She draws funny cartoons of olives, cats and other creatures. The winner of her contest will get their story illustrated by her.
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| Artwork owned by Confessions of a Stuffed Olive |
You may recall the last time I did a zombie-themed story. That little story won the Fan Favorite contest run by J. Whitworth Hazzard.
I swore then that I would not write another zombie tale.
I lied. Not only did I have to write another flash fiction zombie tale, it had to be a funny one. CURSE MY LUCK!
Of course, my sense of humor is a little warped, so you can see the result:
A Life-Long Dream
She carefully traced a carmine line around her lips. They
weren’t nearly as full as they used to be, so she had to employ all her arts to
evoke youthful beauty. A hint of blusher, a quick hairbrush and she was ready
to go.
“I, Norma Jean Pintucker, accept the crown of Miss Yuba
City; it’s a life-long dream for me. I’d like to thank my agent, Quincy…”
Norma Jean frowned. What –was- her agent’s name? It rhymed
with “squirter”, she was fairly sure. Her memory was worsening.
As she drove her 2006 Audi to the Convention Center, she fretted, “Werter. Frankfurter.” She examined her reflection in the rearview mirror,
“Ugh, my skin looks so pasty.”
Once she reached the stage door, she patted her hair into
place and whispered, “Showtime.”
The crowning ceremony had already started without her. That
wasn’t right. She struggled through the heavy velvet curtain, applause ringing
in her ears.
“I’m here!” she shouted, pushing some highlighted blonde
stranger in a showy dress away from the microphone.
She plucked the tiara from the velvet pillow and stepped
into the spotlight.
“I accept the crown of Miss Yuba City today. I’d like to
thank my agent, Quincy-“
She was saved from recalling his name by the scream in the
audience.
“Quincy-“
Just then, her lower jaw fell off and clattered to the stage
floor.
She gingerly placed the tiara on her head, kicking her jaw
into the orchestra pit, “Thank you, ish been a life-long dream.”
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| Copyright Brian Cameron |
I'm genuinely finding it hard to breathe from laughing. This is too fabulous! A beauty queen zombie! WHAT AN IMAGE! AHAHAHAHAH!
ReplyDeleteThank you so much for entering! What a great story to be the first entry!!!!
And a few more exclamation marks because I love it that much!!!!!!!!!!!!!
(the "ish"... it kills me... heh heh heh)
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