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My Best Friend Is Gone and All I Want to Do is Chew the Furniture - My 50 Precious Words Contest 2023 Entry

3/3/2023

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It's that time again ~ the 50 Precious Words International Writing Contest.

This fun competition started in 2016 thanks to Vivian Kirkfield's unflagging enthusiasm and support for the kidlit creative community. Thank you to Vivian, the judges, and prize donors for your time and generosity!

Entries can be silly or serious, poetry or prose. You can let your imagination run wild! But, whatever the piece, it must be an actual story (with a beginning, middle, and end) and no more than 50 words.

Quite the challenge, right? I always love seeing what people come up with--you should check it out here, too. {{link}}

My 50-word entry was inspired by watching my dog cycle through the 5 stages of grief repeatedly one afternoon, as he ripped up one cheap squeaky ball after the other in quick succession. I had fun getting inside my pup's mind for this one.

Let me know what you think in the comments! 
MY BEST FRIEND IS GONE
AND ALL I WANT TO DO IS CHEW THE FURNITURE
by
Carrie Karnes-Fannin

 
So chewy! So slimy!

Ball and me. Me and Ball.

Best buds,
fur-ever.
 
Uh-oh. No.
 
NO.
 
Shh...Ball’s asleep.
​
Right?
​
Ball? Ball?
 
Grrr! C'mon, bounce...

Please? Pretty please?? I promise I’ll fetch you.

 
Oh, Ball. I miss...
 
...Woof!
 
So shiny! So fast!
 
Frisbee and me. Me and Frisbee.
 
Best buds,
fur-ever.


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4 Comments
Deanne Wallace
3/3/2023 08:39:11 am

I love the way the cadence of the poem perfectly captures the movement of a wiggly-waggly, excited dog ready to play!

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Carrie Suzanne Karnes-Fannin
3/3/2023 06:51:52 pm

Thanks, Deanne! I'm glad that came through. It was a lot of fun to write.

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Sara Kruger link
3/3/2023 09:20:37 am

This is adorable! You accomplish a LOT in 50 words! You perfectly capture the dog's voice AND the stages of grief. Brava!

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Carrie Suzanne Karnes-Fannin
3/3/2023 06:51:12 pm

Thank you, Sara!

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