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Flash Fiction – Tears of a Clown

Posted on June 17, 2013 by Wayne

This challenge was to write a 100 word piece containing the dialogue, “What are you lot doing here?’

Here’s what I came up with (100 words):

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Tears of a Clown

Ken was dead.

When he opened his eyes, he found he was beside a huge circus tent. Stale candyfloss and calliope chorus floated past on the breeze as several familiar figures approached.

“What are you lot doing here?” asked Ken.

“Welcome, Coco!” said Mr Giggles, painted tears contrasting his cheerful outlook.

Ken groaned and looked down at his own garish red and yellow costume.

“No! Please!”

“Yes, you guessed it,” said Flower, “It’s Clown Heaven!”

“Is this a joke?”

“Coco!” said Jangles, “There’s nothing funny about Clown Heaven!”

Ken sighed and put on his clown nose. “Yeah. You’re telling me.”

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9 thoughts on “Flash Fiction – Tears of a Clown”

  1. ravenpierce says:
    June 18, 2013 at 6:48 am

    Clown heaven after death? You are creative! I like your descriptions, they are vivid and actually, quite funny. I like it.

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    1. mrkelly2u says:
      June 18, 2013 at 8:25 am

      Thanks for the kind words, Raven. Much appreciated. Do you write any flash fiction?

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      1. ravenpierce says:
        June 18, 2013 at 8:44 am

        Not on my website at the moment. Soon I will, though.

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  2. Rinelle Grey says:
    June 18, 2013 at 7:49 am

    Love it! A very amusing situation.

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    1. mrkelly2u says:
      June 18, 2013 at 8:25 am

      Cheers Rinelle. Hope you are well and that the words are flowing freely?

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  3. Maria Smith (@mariaAsmith) says:
    June 18, 2013 at 7:50 am

    Proves what I already know…you are crazy!
    Nothing wrong with that though, in fact it helps when faced with these flash fiction challenges.
    Love the blunt way you tell of his death in the opening lines. 🙂

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    1. mrkelly2u says:
      June 18, 2013 at 8:26 am

      Haha – as if proof were needed! Yes, these challenges are great fun. Look forward to hearing your stuff again when you return to the group.

      Reply
  4. John Wiswell says:
    June 24, 2013 at 3:04 am

    Aww, hopefully Ken will come around. At first I thought this was a reincarnation story and he’d gotten monkey-treatment, but I think you could have a blast in Clown Heaven. Infinite seltzer. Infinite pies. Nobody dies from falling off the trapeze anymore.

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    1. mrkelly2u says:
      June 25, 2013 at 12:58 pm

      Haha, cheers John. Have to admit, for me it would be Hell – not because I find clowns scary (unless it’s Pennywise from ‘It’), but because I just don’t find them funny. Now, if it was a heaven that only played Laurel and Hardy films, that might be a different matter . . .

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