Jeffrey lay on a sofa in the student lounge of the University of Noital with his mind full of sleepy sky-is-blue-grass-is-green dreams. He knew he had an assignment, due that afternoon, to write a six sentence story using the word “minute”, but, as usual, he preferred dreaming about the assignment being done rather than getting up and doing it.
Eventually he got so tired of being tired that he chased his dreams away, sat upright on the sofa, opened his laptop and typed: “The sky is blue.” He added, because he needed more than one sentence: “The grass is green.” Hoping it might encourage some stray muse to have pity on him, he wrote the last sentence next: “The End.”
Then Jeffrey closed his laptop and lay back down on the sofa as his sleepy dreams returned to remind him like a nagging conscience annoyed with having been pushed away earlier, “Don’t forget to use that word minute in your story”.
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Denise offers the prompt word “minute” to be used in this week’s Six Sentence Stories.

A good reminder to use the prompt word!
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Yes, we must use it. Jeffrey’s sleepy dreams got that right. Blessings, Esther!
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Jeffrey could have written, “Let me sleep on this for a minute”, but that still would be only 3 sentences. Good one Frank!! Be a doer, not a hearer only. Blessings!
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Good reminder, Mary: Be a doer, not a hearer only. Thank you and blessings!
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This one made me chuckle, Frank.
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I am glad it does. Blessings, Dan!
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Your method has not always worked for me, in fact, rarely, lol. Good for you, Frank. Good Six!
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It appears it doesn’t work for Jeffrey either. Thank you, Denise! Blessings!
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Nicely done, sir! The same does not apply to Jeffrey.
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Thank you, Mimi! Blessings!
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lol
excellento!
Mister Writer? Please. That story? I like it with extra meta-naise
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I am glad you liked the meta-naise. 🙂 Blessings, Clark!
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Ha ha, just laughing about that… and oh, just a minute!
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I am glad you like it, Chris! Blessings!
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I think Mary wins hands down for best comment.
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I liked her comment as well. If Jeffrey used his common sense he could have come up with something better than he did without the assistance of a stray muse. Thank you and blessings, Violet!
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Love your short story story telling
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I am glad you like these. Blessings, Jim!
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🙂😃😃😃
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jeffrey has similar dreams like I do when I sit to write these prompts 🙂
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You do come up with six meaningful sentences that fit together into a story. Jeffrey could barely manage three. Blessings, Nandini!
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Nice sleepy story, and perfectly ok to do a 3 when its context is so full! 😊
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Jeffrey took in the whole world with his story. Thank you and blessings, Liz!
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