Trifextra Week Six weekend challenge. Using the prompt complete the following story in exactly 33 words. The prompt does not count towards the limit of 33.
The phone rang at 4am.
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The phone rang at 4am. Crystal calling with the roving party location. Slice loved this dark subversive life. But waiting until 4 was excruciating. Excruciating. He mainlined at midnight and immediately collapsed. His subversive party days were over.
Trask Avenue 
Ooooh. I like that very much.
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Thanks, Karen. I appreciate that!
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Yikes, so intense! So much story told in only 33 words… excellent job.
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Thanks, Dana!
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Rich with subtext. A not-so-nice, but well-done, response to the challenge.
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Thanks, fg!
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This one really drew me in and felt complete. Good stuff.
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Thanks, Jill!
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It seems he figured out he could inject without celebration. Heroin dreams, Slice.
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Ah, the fatal assumption.
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Thanks for the reminder.
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Wow. That was both really good & disturbing all at once. Good job!
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Thanks for dropping in, Amanda!
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I feel like that sometimes when I crash at 8 after the kids go to bed. 😛 I liked the use of the word “mainlined”. Well done!
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Thanks, Mel!
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wow…(and only 33 words!)…impressive
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You’re always too kind.
But don’t stop.
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I like this challenge. Think I’ll give it a try. Thanks for the idea!
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Give it a whirl. It’s both easier and harder than you may think!
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Nicely done! so much said in this tragic piece.
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Thanks, Kelly!
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I love your short shorts 🙂
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And I don’t even use Nair.
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Bless you for getting that reference!
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And a gesundheit right back at ya.
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A tight 33 words, a lot said in this short paragraph.
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I didn’t want the Contest Gods slapping me down. Thanks for stopping by!
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Well done, John. It’s not easy to tell a complete story in just 33 words, but you did!
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Good thing I wasn’t asked to extend it to 35 words.
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