Welcome to the Wakefield Doctrine (the theory of clarks, scotts and rogers)
This is the Six Sentence Story.
Hosted by Denise, it is her challenge to write a story of six, and only six, sentences employing a prompt word.
It’s fun and exciting; it will improve the writing of those of us still working on our rhetorical chops. (You will be forgiven for laughing at the sudden visual of Alexander Hamilton, complete with apron and cleaver, standing in a colonial-era butcher shop. (No, I have not idea.))
Warning: this is Six is unfair to those Readers and writers who happen, by no fault of their own, to be age-challenged. To best appreciate the Six, you must be this ⇑ old.
Prompt word:
SAFETY
Pressing with his index finger, the man hesitated; the glass smooth steel moved from left to right and then back again, under increasingly clumsy digits. The combination of narrow gauge and a circled-loop at one end, imbued it with a diabolical power to resist his efforts, threatening to spring free from his tenuous grip.
The baby, with the trusting innocence of a puppy short-leg-galloping into the veterinarian’s office for the first time, waved as many parts of his body as possible.
Desperate, the man realized that, though close to completing his mission with no permanent injury or excessive blood loss, the concentrated forces caused the length of sharp metal to be at its most lethal. Abandoning all thoughts of self-preservation, he transferred as much of his weight as possible over his hand and, suddenly, the sharp-end was trapped in the metal hood.
“There’s my two brave boys,” crossing from the doorway of the nursery, the woman swept the baby up in her arms, fingers discretely checking the two safety pins securing the diaper and smiled at her husband, “I knew you could do it!”
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Ha! Ha! all that tension and pressure really makes an everyday chore seem interesting.
ain’t it the way?
Awesome. I was all what? Then the end. Well done, Sirs.
Thank you, Miz Avery
Very enjoyable story.
Wonderful!!!
Thanks, M!
Your story made me laugh. Those suckers can be quite difficult to open and close!
Mission accomplished, then
I know young parents today who still use cloth diapers, but thanks to velcro-fastened diaper covers, I don’t think they have to deal with those dangerous pins.
Well-written Six!
Thanks, Kristi. Certainly easier on the environment (cloth diapers)
OMG!!! I was on the edge of my seat for a diaper change!!!!!
lol
First of all, Liszt any day! Great job. thriller mentality is your game.
Thanks, man
(perfect song for the Six, no? ‘course, we’re all brought and conditioned on this music from movies (and cartoons!))
You had me guessing on this one, even though I am certainly not age challenged. HaHa.
It is amazing how many body parts a baby can wave during a simple diaper change.
Well done, Clark!
Thank you, Pat
And this is why disposable diapers with velcro tabs were invented!
tru dat
HAHA! You had me guessing and woohoo at the end!
lol excellent!
Just as tense reading that as the first time I fastened one up many moons ago. A brilliant, nervy six with a surprise and fun ending. Bravo!
Thanks, T. It was a fun one.
Hah! That was fantastic, Clark! Great tension building and a fun ending.
Thanks, Lisa. It was fun writing.