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Wednesday, September 21, 2011

Today's Writing Prompt: Happy Rewrite

This concept was so popular last time we tried it.... Let's give it another shot!

Rewrite the following sentence in a way that is more interesting and less cliched:

And they lived happily ever after.

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One-Minute Writing of the Day:
Writer: Hank Greer

Spending their remaining years together while living off the grid, they never got to read this.

That's just the way they wanted it.

Congratulations on another win, Hank! I love this response.

14 comments:

Ron. said...

Ecstasy etched upon their faces, they joined hands and skipped into all the tomorrows still to come.

Jo said...

With their fingers entwined, heads bent towards each other and anticipation lighting up their faces, they danced into the future.

Divenita said...

They walked hand in hand, their lips curved in a smile reminiscing the odds they faced. But now, they seemed to small as nothing could beat this feeling -- "they could live TOGETHER forever"

June Calender said...

Their love grew like the intertwined roots of trees standing side by side as the seasons brought sunshine and bird's nests, storms and winter ice.

Janet said...

After discovering that commitment, mutual respect, and humility are key elements of a deep and abiding love, each focused fully on the other and their futures became one forever.

Hank Greer said...

Spending their remaining years together while living off the grid, they never got to read this.

That's just the way they wanted it.

Curly-T said...

Curtesy of my 3 (soon to be 4) year old daughter -

The princess married her prince and they danced ALL the TIME!

Jayadhara said...

From that day forward, life together was good !

Cyndie Todd said...

And from that moment on they lived in peace; nothing ever again interfered with their joy.

Heather said...

The memory of the young couple's joy lived on in the stories passed down from mother to child, from generation to generation,from then until now.

Brittany P. said...

The looked at each other and they knew that their lives would never be the same, but they would always have one another.

tiger1i1y said...

He took her hand and lifted her onto his white horse. Then, with his arms around her, they rode into the sunset, their hearts beating as one.

Liz said...

As she gazed across the breakfast table at him, his hair standing on end and sheet wrinkles pressed into his left cheek, she smiled and knew then that they would live reasonably contented for a little a while at least.

bg said...

The drama is over. The end of the story has arrived.