Over the summer I had two goals as they related to my writing – First was to make it a point to write 200 words a day and save same for possible editing at a later date to incorporate into yet another book I would like to write.
Another goal I had was to begin dabbling in “drabbles.”
A drabble is a short work of fiction of around one hundred words in length. The purpose of the drabble is brevity, testing the author’s ability to express interesting and meaningful ideas in a confined space.
With that thought in mind, I thought I would share one of my drabbles here on this site which will do two things:
Enable me to meet my goal of posting once a week here on my Word Press account while at the same time introducing you all to Drabbles.
Here is one drabble I wrote while on vacation over the summer:
“It is 4:30 am in the morning. Shortly I will be done with my paper route and off on a fishing trip. I climb the steps to the entrance of the apartment building. I enter the building to drop three papers for the customers that live there. He is just standing there at attention – a soldier in full uniform – he doesn’t say a word – it’s almost as though he is dead. I drop the papers and run the rest of my route. Upon arriving home, I waken my mother and ask her a question – “Mom, have my hair turned white?”
Hope you enjoyed this little piece of nonsense! Until next time!
Musings by an Octogenarian 
Thank you for explaining and sharing drabble..
Thank you for explaining and demonstrating drabble. I am no good at fiction, but may be i could drabble? 🤔
Thanks for such kind words. I haven’t written any Drabbles lately but once I get organized (holidays and so forth) I am hoping to include writing more of them just to keep my hands in the pot so to speak. I too enjoy following your blog and look forward to reading them when they hit my mailbox. And yet another thing I need to do – organize my email so that I do not feel so overwhelmed with all that I have going on. Again, thanks for the positive feedback.
I have not heard the term drabbling before but some of my writing friends do participate in flash fiction challenges. I stuck my toe in the water once around Halloween but didn’t publish it. I may participate more next year just to get the creative juices flowing. Great job!
Thanks Molly – I have been busy trying to write my second book and am having one heck of a time keeping all the balls in the air what with Christmas and New Year’s right around the corner. I do appreciate your comments though and I too enjoy following your blog.
To tell a full story in One Hundred words is quite a challenge Irwin, and it delivered. I did not know that these shorts shorts were called Drabbles. So interesting. Thank you.
My pleasure. At the time I discovered that I was attempting to write a minimum of 200 words a day just to keep up with my writing on a daily basis. Truth be told though I haven’t been able to do either one lately (Drabble or 200 words) but perhaps February will be my turning point. Thanks for reading.