Thirty four words

for Sammi’s Weekend Writing Prompt where the given word is Cave and the limit just 34 words.

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I’m in a cave. My footsteps echo.

             pitpitpatpatpitpitpatpat…

I sing, ‘lalala’. 

              lalalalalalalala…

I sidle through a gap. It’s dark.

I shout ‘hello’. I hear an echo.

              farewellfarewellfare…

I shiver. I turn. Where’s the gap?

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30 thoughts on “Thirty four words

  1. Christine Goodnough's avatar Christine Goodnough January 15, 2022 / 17:46

    Wow! At least he lived to tell the tale 😉
    All that clanking at the end…was that the sound of the “echo” sharpening a knife? Can’t be. My imagination’s getting carried away.

  2. Sadje's avatar Sadje January 15, 2022 / 18:04

    I hope he got out.

  3. Na'ama Yehuda's avatar Na'ama Yehuda January 15, 2022 / 19:41

    Yikes. Oops. Out! Now! …. Never mind … 😉

  4. Sunra Rainz's avatar Sunra Rainz January 15, 2022 / 21:55

    Oooh, creepy! I don’t suppose google maps would work down there, Keith. Rather macabre the way you put the writing prompt box into what looks like a gravestone. Or was it meant to be the mouth of a cave?

  5. Dale's avatar Dale January 15, 2022 / 23:10

    Oooooohhhh… waitaminute now!

    • Keith's Ramblings's avatar Keith's Ramblings January 16, 2022 / 12:27

      I wouldn’t wait if I was you! Shift your …..!

      • Dale's avatar Dale January 16, 2022 / 14:41

        I’m outta there!

  6. messymimi's meanderings's avatar messymimi's meanderings January 15, 2022 / 23:59

    Don’t go in without a light and a long rope tied to something sturdy outside!

  7. hilarymb's avatar hilarymb January 16, 2022 / 08:50

    Hi Keith – should be a/n Halloween post … not as we emerge into the daylight of Spring – glad I don’t remember these ‘horror’ tales! Cheers Hilary

    • Keith's Ramblings's avatar Keith's Ramblings January 16, 2022 / 12:32

      Don’t worry Hilary, normal service will be resumed shortly!!

  8. Michael B. Fishman's avatar Michael B. Fishman January 16, 2022 / 13:41

    Spooky little story here. Just reading about being trapped in a cave gives rise to feelings of panic.

    • Keith's Ramblings's avatar Keith's Ramblings January 16, 2022 / 15:06

      Not something I’d like to happen! Thanks, Michael.

  9. D. Avery's avatar D. Avery January 16, 2022 / 15:18

    Yikes. What a fun creepy cave story.

  10. Bill's avatar Bill January 16, 2022 / 17:49

    Oh, where indeed?
    Great little story well read and played. Keith, star of blog radio searching for the gap. You are such a clever man.

    • Keith's Ramblings's avatar Keith's Ramblings January 17, 2022 / 10:36

      You say the nicest things, Bill! Thank you so much.

      • Bill's avatar Bill January 17, 2022 / 14:36

        🙂

  11. Susan St.Pierre's avatar Susan St.Pierre January 16, 2022 / 19:32

    Yikes! My claustrophobia just kicked in! Good one.

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