Inspired by: September 10: Flash Fiction Challenge
Narrator: Nearly paralyzed with fear, she inches closer to the open window. The cold, night air chills her skin. Closer… closer… hands trembling, she reaches for the window seal. She swallows hard and looks out. A shadow in the darkness; a gruesome disfigured hand reaches up and… and…
Woman: Ahhhhhhhh!
[Silence]
Announcer: We will pause here briefly with this ad for Radium Water. Radium Water, it’ll cure what ails ya and leave you with a healthy, vibrant glow. Radium Water! Available wherever NukEx products are sold.
Narrator: And now… for the thrilling conclusion of… The Withered Hand of Rrrrrrrrasputin!
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Writer, Editor, Student - Tyler M Deal 
That’s good! I like your sense of humor! 😀
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Thank you! This was a lot of fun to write
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I love this quick pieces. So much to tell in only a little space. 😀
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Yes, it’s true! I’ve especially found that having to write a story with exactly 99 words really challenges you. The piece has to be natural, without unnecessary words and without missing words, with a very strict restraint. It’s like condensing the story down into an essential oil.
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What a great analogy. I write syllabic poetry much in the same way.
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Neat to use the radio format for your flash. And Radium Water! Good for what ails ya for sure. Yum, yuk!
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Thanks, lol! Radium water was actually a real thing. They put radium in skin lotion, make-up, and injections because they thought it made you stronger
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Yikes.
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Ha! Fun story, Tyler!
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Thank you, I really had fun writing it!
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Forget the radium water! What happens? 🙂
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I don’t know, but I imagine someone will laugh like this, “Mwahahahahahhh…”
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😀 Undoubtedly.
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