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Lost and Found

April 16, 2019 13 Comments

Lost and Found

By Emma Kierans

LOST

My sense of humour

Last seen running from the funeral, hasn’t been seen since;

Mostly light and fluffy with a dark tinge around the ears, carries a sarcastic kink in its tail.

Could be trapped, please check your shed and garage;

I’m told it will find its way home eventually

If found please ring number provided, it was much loved.

FOUND

Stray sense of humour

Light in colour, fur matted and weak

Suffering from loss, it’ll require years of rehabilitation;

If you have lost yours please ring the adoption centre promptly; if no response we will seek a good home.

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  1. cascondaville says

    April 16, 2019 at 7:26 am

    This has got to be one of my favorite 101 Word stories so far!

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  2. Pamela says

    April 16, 2019 at 7:48 am

    Clever, clever story. Love the style and venue of placing an advertisement!

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  3. Josephine says

    April 16, 2019 at 7:48 am

    I can relate to this story. Such a good piece of writing, it captures an aspect of grief so well.

    Reply
  4. Alex Tolansky says

    April 16, 2019 at 9:49 am

    There’s so much more to this than first meets the eye – some different interpretations, intended or not. Loved it.

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  5. Jen HQ says

    April 16, 2019 at 9:57 am

    This is brilliant! Such an original idea and so relatable. Well done!

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  6. Cathy Cade says

    April 16, 2019 at 11:35 am

    Well done. Original idea

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  7. Cassandra Hamilton says

    April 16, 2019 at 1:37 pm

    I enjoyed this. Thank you!

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  8. diannemoritz says

    April 16, 2019 at 3:25 pm

    clever and well written. Bravo!

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  9. Brian says

    April 16, 2019 at 5:31 pm

    I’m in agreement with the others. This is a fantastic story.

    Reply
  10. hsbhairnatti says

    April 16, 2019 at 11:54 pm

    An example for Creativity!

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  11. Laura says

    April 17, 2019 at 7:33 am

    I really like this, multi layered. Well done.

    Reply
  12. JK Hayward-Trout says

    April 17, 2019 at 11:20 am

    Loved it. It was the perfect way to start my day – thank you! It also makes me curious if our humors met each other in passing mine went missing as well. I wonder what they saw out on their journeys. 😉 Great story Emma. Keep up the good work.

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  13. Paula says

    April 18, 2019 at 3:32 pm

    Very clever.

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