Vampires From the Sky!

10 Jul

 

Vampires from the sky

 

Not really.

 

 

(I kept it short because stories with this subject matter tend to bite. Thanks to Kelly Sands for the other-worldly picture.)

36 Responses to “Vampires From the Sky!”

  1. elmowrites July 10, 2014 at 12:38 pm #

    Your title worried me, then I laughed out loud!

    • dmmacilroy July 10, 2014 at 12:48 pm #

      Dear Jennifer,

      Mission accomplished. Thanks for saying so.

      Aloha,

      Doug

  2. rochellewisoff July 10, 2014 at 12:45 pm #

    Dear Doug,

    Your minimalist approach to storytelling is particularly intiguing in this piece.

    Shalom,

    Rochelle

    • dmmacilroy July 10, 2014 at 12:49 pm #

      Dear Rochelle,

      Saved 98 words for later, too. Thanks for tripping by…

      Aloha,

      Doug

      • rochellewisoff July 12, 2014 at 12:25 pm #

        Dear Doug,

        I’m expecting at least a 98 word story next week. I enjoyed the trip. Be back in the fall. Yankee Lima India

        Shalom,

        Rochelle the Graceful

  3. subroto July 10, 2014 at 1:07 pm #

    !

  4. Indira July 10, 2014 at 1:21 pm #

    With this title I was expecting some blood curdling story. Funny shortest story.

    • dmmacilroy July 10, 2014 at 4:31 pm #

      Dear Indira,

      Thanks. Brevity is the soul of wit and vampires are the refuge of…. Oh, never mind. There’s no such thing.

      Aloha,

      Doug

  5. Helena Hann-Basquiat July 10, 2014 at 2:06 pm #

    Smart ass.

    • dmmacilroy July 10, 2014 at 4:29 pm #

      Dear Helena,

      Too true. Thanks for the nod.

      Aloha,

      Doug

    • rochellewisoff July 11, 2014 at 8:03 pm #

      He can probably sit on an ice cream cone and tell you what flavor it is.

      • Helena Hann-Basquiat July 11, 2014 at 8:06 pm #

        WOW. You kiss people with that mouth?

      • rochellewisoff July 11, 2014 at 8:07 pm #

        Did I say something profane? (Bats her eyelashes and adjusts her halo.)

      • Helena Hann-Basquiat July 11, 2014 at 8:12 pm #

        Not you, sugarcane. I’m dying to ask Doug about the backstory for this one. Who pissed him off now? Or was this just an exercise in eye-rolling?

      • rochellewisoff July 11, 2014 at 8:13 pm #

        Ah…well I’ll let him do the ‘splainin’. 😉

  6. siobhanmcnamara July 10, 2014 at 10:56 pm #

    Hi Doug,
    It’s been a while since two little words made me laugh so much 🙂
    Siobhan

    • dmmacilroy July 11, 2014 at 1:57 am #

      Dear Siobahn,

      Music to my ears. Here’s two more for you….Thank you!

      Aloha,

      Doug

  7. rgayer55 July 11, 2014 at 1:59 am #

    You kill me 🙂 Now, how am I going to explain these little marks on my neck to Connie?

    • dmmacilroy July 11, 2014 at 2:01 am #

      Hi Russell,

      Ferrets. Crazed Ferrets. Ferrets From the Sky!

      She’ll bite.

      Aloha,

      Doug

  8. storydivamg July 11, 2014 at 5:05 am #

    Thanks for the chuckle, Doug! I actually toyed briefly with the idea of an “other worldly” theme this week before going with a touch of Midwestern realism.

    Cheers!
    Marie Gail

  9. Sandra July 11, 2014 at 5:38 am #

    Sez you…

  10. The Writers Village July 11, 2014 at 10:25 am #

    I prefer very short vampire novels with a little fang to them.
    Ha. This was great.
    Randy

  11. patrickprinsloo July 11, 2014 at 11:39 am #

    Clever one.

  12. wmqcolby July 12, 2014 at 3:58 am #

    Uh-huh …

  13. aliciajamtaas July 12, 2014 at 4:20 am #

    Doug, call me a ninny if you like – I had to read this twice before I laughed out loud!!!

    • dmmacilroy July 12, 2014 at 10:38 am #

      Dear Ninny,

      I fixed it:) Thanks for stopping by to read twice and laugh.

      Aloha,

      Doug

  14. Dreamer of Dreams July 12, 2014 at 3:04 pm #

    I had to read it twice, as well! Well-done! Love your sense of humor!

  15. patriciaruthsusan July 12, 2014 at 3:26 pm #

    Doug, I had to go back over that one also. Creative. 🙂 —Susan

  16. elappleby July 12, 2014 at 3:36 pm #

    Do you get to bank the other 98 words to use another time?
    😀

    • dmmacilroy July 14, 2014 at 5:43 am #

      Dear El,

      I think that I still owe FF a few words for my slack adherence to the 100 word limit over the last two years. It would be nice to think I could though….

      Aloha,

      Doug

  17. Perry Block (@PerryBlock) July 14, 2014 at 5:00 am #

    I laughed, I cried, I was moved, I was humbled, I was exalted, and my life changed forever. Thank you, Doug.

    • dmmacilroy July 14, 2014 at 5:42 am #

      Dear Perry,

      You forgot to add those two special words….the ones that made my story what it was….not really.

      I’ll try to do better next time.

      Aloha,

      Doug

  18. Sarah Ann July 14, 2014 at 6:51 pm #

    Very clever. Very funny.

  19. Nan Falkner July 15, 2014 at 6:08 am #

    Dear Doug, I had to read it twice also, of course it only took an instant! You are so flippin funny! Nan 🙂

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