Did You Hear About The Writing Challenge?

Archie Brown entered a writing challenge to write a short story using the titles from song of a favorite band. The stories were to between 300 and 400 words.

Arch used song titles from the Mamas and the Papas. He called it, "Love At First Sight". There are 399 words and 28 song titles.

It was a week of FRUSTRATION in the office. By Friday I had developed an, “I CAN’T WAIT to get out of here" attitude. My co-worker, Bob, stopped at my desk at TWELVE-THIRTY and said, “I still have a spare ticket to the ballgame tonight. I told him, GO WHERE YOU WANNA GO, but I am going to that new club uptown, CREEQUE ALLEY. I’ve GOT A FEELING I am going to be DANCING IN THE STREET. I hope to find THAT KIND OF GIRL and go on a MIDNIGHT VOYAGE.
Bob said, “Tom, you know I’m a STRAIGHT SHOOTER. You are CALIFORNIA DREAMING! That’s no way to spend your life. You should find a nice woman like MY GIRL and settle down. I said EVEN IF I COULD, I don’t want that lifestyle. LET ME BE!"


I went to the club feeling good. There was a crowd in each of the ROOMS. I casually scoped out the ladies until I saw the most gorgeous dark-haired beauty I’d ever seen. MY HEART STOOD STILL. I was no longer willing to stay SAFE IN MY GARDEN of solitude. I worked up my courage and approached her.


As she looked up I said “HEY GIRL. She sparkled, replying, “Hey man. I asked her name. She said “I am PEARL. I asked, “DO YOU WANT TO DANCE? She agreed, so I took her in my arms and we spent the evening together. I walked her home, all the way to SPANISH HARLEM. I told her I hoped to see her again and asked her to DREAM A LITTLE DREAM OF ME. As I left, my heart filled with WORDS OF LOVE I hoped to tell her for the rest of my life.


I SAW HER AGAIN last night. It was all I hoped it would be. It was as though we had known each other forever. And I now wanted nothing more than to build a relationship, a life with her. I would no longer be GLAD TO BE UNHAPPY, alone in the world.


I stand here in my quiet apartment. As I LOOK THROUGH MY WINDOW, I consider all that has transpired in one short weekend. Soon it will again be MONDAY. MONDAY will no more be a dread to me. I am determined from now on to live each day as though it is DEDICATED TO THE ONE I LOVE!

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