January 20, 2020

There were two options for the prompt at today’s meeting.

• Prompt#1:  “The Sheriff”, by Adam Sirovatka. It was just published on the FiftyWordStories.com website.

The Sheriff

Prague, 1941.

The boy finished reading his favourite book. It was a western novel with a sheriff and bandits, and he loved everything about it.

He looked at his coat with a yellow star on it. “Now I’m the sheriff!” he thought proudly. “Tomorrow, I’ll show it to my classmates.”

• Prompt#2:  “National Hugging Day” or “I was wrong…”