Friday, October 7, 2011

Short Story Hook

Author's Note: Is a short story hook that I wrote. I was given three cards with the setting, conflict, and characters. The character's are Old man Leroy and the little boy. The setting is in the kitchen sink with a little boy laughing, and the Conflict is the little boy crashes a wagon.


"Ahhh" screamed the little boy laughing as he zoomed past down the street on his little red wagon.
 Old man Leroy saw the whole situation happen as he was washing himself in the kitchen sink -- that's a whole other story itself.  Leroy jumped out of the kitchen sink right after he heard the crash of the wagon. He ran out  the door to find the wagon crashed against a tree but no sign of the boy.
From inside the house he could here his wife laughing and pointing at him. He looked down and realized he was still wearing his red speedo from water aerobic classes.

"Well at least I'm wearing something ," Old man Leroy said while blushing through his wrinkly skin.
There was still no sign of the boy so Old man Leroy went on a search in his red speedo.

1 comment:

  1. You actually hook the reader right away with the "that's a whole other story itself" line, then offer additional incentive by having Leroy begin a search to solve a mystery. You leave the reader wondering what else might happen, which is exactly what a hook is supposed to do. Great job!

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