Friday, September 23, 2011

The Beast



The monstrous worm gnawed its way through everything in its path. It ate anything of substance, spitting out undesirable bits as it went, vomiting and spewing semi-digested particles. Ruthless and vicious, it advanced uncaring and unstoppable. It crunched. It consumed. It was insatiable.

Frustrated, Brian dropped the mouse. "Claire," he called. "Darned computer crashed again."

Be sure to visit Galen at G-Man, Mr. Know It All, and let him know if you have written a Friday Flash 55 story you would like to share. Have a stunning weekend. Be gallant. Donnetta

9 comments:

G-Man said...

Ahhhh....
The lighter mellower side of Dark Donnetta!!
Loved your 55 My Friend
Great to see you back, some people miss you ya know.
Thanks for playing, and have a Kick Ass Week-End

Mama Zen said...

Now, that's scary!

Charles Gramlich said...

The horror of this one is just to much!

ivan said...

Your computer has a worm!

Brian Miller said...

oy this is a scary write for me...crashed 2 hard drives in the last 3 years....nice 55

Donnetta said...

Morning all:

Galen-I still haven't gotten back in the groove. Just so much going on right now. And fighting the "down" days. But doing okay!

Mama-Nothing like a worm to give you the shivers.

Charles-Close your eyes and repeat after me-"It's only a story...It's only a story..."

Ivan-More worms around here than just in the computer!

Brian-String of bad luck. And an expensive one! D

ivan said...

Donnetta,

This somehow jogs my memory of a course I had once taken on Martin Luther. There was, of course, the famous Diet of Worms, which deals with other matters, but yeah.
When I was going through a separation it indeed seemed like a diet of worms.
It was about the time of the Chernobyl disaster and I got some notes from distant relatives.
Chernobyl means wormwood.
Ah, the Diet of Worms. :)

Morning said...

sad,

been there once, well played story.

Happy Weekend.

Donnetta said...

It looks like google lost my comments! Try again...

Ivan-Oooo. Worms. Yucky! Melt down! D

Morning-Too sad. And repairs can be expensive. Good to see you. D