Saturday, August 25, 2012

Urban Serpent


Snaking his way through the forest of tourists gaping at towering concrete behemoths, he sighted his prey. Struck lightning fast. And slithered away with his prize, his victim momentarily unaware of his bite.


In response to this weekend's Trifextra writing challenge - write a 33-word response using the name of an animal as a verb.  

8 comments:

  1. Slithering serpents! I like this one---ouch!

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  2. This is a great use of the prompt. The descriptive words are perfect to tell this story!

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  3. Never saw it coming - proof of a great attack.

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  4. Yikes! That was unexpected! :D

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  5. Nicely done! I really like the phrase "Urban Serpent." It summons up a very specific image of the character.

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  6. "his victim momentarily unaware of his bite" ... Nice.

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