"Oh, Jeff... I love you too... but... well, I'm almost home."
Click
"Now boarding Flight 984 to Tokyo."
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A/N:
Written for Raymond G. Taylor's challenge, details below.
I was going to write a whole breakdown of this, but I'm heading back to the lab on my novel. Happy to BS in the comments for anyone that wants to analyze!
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Matthew J. Fromm
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Here there be dragons, knights, castles, and quests (plus the occasional dose of absurdity).
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Please forgive the clumsy cut and paste. I would like to publish your entry (or entries) to the Oh-Jeff challenge in an upcoming book and of course need your permission to do so. Details are all here: https://todaysurvey.today/writers/oh-jeff-the-book%3C/span%3E%3C/span%3E%3C/span%3E%3C/a%3E Thanks, Ray
I somehow missed this brilliant entry… so succinct ✅
Back to say well done for your leaderboard mention. Great to see so many fellow creators being recognised for the brilliant entries such yours. Thanks again for joining in
Intriguing entry! Nicely done!!
Quick and short. Now i'm trying to figure out their relationship and who's going to tokyo.
ooh that is such a nasty trick
Well done, micro master Matthew!
Sharp and to the point. Well done and thanks for entering
So many questions lol. So many. This was a chin stroker. Masterstroke. Genius, pal!
You had me at, "Oh, Jeff." I didn't see the challenge, so I wasn't prepared for the brevity, and I scrolled like an absent-minded professor flipping through stacks of paper on a desk, desperately seeking the page that "was here just a minute ago" to find the rest of the story. When I didn't find it, I left in a huff, only to appreciate your submission when I'd reflected further. Great writing, as always!
Oooo, this was a fantastic take on the challenge! Loved the impact of it!
Somehow, I feel I know more about their relationship than I should, considering the minuscule word count.
Thought this was great! She was very, nearly, almost home! (To be fair, I've been on a few flights where they seem to divert me in the opposite direction so maybe she isn't running away!) Great stuff.