure. Good six
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A little SSS to kindle the nightmares.
You pulled this off quite well.
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Thank you, Pat!
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Warning, warning, to all of those diners; you are what you eat. Like, this live menu ain’t exactly featuring smart food, is it?
(I might read this story to the lobsters down at the seafood market, I think they’d get a kick out of it.)
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Either a kick…or a click! (See what I did there?)
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🤣 – Great comment!
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Yikes! “Live menu” should have been the tip off, lol. Made me think of the Twilight Zone episode “To Serve Man”. Fun Six
P.S. You deleted 1st comment? I swear my mouse was possessed! Swear! 😆
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Lol, no worries…I also read the post you meant it to be applied to.
Our mouses are ALIVE!
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That last sentence makes me wonder just who Raphemat is and what they are having for dinner.
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