JANUARY 2021 75 Word Writing Challenge -- VICTORY TO THEENDISNIGH!

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Not Depressed At All
I’d been in this Tron-ruled world for a decade, a newcomer compared to most, and it showed: they’d forgotten the real world and even those who did remember had given up hope.
But I’d heard of a new lead, someone who knew of a possible way out.
When I found her, she was next to incoherent, but she handed me a scrap of paper and smiled.
The words made my heart sink: ‘Escape Quay!’
 
Careers Destroyed
but Death
– and a Daunting Buccal, Pharyngeal and Oesophageal Challenge –

Averted


There was an old lady who swallowed a fly…

Spider warms up with some wriggling and jiggling as Bird (muttering “Absurd!”) prepares for his versification debut, while Cat – the soi-disant star – strolls into line, ignoring Dog drooling behind her. Goat follows, though disappointed at the “Eats Anything!” stereotype, but Cow re-reads the script in disbelief, while Horse…

… but the old lady hiccoughed. The fly flew out and disappeared.

Everyone rushes home to call their agent.
 
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