Can You Tell A Story In…

It’s Thursday once again and that means five-word story time. Your new word this week is:

FINISH

So can you tell a story in five words using the word FINISH in it somewhere?

Your word last week was PUZZLE. Here are your PUZZLE stories:

Keith Channing:

Puzzle rhymes with muzzle. Neat!

This challenge is a puzzle.

Kim Smyth:

I can’t solve today’s puzzle.

Men are a puzzle sometimes.

Ritu:

I do love a puzzle.

Missing jigsaw puzzle piece. Hell!

You puzzle me, you do…

Christine Mallaband-Brown:

Cryptic puzzle, no answer here!

Crossword puzzle cause head scratching!

Jigsaw puzzle, one missing piece?

Muzzle not puzzle the dog!?

Puzzle box, unable to open.

Open the puzzle box… JUMANGI!

Ruth Scribbles:

It is puzzling how others think.

She worked puzzles face-side down.

Lance Greenfield:

Sniffing puzzles my amazing muzzle.

Puzzled pig nuzzled the truffle.

Rebus was a picture puzzle.

Edinburgh crime had Rebus puzzled.

Baffling tech-talk puzzled Bony Tony.

***

32 responses to “Can You Tell A Story In…”

  1. Need to finish my lighthouse.
    Who finishes furniture around here?
    Let’s put on finishing touches!

    Liked by 2 people

      1. Ha! Thanks!!

        Liked by 1 person

  2. No more to say. Finished.
    I finished my first draft!
    You going to finish that?

    Liked by 2 people

  3. The dead finish before, literally.

    Liked by 2 people

      1. Thank you so much, Esther. 🙂

        Liked by 1 person

  4. I love a smooth finish.
    Finnish has two n’s, okay?
    I’ve started, so I’ll finish.
    That’ll do – I’ve finished now.

    Liked by 2 people

    1. I love that third one! Very iconic.

      Liked by 1 person

    2. Third one – beep, beep, beep!
      Alarms the contestant and the viewer.

      Liked by 1 person

  5. Will you finish it, please!
    The table finish was ruined.
    The Finnish live up North.

    Liked by 2 people

    1. I enjoyed these very much. Thank you.

      Liked by 1 person

      1. Thank you 😊

        Liked by 1 person

  6. Argument, only heard the finish…
    You can finish the prosecco
    Lewis failed to finish cleaning
    finish on the car? Poor
    Ice cream sundae to finish.

    Liked by 2 people

    1. I’ll have one of the last one, please!

      Like

      1. Of course Esther! Great finish

        Liked by 2 people

      2. Ooh, very good!

        Like

    2. Yum to the last one. Make mine a double!

      Like

  7. EDC Writing/Believing Sight Unseen Avatar
    EDC Writing/Believing Sight Unseen

    Finish? Last word, no way!

    Liked by 2 people

    1. I’ve missed you, Eric. Good to see you back. I hope you’re well.

      Liked by 1 person

      1. EDC Writing/Believing Sight Unseen Avatar
        EDC Writing/Believing Sight Unseen

        It’s always good to be here Esther, I’m okay thank you just have a lot going on – I know I keep saying I will – I will catch up with you soon. All the best. Eric.

        Liked by 1 person

  8. Why can’t I finish this….

    Liked by 2 people

    1. I like this one very much 😊

      Like

  9. Five words finish this little story
    Finishing therapy almost finished me
    Finish with a happy ending?
    Finish with a suspenseful cliff-hanger?
    Finishing last is no disgrace
    Finishing first brings warm satisfaction
    To finish, we must begin
    Unfinished therapy is killing me
    Ecstasy crossing marathon finish line

    Liked by 1 person

  10. Swanwick: finished for another year
    Bony Tony will never finish

    Liked by 1 person

    1. You’ve come up with some brilliant ones there, Lance. Many of them are very poignant.

      Liked by 1 person

      1. My excuse for breaking the rules is that I was walking along with my unruly dog when I posted my responses.
        In my first, I should have omitted either “this” or “little.”
        My I beg forgiveness?
        Not granting may finish me!

        Liked by 1 person

      2. Go on then! I’ll let you off!

        Liked by 1 person

Leave a comment

Discover more from Esther Chilton

Subscribe now to keep reading and get access to the full archive.

Continue reading