If another person wearing a saccharine smile oozed out a holiday greeting there would be blood.
Bell ringers stationed outside were avoided with military precision, as she zig-zagged through hordes of shoppers. Standing at center court, she was overwhelmed by a sea of hideous Christmas sweaters.
Music blared from every corner. The childish song lied. Santa didn’t know who was being naughty or nice, nor cared.
“I think this is yours,” a child materialized at her side, holding a tiny silver bell.
Accepting the gift on impulse, he left before she could react to his random act of kindness.
The 100 Word Challenge, a writing prompt founded by Velvet Verbosity, takes a single theme to tell a story in only 100 words ~ no more, no less. This week’s theme is ‘Act.’
Thin spiral notebook 
This was awesome, I could so see it all in my head. 🙂 I love your new place & finally added the link to my reader! yay!
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Great imagery (and beautiful header image). Merry Christmas!
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rock on! great new direction, great new site, same great person 🙂
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That first line is just perfect!
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Do I know you? This sounds just like me at this time of year.
Nice work, I agree, the gift at the end is great.
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I love your new place….and a great first post. Looks like you’ll be very comfy here Tara…Gorgeous photo… Hugs, Joy
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I think you may have inspired me to pursue the re-design of my place that I’ve been considering. I love the look and feel here. Almost as much as I love this 100 Words you’ve constructed.
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