All he had was a crumbled photo of a unknown woman and child. Yet he was reflected in a car window, taking the picture, looking so much younger. He hesitated, then dialled the number scrawled on its back. A child answered, and screamed at his, ‘Hello,’ before the phone went dead. Then it rang back.
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Intruiging...nice one!
ReplyDeleteintriguing indeed! brilliant!
ReplyDeleteA fascinating tangle of webs here! Beautiful!
ReplyDeleteI would LOVE to read a sequel to this!!
ReplyDeleteA very well written 55!
ooo...kind like momento....how scary would that be to not remember your passed other than snippets...nice 55...
ReplyDeleteKind of cool what can be said in 55 words.
ReplyDeleteSuccinct - and precise!
ReplyDeletea bit like life then - NOT! lol! Good one! Yes - go for the chicken thing! Great eggs and great fun!
Jeepers, wasn't expecting that end!
ReplyDeleteWell done!
Very intriguing!! And I love your voice. A great voice for books on tape! Thanks for stopping by my blog as well.
ReplyDeleteWhew! such suspense from the very beginning. To capture that tension is a gift. I like to hear work read aloud, you and Robert Frost's Banjo have a tool I want,
ReplyDeleteI will try it myself this weekend.
Great reading voice, but slow down!
Dianne
this is quite the seed for imagination. so many questions contained in so few words.
ReplyDeleteperfect.
ReplyDeleteyou make readers think for more...
That's wonderful. And great to be able to hear you reading it. I want to know more on this story!
ReplyDeleteSometimes ' just do it' comes in very handy-nice 55 !
ReplyDeleteWow! Great audio! Friday 55ve is going ahead by leaps and bounds!
ReplyDeleteThere is hope yet in the ringing back of the phone..
You've left oodles of mystery here. Nice one.
ReplyDeleteshivers... it's a story that begs for more, and yet stands alone in its mystery (who says every mystery has to be solved?) - masterfully written, did I say? :)
ReplyDeleteThrill packed... Great stuff..
ReplyDeleteMine is here
Encore! Encore! I want to know more.,
ReplyDeleteVERY NICE 55 Mr. John.
ReplyDeleteReminds me a little of what it must be like to develop Alzheimer's.
PG
Again I say NO!!
ReplyDeleteThis is perfect!
If they want more, and it's coherent...You've done a good job!
Excellent 55 My friend.
Thanks for playing, and have a Kick Ass Week-End....G
nice and mysterious 55
ReplyDeleteI love the reading, thanks for that.
ReplyDeleteIngenious my friend. I loved listening to you and being able to read it at the same time. Well done and it was a great mystery :) Have a great Friday :)
ReplyDeleteLeaves me wanting to know more.
ReplyDeleteOh I would LOVE to keep reading that story -- intriguing, and what a moment you captured! Brilliant stuff (as usual --)
ReplyDeleteWonderful 55...and I *loved* hearing you read it. I think we should all do that one week, how interesting it would be to put voices to the people we've come to know through g-man's 55. Great job!! :)
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They ought to make a desk top, comment
ReplyDeletebox... so people can just stop by!
thanks for visiting !
Okay, please tell me that's a serial story and we get to hear what happens!!
ReplyDelete-- a G-Man fan.
Now you cannot leave us hanging!!!
ReplyDeleteIt was great to hear you read it.