Flash Fiction / Burglary And Roses

The man smashed the window, trampling the rose bushes on the way in. He walked to the mahogany chest he had watched the woman place her jewelry in countless times, the shimmer of greed in his eyes. He wrenched the sparkling finery from the box, crept through the window and slithered out into the beam of a policeman’s flashlight. “I don’t think you’d believe I was a gardener, right?” he asked the officer.

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c2darad avatar General Stranger

March 27, 2008

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January 31, 2008

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AstroBoyJ7 reviewed Version 6 - Read 100% of the Item

I think I reviewed this one before but it is still a very entertaining piece. The last line was very funny.

Protagoras avatar General Stranger

January 30, 2008

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Protagoras reviewed Version 6 - Read 100% of the Item

i know it’s obvious who’s speaking, but i’d still say ‘said the man’ to distinguish him from the cop.

as for the humour, well, it’s not particularly imaginative.

my world does not expand with this piece, no. sorry.

Sparkles avatar General Stranger

January 30, 2008

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Sparkles reviewed Version 6 - Read 100% of the Item

OK, if he crawled out of the window, what did he slither out of?

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January 25, 2008

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The_August_Kid reviewed Version 6 - Read 100% of the Item

You’re going for under 100 words? Micro fiction. Very nicely done. I liked the way it was written. Perfectly and without any faults. I didn’t think there would be a clever way to end it but the dialogue was a great and humorous way to end it. Very well done.

JustGeneric avatar General Stranger

January 24, 2008

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JustGeneric reviewed Version 6 - Read 100% of the Item

I liked the ending!  For some reason the last sentence didn’t sound quite right to me.  Maybe it would sound better if instead of ““I don’t think you’d believe I was the gardener, right?””, you wrote “I don’t suppose you’d believe I was the gardener, would you?”  But that’s just me.  Overall, I think it was a great piece, and I’m not that familiar with flash fiction, but this sounded like it would be better as part of a longer story.  Keep up the great writing!

tildesk avatar General Stranger

January 21, 2008

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tildesk reviewed Version 6 - Read 100% of the Item

hahaha. Great! Love the last line.

princesspeaches avatar General Stranger

January 20, 2008

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princesspeaches reviewed Version 5 - Read 100% of the Item

Good story.  I would change the word which to where.  That word seems to make it flow better.  I would also change the word a in the last sentence to the.  It would make him seem like he could be her gardener, not just any gardener.

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January 20, 2008

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RoadHousePress reviewed Version 5 - Read 100% of the Item

I didn’t care for the last line, it almost works, but is awkward.  

VeeLee avatar General Stranger

January 19, 2008

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VeeLee reviewed Version 5 - Read 100% of the Item

Pretty good last line. You’re missing a word: “mahogany chest on which he had…” It does give you a lot to see in three sentences.

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Age: 27
Loc: Crescent City, CA
Gen: M
Last Login: May 22
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