100 word drabble – Romance Writers Weekly

by | Mar 31, 2015 | Main | 22 comments

Welcome to another installment of Romance Writers Weekly! The fabulous Veronica Forand, author of the riveting Untrue Colors, wanted a bit of flash fiction this time around. The challenge is a 100-word drabble featuring the words: spring, coffee, and lizard. Did you land here from the lovely Susan Scott Shelley‘s? If you haven’t read Rekindled, you need to get on that right about now.

Alright, here goes 100 words.

dane_mh2Spring forward my ass. Karen gave the clock the evil eye. She could’ve sworn more than twenty-two minutes had passed, but nooo!

Why her boss insisted on having the Monday meetings at four, she’d never understand. She cursed every minute of the hour she’d lost to daylight savings. Plus the ten-minute wait while he “drained the lizard.”

Ugh.

There wasn’t enough coffee in the world to keep her focused. Pick up the dry cleaning. Renew your registration. Dry hump Craig from IT.

What? He was freakin’ hot.

He grinned like he could read her mind. “Riveting, eh?”

Oh yeah. “Totally.”

Head on over to see what the delightful J. J. Devine cooked up for you today. See you next time!

22 Comments

  1. PJ Fiala
    PJ Fiala on March 31, 2015 at 1:14 pm

    Nice job. I didn’t know you were also dry humping Craig from IT.

    • XioAxelrod
      XioAxelrod on April 1, 2015 at 6:29 pm

      That Craig gets a lot of action, ehehe!

  2. Veronica Forand
    Veronica Forand on March 31, 2015 at 1:18 pm

    “Drained the lizard” LMAO Great job.

    • XioAxelrod
      XioAxelrod on April 1, 2015 at 6:29 pm

      Thanks! =)

  3. S. C. Mitchell
    S. C. Mitchell on March 31, 2015 at 1:45 pm

    Okay, I learned a new phrase (Thank you urban dictionary), now I just have to find a way to use it. LOLz. Loved this.

    • XioAxelrod
      XioAxelrod on April 1, 2015 at 6:30 pm

      Really? Haha! Thanks, Steven.

  4. Beth Carter
    Beth Carter on March 31, 2015 at 2:03 pm

    Drained the lizard! That’s a new one for me, too. Dry hump I’ve heard. Maybe done. LOL.

    • XioAxelrod
      XioAxelrod on April 1, 2015 at 6:31 pm

      I thought that was a fairly common phrase, lol.

  5. J.J. Devine
    J.J. Devine on March 31, 2015 at 3:32 pm

    LMAO, loved your take on ‘lizard’ this was terrific and exactly how I feel about Daylight Savings Time LOL

    • XioAxelrod
      XioAxelrod on April 1, 2015 at 6:32 pm

      Hee hee! Thanks, J.J. =) I still haven’t adjusted. 😉

  6. Susan Scott Shelley
    Susan Scott Shelley on March 31, 2015 at 3:40 pm

    Xio! I loved this story 🙂

    • XioAxelrod
      XioAxelrod on April 1, 2015 at 6:32 pm

      Thanks, Susan! =D

  7. Betty Bolte
    Betty Bolte on March 31, 2015 at 5:40 pm

    Well done, Xio! What a hoot!

    • XioAxelrod
      XioAxelrod on April 1, 2015 at 6:32 pm

      Thanks, Betty! =)

  8. Dani Jace
    Dani Jace on March 31, 2015 at 6:23 pm

    I love the why you used lizard! Cool story!

    • XioAxelrod
      XioAxelrod on April 1, 2015 at 6:32 pm

      Ehehe, thanks Dani!

  9. Carolyn Spear
    Carolyn Spear on March 31, 2015 at 7:30 pm

    Forget the lizard! I love the way you created a feisty female character and set the scene in 100 or less.

    • XioAxelrod
      XioAxelrod on April 1, 2015 at 6:33 pm

      Aww, thanks Carolyn!

  10. Mikki Cober
    Mikki Cober on March 31, 2015 at 9:04 pm

    I would never thought of using “lizard” that way – great touch! Loved your 100 words – fun and sexy. Good stuff!

    • XioAxelrod
      XioAxelrod on April 1, 2015 at 6:34 pm

      Thanks, Mikki! As soon as I saw the word “lizard” that’s where my mind went. Says a lot about me, I guess. LOL

  11. C. Scott Davis
    C. Scott Davis on April 1, 2015 at 1:06 am

    I’m a big fan of drabbles and that was a very amusing one. Excellent use of the words!

    • XioAxelrod
      XioAxelrod on April 1, 2015 at 6:34 pm

      Thank you!