Sixty-six words

.

for Sammi’s Weekend Writing Prompt where the given word is Niggle and the limit, 66 words.

.

jjjjj

 

“Six down. To trifle, quibble, six letters. Let me think.

Fuss? That’s only four.

Nitpick? That’s seven”.

He put it down, picked it up.  Put it down again, scratched his head, picked it up.  It was so frustrating.

Went to bed, but couldn’t sleep.

“Concern? No. Peeve? No”.

Climbed out, paced around, sat down, stood up, climbed back in.

“Grrrrr!”

That word will niggle him forever!

.

.

zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz

28 thoughts on “Sixty-six words

  1. Sadje's avatar Sadje December 12, 2020 / 13:15

    Love your graphics.

      • Sadje's avatar Sadje December 12, 2020 / 14:38

        You’re welcome

  2. Denise Hammond's avatar Denise Hammond December 12, 2020 / 13:46

    I start my morning with the New York Times crossword. And I always have some simple word that escapes me. Like the story.

    • Keith's Ramblings's avatar Keith's Ramblings December 12, 2020 / 14:02

      Me too, it’s a daily ritual! Sometimes words that I have trouble with suddenly appear out of nowhere at the oddest times!

  3. Christine Goodnough's avatar Christine Goodnough December 12, 2020 / 15:22

    Like trying to remember the name of that high school teacher that always used to… 🙂

  4. Ramya Vivek's avatar Ramya Vivek December 12, 2020 / 16:29

    Loved your take, everytime and the picture you post alongside.

  5. Na'ama Yehuda's avatar Na'ama Yehuda December 12, 2020 / 16:59

    Ha ha! Yep! It is like the person who CALLED ME to tell me that they can’t find their phone … 😀

  6. Dale's avatar Dale December 13, 2020 / 04:16

    Haha! Fun one, Keith…

  7. rochellewisoff's avatar rochellewisoff December 13, 2020 / 13:13

    Dear Keith,

    I’m searching for the right word for your brilliant piece and graphic. Hmmm…

    Shalom,

    Rochelle

    • Keith's Ramblings's avatar Keith's Ramblings December 13, 2020 / 14:13

      I get your lovely comment perfectly even without the missing word and I can’t thank you enough.

  8. hilarymb's avatar hilarymb December 13, 2020 / 15:04

    Hi Keith – niggling niggles tend to niggle on – til someone gives us the answer! All the best in this gloomy time … cheers – Hilary

    • Keith's Ramblings's avatar Keith's Ramblings December 13, 2020 / 16:09

      Don’t they just! Chin up – there’s a new year around the corner!

  9. ceayr's avatar ceayr December 13, 2020 / 17:03

    Gotta get a couple of across clues, or it’ll keep bugging you all night!

    • Keith's Ramblings's avatar Keith's Ramblings December 14, 2020 / 13:00

      14 across. A hint or suggestion, 4 letters beginning with C. I’m clueless!

      • ceayr's avatar ceayr December 14, 2020 / 13:18

        Scots word for Keith. Begins with ‘n’ and rhymes with Humpty!

  10. Bill's avatar Bill December 28, 2020 / 13:37

    Eight letters for wonderful, well-told story: creative.

Leave a Reply to DaleCancel reply