100 Words - Treasure
Well, I didn’t get to this week’s 100 word challenge quite as quickly as I wanted to due to road trips and the like, but I think I made it before the deadline.
Once again I am stepping into the world of Mr. Frank Talbert. I promise this is the last time. Well, maybe. He might just take the lead next week as well and I’ll have to start calling these “The Adventures of Mr. Frank Talbert”. I didn’t mind it happening too much this week, as I’m happy to see something good enter into his life…
Frank Talbert didn’t have much to live for. He’d lost his dog to his ex-wife, his ex-wife to the solicitor for her mother’s estate, his house to the solicitor, and his three fish died two months ago of natural causes.
He contemplated this as he rode the train home and ended up nearly missing his stop. Hurrying out the door, he crashed into a woman who had stopped just outside to look in her purse.
“Sorry! I, uh, let me help… I - ”
She smiled at him, dusting herself off, and then held out her hand. “Hi, I’m Treasure.”
This needed some severe editing to get down to the 100 words, that’s for sure. Even so, I’m pretty happy with the results. I hope you like it as well.
If you’re participating in this challenge, be sure to leave me a comment with a link to where you’ve posted your submission.
Have an excellent weekend.
July 19th, 2008 at 6:52 pm
Yay, Frank!
I’ll post my 100 words later tonight. Tee hee!
July 19th, 2008 at 8:41 pm
Hehe. I do like Frank.
I’ll keep an eye out for your 100.
July 20th, 2008 at 1:26 am
I’ve got mine up here - and, yes, I really am that crazy about my cats.
I was amused to see Frank show up again. You know, I think he’s one of those characters who’s going to keep showing up until you give him the story or book he wants.
Hey, the poor guy hasn’t got much else; the solicitor took it all from him. No wonder he wants you to give him loyal readers. 
July 20th, 2008 at 6:57 pm
Thank you for the link. And yes, I agree. Frank is going to keep niggling at me, though I think he wants a short story more than a novel.
Or maybe he just likes the Fiction Scribe spotlight.
September 10th, 2008 at 10:32 pm
[...] I’m going to let Mr. Frank Talbert loose on all three of these. I’m certain he (and possibly Treasure) will have something to say inspired by these words. If you need some refreshing on Frank, here is his last entry on Treasure. [...]