Exceptional Girard always wanted to be an actor Audition by Mastery      100 Word Dash Contest Winner

Warning: The author has noted that this contains the highest level of language. Waiting offstage, Girard angrily tore off his new seven-hundred-dollar wig and hurled it into a corner, where it lay like a dead Pekingese. He appeared to be in the grim stages of chemotherapy-- nervous and shaky. His lips were thin and papery, the color of wet cement. "Remember now," said the director of the Napoleonic drama. "Your cue is the cannon going off, stage left. Then you say: 'Hark! Is that a cannon I hear?' That's it. You'll be fine, Jerry." When the cannon roared, Girard quickly snapped his head to the side and blurted, "What the fuck was that?" Writing Prompt Take flash fiction to the extreme. Can you tell a complete story in just 100 words. If so, this is your opportunity to shine. The story can be about any subject you wish, creative approaches are of course encouraged. All stories must have the following: Main Character, Setting, Conflict, Resolution. 100 Word Dash Contest Winner Recognized Author Notes Stage fright can really mess you up. Thanks Jgrace for your fine picture.

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