Liars' League is now on Twitter (http://twitter.com/liarsleague) and we are looking for some extraordinarily short stories in less than 134 characters to read at the next Liars' League event on 13 October during the break between our 'normal' length stories.
The theme is the same as that for the event: Blood & Thunder. But while 'normal' submissions have closed for Blood & Thunder, the Twitter stories will be open until 12 October and will, from time to time be reposted here.
To enter go to Twitter, sign up if you've not already and send a tweet ending with #bandt
Good luck!
Example: "Striking my boss with thunderbolts, I flee work so amazed at powers won after bet with Thor in bar last night I miss oncoming car... #bandt" ~ @timaldrich
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All entries...
""Daddy, make it thunder again," my son requested. I obliged, "Here it comes in 3, 2, 1..." #bandt " ~ @Brevity24
"suddenly an owl flew in from the storm and landed on the front porch rocking chair sending it swaying back and forth like a metronome #bandt" ~ @montsamu
"The were-rabbit's prey saw only death; paralyzed by fear, it lay curled into a shaking ball until the rabbit had finished grooming. #bandt" ~ @montsamu
"The applause resonated like thunder. The standing ovation stole her breath. She drove home forgetting the fake blood on her face. #bandt" ~ @RomaDiaz
"The demented surgeon raised her bloody hands to the thunderous applaus of the OR staff. Her husband won't be bothing her anymore. #bandt" ~ @HassanInLA
"The blood moon was their meeting; blue & red. Blue of her eyes. Red in his heart. No, the blue was her face. The red...in his teeth. #bandt" ~ @JasonEverMorr
"Steam erupted from the wreckage. A lava stream of blood bubbled over shards of glass and down the buckled bonnet. A man-made disaster #bandt" ~ @darrenmjones
""It's like thunder, lighting, the way you love me.." As much as it irritated her,she laughed at his improvised actions to the song #bandt" ~ @RomaDiaz
"Not a good day. That kebab last night - big mistake. And where the hell are my tampons?" ~ @VivienneVM
"13th of October: Ron killed his punchline with a THUD, on realising he'd gotten the two theme-words a bit wrong! What a BLUNDER. #bandt" ~ @a4ist
"The small boy sat awkstruck beside the widening pool of his father's blood, unsure if he'd be punished for playing with the band saw. #bandt" ~ @twitbork
"A ponderous pattern of aterial spray graced the walls. A coiled length of intestine lay draped over the couch. Our diner: postponed #bandt" ~ @twitbork
"HMm. THe SofT Wet FlesH of HeR Lip, heR DartinG TonGuE. The KiSs is SumPtUoUs. ThE BlOod fRom my FirsT Bite Is LesS So, YeT SATISFYING. #bandt" ~ @twitbork
"The strange red algae grew unabated across Sara's brow. She scratched till blood ran into her eyes. It begged her to avoid the doctor #bandt" ~ @twitbork
"An old glass jar resting atop the garage shelf rolled over the edge and shattered on her tiny upturned face. The bleeding: ceaseless #bandt" ~ @twitbork
"It took a while, but she finally opened an atery using flashes of lightning for her light; Waves of crimson amid peals of thunder #bandt" ~ @twitbork
"He'd planned his insurrection, usurping her punchline with great drama and faux humor. She stood agape. Their mother laughed alone. #bandt" ~ @portfoliophoto
"After connecting the funnels, he sat on the kerb next to the large white donor vehicle. Then he sucked. The O positive was tangy #bandt" ~ @swashbuckled
"When the Tibetan monk rang the bell high in the Nepalese monastry it thundered in Shanghai. Occasionally chaos has a sense of humour #bandt" ~ @CliveM
"Kay cringed; her fist clenched for the tourniquet. “Vampirism is a myth.” smirked the phlebotomist as clashing clouds swam moonwards..#bandt" ~ @carrielondon
"Jodie stared through the bars at the blood staining the lion's muzzle. A sudden clap of thunder startled both lion and clown.. #bandt #vss" ~ @Qmbritches
"Blood red nails etched words of lust on his back.His purrs of pleasure crescendoed into roars of thunder. Murderous massages #bandt" ~ @RomaDiaz
"In the shadows, he waited for the lightning and counted. The thunder would cover the sound of the gun and the darkness, her blood. #bandt" ~ @CliveM
"They met on a filmset. He was a sound technician and she a makeup artist. Recreating Blood and Thunder brought them together. #bandt" ~ @RomaDiaz
"Awoken by the sound of what she thought was thunder,she blinked at a blood red light shining outside.Aliens landing? No, just a dream #bandt" ~ @RomaDiaz
"Not really bloodletting when self-inflicted. With a blade, the rain's howls, and his thigh meat in crimson, he remedied his heart. #bandt" ~ @JasonEverMorr
"Never one to voice pain, the blood silently trickled from his mouth in stark contrast to the gunshot that resonated like thunder #bandt" ~ @RomaDiaz
"The horse race was almost cancelled due to an accident caused by bad weather.How apt that 1st &2nd places were won by Blood & Thunder #bandt" ~ @RomaDiaz
"Flames of blood painted along the sides. Engine roaring like thunder. The little '87 Honda Civic that thought it was a Maserati. #bandt" ~ @whaddafugger
"From a blood-red sky and with a thunderous boom, fell God's angry big toe upon the heathen masses. Much pain and toenail clippings. #bandt" ~ @whaddafugger
"Thunder rolled through his lower intestines and he spat up blood during his presentation. Bad burrito day at the taco truck. #bandt" ~ @whaddafugger
"Hating girly colours & all that was pink she wore makeup called Blood & Thunder as an act of rebellion, upsetting her placid parents #bandt" ~ @RomaDiaz
"Thunder growled, low and hungry. Lightning split the darkness, illuminating the pool of blood as the rain washed it away. #bandt" ~ @tellyoutellme
"He lifted his blood soaked face from the bar and in a voice like thunder demanded that they should wake him if his mummy called. #bandt" ~ @TheFreud
"Despite a passion for floaty folk music they failed to entice their target audienceTheir name gave the wrong impression;Blood&Thunder #bandt" ~ @RomaDiaz
"Devastation ensued the thunder. A town ripped from it's roots, claiming lives. The only clue to the fate of many were trails of blood #bandt" ~ @RomaDiaz
"She was drinking blood&thunders when I walked in. I told the barman to keep 'em coming. I knew she would spill her guts that night. #bandt" ~ @VivienneVM
"Surface tension stilled the newly-pricked globule. I misjudged the pin when the lightning struck & the thunder scared it into a drop.#bandt" ~ @musicpockets
"They found his clothes, dripping with blood, in the washing machine. If only he had asked his wife how to use it before the argument #bandt" ~ @CliveM
"His words were lost in the storm. I smiled at him through the rain,saying nothing-he was on one knee, but I wasn't assuming anything. #bandt" ~ @VivienneVM
"now you've done it \ that was a blunder \ hold on to your hat \ here comes the thunder #bandt" ~ @sumitsays
"Blood may be thicker than water \ but that don't mean you oughta \ marry your daughter \ #bandt" ~ @sumitsays
"He flung himself full length through the rain, committed to the header. Lightning and his head cracked the goalpost at once #bandt" ~ @swashbuckled
""A haemophiliac living in Translyvania?", they said. "It'll never work." I'll show 'em, thought Jo just before fangs pricked her neck #bandt" ~ @timaldrich
"Be quiet. Put your fingers in your ears. Go on. That rumbling? It's the sound of your muscles, your veins. The thunder of your blood. #bandt" ~ @sumitsays
"When the last name in the world had been chosen for the child there was a mighty thunderclap and all names were reset to Adam & Eve. #bandt" ~ @timaldrich
"Best pudding's pigs o'course. But no pigs n'more. Storm came; pigs ran. Or died. We make do. Pudding's better than ever. Tuck in lad. #bandt" ~ @paul_clarke
"Breaking news: Stephenie Meyer bitten on neck in revenge attack by vampires 'sick of being normalised'. #bandt" ~ @VivienneVM
"My blood is thick. The clouds run low across the plains. I yearn for rain; just one clap of thunder. I am so weak. I am so thirsty. #bandt" ~ @ocmorris
"Shellfire like rolling thunder, blood seeping through soil. His close friends all dead, John could never admit thinking of Wagner. #bandt" ~ @icundell
"The lightning and the thunder arrived at the exact same time. Afterwards, the only thing he could remember was the taste of blood. #bandt" ~ @jonpinnock
"As we heard the thunder, we looked on with awe and wonder. We'd never seen such blood; In torrents, like a flood. #bandt" ~ @eliseharter
"Bloody hell!Impersonating the angel of my former self is hard work.Who told that thunderbolt I wanted to go to heaven? #bandt" ~ @NoraNadj
"Watching lightning from the office kitchen window I overhear another person asking another person how their weekend was. I stab them #bandt" ~ @swashbuckled
"‘Favourite colour?’ ‘Blood’. ‘Favourite sound?’ ‘Thunder’. ‘Wow. I think I’ve finally found an online dating site that works for me.’ #bandt" ~ @BetaRish
"As each red droplet landed her wails filled the night. Anger boiled over to violence. He’d never spill red wine on her carpet again. #bandt" ~ @RebeccaJPayne
"I'm dying," he said. She hushed softly, kissed his cheek & as the storm screamed & the house moaned, she twisted the knife. ~ @BeardedBetty
"A path of red drops glinted, leading like Gretel's breadcrumbs 2 the cellar. His heart thundered as he reached 4 the handle" ~ @BeardedBetty
Hi Merry Christmas and Happy New Year, a cool site I like
Posted by: school_dubl | Dec 29, 2010 at 07:32 PM
too bad it's over now... although I really don't get why shorten the very short format to even smaller number of characters by using #bandt... I prefer just following story dedicated profiles. like this one @short__stories
Posted by: M | Dec 09, 2009 at 01:05 PM