"Just Another RANDOM Note..."

a ten word contest.

“Just Another RANDOM Note…”

 

I don’t do ten word contests… but this one was just right …THERE…

 

W A R N I N G
B A T
H E L P L E S S
R A N D O M
D E C O R A T I O N S
R E M E M B E R
F O R W A R D
D I S T U R B I N G
J I N G L E
T H R E E

 

“Just Another RANDOM Note…”

 

As he waited his turn, he looked over the Vet’s bulletin board.  His eyes paused…

 

***A DISTURBING WARNING:***

 

  REMEMBER that cute Public Service Video of the THREE HELPLESS kittens as they played “BAT the DECORATIONS” FORWARD and back, across their cage at the pound - all to the tune of JINGLE bells?   Well, they weren’t adopted.  Tomorrow is euthanasia day. 

 

He sighed, it was a week old.

 

Chris

Author's Note

Feel Free

Reviews

[barleygirl]

Thank you for heavily & cleverly snarking the ten-word craze that seems to have struck upon yet another one of its cyclical pandemics around here. I suggest people peruse the dictionary or thesaurus or google, if they can't think of jack s**t to write about. Why let someone else choose your words? Oh well, everyone sees this as fun & I'm the spoil sport as usual! Love your originality (((HUGS))) Fondly, Margie

[Chris]

You read my mind... and the story, at the same time. Chuckling here.

[barleygirl]

Had to write a poem (just posted) . . . you incited it . . . "Ten-Word Pandemic"!

[Chris]

and I will just HAVE to hear it!!

[The dark Hydra]

Finally you found something I actually like

[T.S. Ulmus]

Oooooooh, that's even darker than I like my coffee. Loved it! The only thing I don't like is that now, if I force a reader to think about dead kittens, it will feel like a rip-off.

[Chris]

I always disliked word use contests and being "forced" to use another's intent and limits upon my thoughts. I saw this one and was an instant write... no thought, about two minutes from the view of the words until the final period.

Chuckling here... makes you have to work for it - yes?

[J. J. Nightingale]

Stop breaking my heart__ please ..

this fits in with my current dilemma . .
take them to a shelter, give them a chance,
or a no kill..
where they will be caged FOREVER. .

Oh God . .. Sorry..this one hurts..deep .
sigh

[Corset]

This made me tear up, you used all the words in a short bulletin, that's crazy amazing and hit so hard too! dang, makes me wanna be the new cat lady on the block. I just rehomed a homeless pet not to long ago, it took forever to find a good home. I have two dogs myself, it was not easy, kudos to those who have have worked at the shelter, I couldn't do it, I really couldn't my house would smell like Noah's Ark.

[AJNJ]

Though I dont own one at present, I'm very fond of cats. This story made me very sad. This world is so cold sometimes. The best 10 word story ever!

[Chris]

When we wait for another to do what we ourselves want/wanted to do... they don't always do it. We KNOW we can't solve everything by ourselves but often we can/could do more.

[AJNJ]

Yes, maybe time to re-think my no pets policy.

[jacob erin-cilberto]

i actually got my current cat from a no-kill shelter, but they are rare.

[jacob erin-cilberto]

it's 12:30 in the morning here...not too late to adopt them is it?

[Wicahpi]

Well if that didn't just hit the nail on the head, as they say!!
As someone who worked at an animal shelter for three years (and had nightmares all the time) this hit home. What a genius write! Straight to the point; great use of all 10 Given Words and sadly true.
This is a daily occurrence, unfortunately. This is a message needing to be 'out there'.
Thank you for entering the 10 Words I Give contest! Well done.

[Neville]

Damn it this is sad, cleva and so damned good

[Chris]

Morning Nev... Hope you're well.

[Neville]

Not too bad here my friend.. I trust you are keeping both safe n well :)

[Chris]

One does what one can... life as we live it.

[Neville]

... I concur, indubitably and true..