PIC & TALE #7: BREAKFAST WITH HANNIBAL

The tongues sizzled soon enough. We were all unable to speak. Breakfast with Hannibal.

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PIC & TALE #6: POOL OF DEW

We stood around the pool of Dew. Each then drank their due. Who would be the first to spew? Eww.

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PIC & TALE #5: TROPHY FROM MY LAST HITCHHIKER

Stepping out of my car I saw it laying there. A trophy from my last hitchhiker. I put it my pocket and went about my day.

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PIC & TALE #4: THE BIRDS

He headed East on Venice towards his favorite theater. Tonight he was seeing the latest restoration of Hitchcock's "The Birds." But they reached him first.

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PIC & TALE #3: BERMUDA TRIANGLE FROM ABOVE

They had me surrounded. Like a Bermuda Triangle from above. I put my shirt back on and waited.

(See the inspiration for this Pic & Tale.)

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PIC & TALE #2: STAIN-GLASS SENTINELS

He awoke and saw them. Like stain-glass sentinels coming to take him away. He asked, "Do I have time to pack a bag?"

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PIC & TALE #1: SPEEDING CITY BUS

Introducing Pic & Tale

Ever heard of Very Short Stories? It's one of the must-follow Twitter accounts regardless of interests. (Okay, they do fall a bit on the macabre side of things hence the Edgar Allen Poe profile picture.) Basically it's Tweet-sized (the sanctioned 140 characters) fiction! They are conjured by Sean Hill and he even has a book with some 300 of them. Well, the idea of a story that could be that short really inspired me and so I thought I'd try my hand at it but introduce a new element to the table: iPhone pictures! Similar to the iPhone Memories, another type of post I do, these are pictures that I take and then infuse my words into for a new whole. The difference is that iPhone Memories are more snapshots of people, times and places of my life while Pic & Tale (that's what I'm calling it) will be primarily short bursts of creativity. I will likely first post them via Instagram as I did with this first one but will get around to publishing it here on the blog. I'd love to see some Pic & Tale entries of your own or, if you feel so inclined, you write a short story to match the picture. The only rule? Three sentences* or less.

* No run-ons! C'mon!

Speeding City Bus

As Martin stumbled off the curb he finally recalled the landscape of her face... He looked up. The realization hit him like a speeding city bus.