Challenge
June 2024 Drabble Challenge: Get mad, Max.
So I went and watched Furiosa and lemme tellya, I thought it was cinema gold. Absolutely a wild, fun ride. With that in mind, this month's word play is "Get mad, Max." That's your prompt. You don't need to use the phrase at all, just let it inspire you to tell me a prose story in exactly 100 words. It can be Mad Max related, or something angry, or crazy, or post-apocalyptic. Hell, steal some go-juice and head off to Bartertown to duke it out in the Thunderdome. Or not. Whatever. Blow my mind with something epic, but do use standard English and punctuation or honestly I aint even gonna read it. Not that that probably matters to you, but there is a little prize involved. Everybody likes prizes. I'll pick the winner sometime in July, no need to tag me.
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Max Gets Things Done
Max closed the door and began walking. The street was abuzz with pedestrians and traffic. But it made no impression on him. He was consumed with inner demons. Every thought stung like sleet in winter's icy wind. He never put his whole heart into anything. Never finished anything. Projects left hanging. Relationships abandoned. Ideas never pursued. This time was different. This time he'd finish the story. Upon reaching the corner of Fifth and Orleans, Max paused and looked left. When the first semi-truck came barreling toward the intersection, he jumped in front of it. Max was killed in an eyeblink.