Louise

“busy”: a fifty-word story. Humpbuckle Tales 49

Bruce Louise, The Kings Head , , , , , , , , ,

Gordon didn’t get a chance to check his messages until five.

That’s what he tells Louise, anyway, when he eventually calls her back, from the Kings Head carpark, pint in hand.

She’s fuming.

He offers to buy her a new washing machine as an early Christmas present.

She hangs up.

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This is the forty-ninth story in the series of Humpbuckle Tales. Each story is precisely 50 words long. They are meant to be independent stories, but if you read them all you will find each one adds another piece to the puzzle – there is a bigger story that is being told.

This story was first published on my Hive blog (@felt.buzz) and you can find all the stories on the @humbuckletales Hive account.

Hive is a blogging platform that rewards posts in a cryptocurrency (Hive).

You will find over 70 more Humpbuckle Tales on the @humbuckletales Hive blog (so this blog is about 6 weeks behind)

On Hive I publish 12 stories per week (Monday to Saturday one story per day and then six 50-word stories in one post on a Sunday).

On HumpbuckleTales.com I also publish 12 tales a week but at a different schedule (and about 6 weeks behind): 2 Tales every day, Monday-Friday and 1 Tale on Saturday and 1 Tale on Sunday.

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Written by Bruce Arbuckle (@felt.buzz on Hive). Find the latest in the Humpbuckle Tales series on Hive

You can watch the author read the first 22 Humpbuckle Tales on YouTube or you can listen to it as a podcast.

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“Flood”: a 50-word story. Humpbuckle Tales 48

Bruce Louise , , , , , , , , ,

Louise stands ancle-deep in soapy water cursing her husband.

Too tight to pay a plumber Gordon said he’d fix the washing machine himself.

“Job done!” he proclaimed before leaving for work.

The river running through her kitchen tells another tale.

Louise is late and her favourite shoes are ruined.

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This is the forty-eighth story in the series of Humpbuckle Tales. Each story is precisely 50 words long. They are meant to be independent stories, but if you read them all you will find each one adds another piece to the puzzle – there is a bigger story that is being told.

This story was first published on my Hive blog (@felt.buzz) and you can find all the stories on the @humbuckletales Hive account.

Hive is a blogging platform that rewards posts in a cryptocurrency (Hive).

You will find over 70 more Humpbuckle Tales on the @humbuckletales Hive blog (so this blog is about 6 weeks behind)

On Hive I publish 12 stories per week (Monday to Saturday one story per day and then six 50-word stories in one post on a Sunday).

On HumpbuckleTales.com I also publish 12 tales a week but at a different schedule (and about 6 weeks behind): 2 Tales every day, Monday-Friday and 1 Tale on Saturday and 1 Tale on Sunday.

You can watch the author read the first 22 Humpbuckle Tales on YouTube or you can listen to it as a podcast.

Written by Bruce Arbuckle (@felt.buzz on Hive). Find the latest in the Humpbuckle Tales series on Hive

“yoga stretch” a fifty word story. Humpbuckle Tales 47

Bruce Judy, Louise , , , , , , , , ,

Louise is worried about Judy. She’s distracted at work and has dark bags under her eyes.

“Come with me to yoga,” Louise pleads. “It will do you the world of good.”

Judy shakes her head

“I’m busy.”

Louise wonders if Judy is on drugs.

If so, they clearly aren’t helping.

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This is the forty-seventh story in the series of Humpbuckle Tales. Each story is precisely 50 words long. They are meant to be independent stories, but if you read them all you will find each one adds another piece to the puzzle – there is a bigger story that is being told.

This story was first published on my Hive blog (@felt.buzz) and you can find all the stories on the @humbuckletales Hive account – at the time of posting this I have just published Tale number 100. On Hive I publish 12 stories per week (Monday to Saturday one story per day and then six 50-word stories in one post on a Sunday).

You can watch the author read the first 22 Humpbuckle Tales on YouTube or you can listen to it as a podcast.

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Written by Bruce Arbuckle (@felt.buzz on Hive). Find the latest in the Humpbuckle Tales series on Hive