This was written for a 99-word flash fiction challenge over at Carrot Ranch.
November 14, 2019, prompt: In 99 words (no more, no less), write a story using storm windows. It can be literal on a house, but also consider other portals, even spaceships or submarines. Can you make it into something new or build a story around something historical? Go where the prompt leads!
Winds were horrendous, snow squalls blinded my vision and I was cold to the bone. Couldn’t get the furnace relit and I was afraid the pipes would soon freeze. I had to get outside to turn the handle for the water. Why it was outside was puzzling.
Bundling in my winter outerwear I made it around the corner of the house, wet, heavy snow sticking to my toque and eyelashes.
Underfoot I felt something slippery and looked down trying to see what it was. Then I heard a crack. So, here’s where that storm window went. Dammit, always something.
© Susan Zutautas 2019
Susan's Place 
I was already cold, but now I really am. I hope this was not BOTS because that would be just awful. ~nan
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Pure fiction 🙂
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Brrr….your writing was so crisp that I could feel the chill.
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🙂
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and found it just when you don’t need to …
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You can just keep that weather there, Susan. I love to read about it and that’s all. 🙂
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I think we’re in for a long winter this year since it started too early.
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Thanks, Susan. And I was already feeling the cold. 🙂
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lol 🙂
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🙂
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