Brian was self-reliant enough to do whatever was good in his own eyes. Eventually he’d have to repent of much of this goodness, but right now the mountain he expected would hold the weight of his imaginings began sliding due to an avalanche of truth.
Down he went clutching onto one esoteric branch of conjectures after the other discovering that every alternative he grabbed onto failed to stop his fall. He could see the smiling mouth of nihilism lick its lips and open its jaws below him.
It was as he absent-mindedly looked into this dread that he was hit by a bus and rushed to an emergency room where he was pronounced dead on arrival. Whether the expert opinion was wrong or whether hell didn’t want him, Brian’s heart began beating with no desire to climb fantasy mountain again.
Denise offers the word “alternative” to be used in this week’s Six Sentence Stories. This story continues with Bowl – Six Sentence Story.
Poetry, Short Prose and Walking 
He lucked out that time but it’s not worth a second chance~
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It’s not worth a second chance. Thank you, Larry!
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Sometimes it’s too late to change errant ways. It would appear “someone” was looking out for Brien and saw in him some redeeming qualities!
Good Six, Frank.
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Thank you, Denise! Someone was looking out for him.
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This was fabulous, Frank! Second chances are mighty gifts. 😉
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They are. Thank you, Susan!
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Excellent writing, Frank. Particularly liked ‘He could see the smiling mouth of nihilism lick its lips and open its jaws below him.’
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That mouth must have been wide open. Thank you, Doug!
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This was such wonderful story writing!
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Thank you, Pragalbha!
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A powerful six sentence, Frank🙂
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Thank you!
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This is quite deep, Frank. Nice.
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I am glad you liked this, Chel! Thank you!
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Very well written. I pray he takes advantage of his second chance.
Blessings.
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Looking over my past I keep feeling like I’m Brian. I hope he does as well. Thank you, Michael!
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we often have more second chances than we deserve. Good job on this six.
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Brian most likely didn’t deserve it, but he got it. Thank you!
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Some lovely turns of phrase here, Frank. Splendid!
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Thank you, Chris!
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Good for him. Maybe being hit by a bus wasn’t so bad after all.
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It smartened him up. Thank you, Bernadette!
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Well told!
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Thank you, Mimi!
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Time for take two! A skillfully written piece Frank.
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Thank you, Keith!
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nice confluence of ideas
(as is my way) I was listening to a song by Avenge Sevenfold*, ‘Nightmare’ as I wrote my own Six, comes to me with this Six, the notion that many people believe there is a ‘Get Out of Jail Free’ that never expires. Only to find out too late.
Good Six
*nah, no need to listen, but one of the lyrics “…’Cause men like you have such an easy soul to steal seem to resonate with part of what I get from your Six
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I like the line from that song you mentioned about having “an easy soul to steal”. That does seem to fit. Thank you, Clark!
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Thought provoking six. It’s relatable to the wandering mind.
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Thank you, Lisa!
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This made me laugh.
Hugely entertaining, Frank
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Thank you!
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Just desserts for thinking too much? (chuckle)
Dynamite sentence: He could see the smiling mouth of nihilism lick its lips and open its jaws below him.
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Thank you, Liz!
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I love the tone of this piece – yuou made me smile – and the creative description of Brian’s descent. ‘He could see the smiling mouth of nihilism lick its lips…’ Wonderful. Lucky that bus was passing.
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Thank you, Jenne!
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Very good, so intense! The guy had a wake up call from God!
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Thank you, Jim. It was a wake up call.
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🙂👍
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“Whether the expert opinion was wrong or whether hell didn’t want him, …” (Or maybe heaven did. 😉 ) Great piece, Frank.
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Yes, heaven did. Thank you!
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