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Mar. 21st, 2005 05:29 pmCrossposted from the Great Write Way drabble community.
Challenge 50: Show, Don’t Tell
In a hundred words or less, describe an original fictional character or a real person through the contents of a purse, a wallet, a drawer, etc.
#1
At home, he emptied his pockets on the table inside the door. Out came his keys, on a plain ring with a white plastic tag. From his side pocket, loose change and a tube of Certs. From his back pocket came his wallet, worn black leather holding only his driver’s license, his library and credit cards, and a few bills. He withdrew his gun from its aging holster and his badge from his shirt pocket, laying them beside a carefully framed photo of a little girl about five, frozen mid-swing, curls flying, her grin as wide as the sky.
#2
“Items on the deceased?”
“Not much. She was wearing clean jeans, a red sweater. There was a sticker on her sweater—‘Clean Teeth Club,’ it said. Barbie underwear. Good sneakers—they look new—and white socks. Her hair was clean before…well, before, and she had two red, heart-shaped barrettes in it. Nails trimmed neatly. There was a RingPop in one pocket and a silver heart locket on a chain around her neck. A bear was found with her—it has a pink ribbon around its neck and what looks like a pink infant’s T-shirt on. Looks like an old friend.”
Challenge 50: Show, Don’t Tell
In a hundred words or less, describe an original fictional character or a real person through the contents of a purse, a wallet, a drawer, etc.
#1
At home, he emptied his pockets on the table inside the door. Out came his keys, on a plain ring with a white plastic tag. From his side pocket, loose change and a tube of Certs. From his back pocket came his wallet, worn black leather holding only his driver’s license, his library and credit cards, and a few bills. He withdrew his gun from its aging holster and his badge from his shirt pocket, laying them beside a carefully framed photo of a little girl about five, frozen mid-swing, curls flying, her grin as wide as the sky.
#2
“Items on the deceased?”
“Not much. She was wearing clean jeans, a red sweater. There was a sticker on her sweater—‘Clean Teeth Club,’ it said. Barbie underwear. Good sneakers—they look new—and white socks. Her hair was clean before…well, before, and she had two red, heart-shaped barrettes in it. Nails trimmed neatly. There was a RingPop in one pocket and a silver heart locket on a chain around her neck. A bear was found with her—it has a pink ribbon around its neck and what looks like a pink infant’s T-shirt on. Looks like an old friend.”