Monday, October 12, 2009

The Lesson - a 50 word photostory



Mrs Fisher told them it didn’t matter how fast they climbed the stairway of life. Even those who came last got somewhere, she said. So are the steps made from winner’s gravestones? John’s dad scoffed. To get to the top was to die. But so was being at the bottom.

3 comments:

Abha Iyengar said...

I just love this one. Its just so complete.And the photo-unbelievable!

Sarah Salway said...

Thanks, Abha - although I should point out the path wasn't exactly sideways. That's my tech-inability!

Kathryn's Daily Writing Workout said...

Hundreds queued outside the doctor's surgery waiting for the jab to cure the latest pandemic affliction. They didn't even know what was in it. They lined up, re-reading the important notice. At the front, Eddie Smithers fainted. The rest went down like dominoes forming a neat path to the graveyard.