Karen's Writing Challenge - a Walk in the Park

This is a Short Story in Response to Karen's Sanders Writing Challenge

Tony Payne
Judy headed out of her office and set off for the local park.

It had been just one of those days, and her head had become cluttered. She just needed some private time to herself to help clear her head.

Autumn was already setting in, and so she put on her gloves, which weren't fancy or particularly flattering, but nevertheless they kept her hands warm.

She was thinking about the latest Karen's Writing Challenge, which she had found on the internet quite by accident, having read a story by Tony Payne , and she was wondering just what to write to include each of the 10 words without changing them.

She was hoping that more people would submit entries this time, since there were only three the previous week, and that is not a lot to judge from.

But she was hopeful that she could come up with something, and was deep in thought when suddenly a puppy rushed past, going like a rocket, and caused her to stumble and fall to the ground.

Fortunately, Judy landed in a pile of leaves, and was spared the misfortune of getting covered in mud.

She decided at this point that it was time to head back to her office, and to work on her story for Karen's Writing Challenge.

I wonder what she wrote.

This Is An Entry For Karen's Writing Challenge

The challenge is to write a short story that uses all of the following words, without changing them in any way:

Leaves Flattering Private Cluttered Judge Rocket Fancy Puppy Warm Gloves

You can read more about Karen's Writing Challenge HERE

Maybe you would like to give it a try too...

This story originally featured Judge Judy, since I thought that might be a good way to use the word Judge. However by the time I got halfway through writing, I decided to change the story and to focus on a woman who was going to enter the writing challenge. Cunning eh! I hope you like what I came up with.

Previous Karen's Writing Challenge Entries

Stuck In A Jam

When Harry Met Sally

Obsession

Concession Stand Gauntlet

Published by Tony Payne

Tony Payne is a freelance writer who lives on the South Coast of England with his wife Debbie. He has worked in the IT Industry all his life, and has been writing on various sites for the last 10 years. T...  View profile

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  • Sandy James9/6/2010

    Nice work, Tony.

  • Don A Shepard8/30/2010

    very clever!

  • Mike Powers8/28/2010

    Well done, Tony. Thanks!

  • Michele Starkey8/27/2010

    Well done, Tony :) Good one! cheers :)

  • Bonnie Doss-Knight8/27/2010

    Did you ever read "The Lady & the Tiger"? This reminds me of, because you ended with a cliffhanger, leaving the reader to come to her own conclusion. Not a bad way to end...

  • M. M. Rooni8/27/2010

    Great :)

  • Dan Reveal8/27/2010

    Good job, Tony!

  • Fran Brockmyre8/27/2010

    Good one, well done.

  • Sunshine Wilson8/27/2010

    Great story

  • leroy coffie8/27/2010

    I'm on the other side of it-I like to write more of what I like-and hide from the challenges

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