Six Sentence Stories – A Bark in the Night
“Does that damn dog ever stop barking?” Tim grumbled as he threw back the covers and stuffed his feet into the moccasins sitting at the ready beside his bed.
The neighbors bought the dog back in the spring and for some reason, it hated the husband – not that anyone else on the block could stand him – and barked at him constantly. Tim thought for sure that after the jackass moved out the dog would finally shut up. But no – it barked every single night even after he was gone. He stormed down the stairs, tired of being ripped from sleep every night, and caught a glimpse of the hall clock…was it always at the same time?
It was only as he yanked open the front door that he saw the lights, blue and red flashing in an eerie silence that was oddly juxtaposed next to the dog’s insistent barking while responders pulled a white sheet over something in the driveway and led a man in cuffs to a waiting cruiser.
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This has been a Six Sentence Story.
Each week, the lovely and talented Ivy Walker hosts a link-up challenging writers to spin a tale in six sentences – no more, no less. Click on the link right here to find out more and link your own post. While you’re there, click on the blue frog button to read more stories from some wonderful storytellers.
This week’s prompt was BARK.
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Nicely done, Lisa. Feels like I just found a page ripped out of a good book.
Hey, friend! Long time no see/talk/read! How the hell are you?
Thanks for the nice comment – that is like the best compliment ever.
Thus is SO GOOD! I had difficulty believing it was only 6 sentences. Well done.
Thank you, Shirley. These are such a fun challenge.
Where’s the rest!!! This is good.
Well, you know…six sentences!
Where’s the rest? This is good.
“… blue and red flashing in an eerie silence”
excellent visual and nice misdirection!
Thanks, Clark. I had to look a bit to find just the right photo. Hard when you know exactly what you want and can’t find it!
Good story, very readable. The first sentence grabbed me. Let sleeping dogs lie and pay attention to barking ones, I guess.
Heh. Yes, very true. 🙂
Oh dear, this can’t end happily! Dogs are a very good judge of character. I lived next to dogs that barked all night in Augusta, GA, and it nearly drove us crazy. The owners were no help in keeping them quiet. This was a gripping story, because so often no one knows just how bad a situation is until something tragic happens. It isn’t hard to guess who might be involved. Good writing!!
Thanks, Josie. And no, sadly, this one isn’t a good ending. (Sorry!) It’s amazing how animals (and kids, too) are such intuitive judges of character.
I’ll catch up with you soon – busy week!
So sad! Break my heart.
Yes. And sorry. 😔
Keep writing this!!!
Perhaps…perhaps.
I just love reading six sentence stories. I’m amazed at how much you can convey so so few sentences. Nice job!
Thanks, Lori. It’s great fun! Sometimes mine fit nicely and other weeks it’s a real challenge to get the words to fit. Thanks for reading!
Aha…the dogs are never wrong are they! Love how you do this so effortlessly, Lisa.
The animals know.
I am delighted by the impression that this is effortless – woot! Thank you for that, Corinne!