For this week a bit of “noir”. The dictionary states that noir, while being French for the color black, is also the description for crime fiction featuring hard-boiled cynical characters and bleak sleazy settings. I love this photo by Pixel2013 at Pixabay.com. It has that noir quality to it, don’t you think? This week, let’s have a little mystery and intrigue, or whatever strikes your fancy, in 280 chararacters or less, and “just the facts, ma’am” (how many of you are old enough to know that quote? ;)). Have fun and I’ll see you next week at the roundup.
A final note: if you need help tracking the number of characters in your story, there is a nifty online tool that will count for you at charactercountonline.com.
The witness
Waiting for the train at the platform, Jack was wondering if she will be on it. She had volunteered to be the witness against the Chicago mob, but it was a very dangerous task. He hoped that she would keep the rendezvous. The train arrived and as the door opened he waited.
Character count; 273
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Nice
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Thanks 🙏
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I like the mysterious feeling of your story Sadie. Well done!
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Thanks a lot Kat. Appreciate your encouragement.
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Interesting… I’m not sure about this just the facts survival??? Will I survive?
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Since it is just 280 characters long, I have to leave it to your imagination. 😉
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Lol…You took me literally. Thanks for responding so beautifully with the information.💜🤗🌸
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It’s a pleasure
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🤗🙏💜
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This is really, really GOOD!
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Thank you so much 😊
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Most welcome 🙂
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😉🙏
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Yes, I am old enough to get that line. Haha. Very cool story, Sadje! Definitely lots of suspense built right in. I would keep reading more!
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