Charli Mills challenged visitors to her excellent https://carrotranch.com to write a story in 99 words that incorporates sound as an integral element.
Unfortunately, mine is based on a true story.
Crinkling
Written by Kerry E.B. Black
Crinkling, like anxious mice in an autumn woodland, woke Wendy from a sound sleep. She wrinkled her nose around a musty smell. The insidious crinkling crept deeper. She lit a bedside flashlight and shone it on the ground. She gasped. “No.” Water crept into her room, surrounding her as though she were Thumbellina asleep on a lilypad. Her feet splashed on sopping carpet as she rushed to gather the most valuable of her belongings. Tears splashed into the rising tide. The water rose above her ankles, collecting items to ruin, crinkling like a voracious wolf gnawing an ancient bone.
August 10, 2017 at 12:41 am
Terrible incident, but great use of sounds to describe it. When something like that happens, it stays with you.
August 11, 2017 at 6:57 am
so
sorry
for your dilemma
hope your alright now
praying
Crinkling, thought it was going to be a skin thing, as all the other flashed tended to be a bit on the scary side, sorry for you experience. hope all is okay now?
August 11, 2017 at 3:51 pm
Thank you. Working on it. I’ve got the walls put to stop the mold. A bit more cleansing to do.
August 11, 2017 at 9:29 pm
Terrible experience, keep up the good work.