Challenge
I'm enamored of short-form writing - micropoetry, flash fiction, etc. For this challenge, write an ultrashort story (150 words or fewer). It must have a beginning, a middle, and an end. I will do one, too. Tag me @ruffmiriam
The Clocksmith Paradox
There was once a very special clock
And every day it would tick and tock
Until one night
The batteries died
And the turning hands came to a stop
Well, the clocksmith did keep batteries
And he could have switched them easily
But with the clock
All time had stopped
And the man was frozen permanently
Alas, for the clocksmith to come free
The clock would need new batteries
The moral here
Is very clear:
If you wait too long you might just freeze
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