Welcome back, Julie. I just returned yesterday after a few years of being mostly away due to personal reasons as well. It is good to be back.
I am used to writing 100-word stories, but 55-word ones sound like a pleasant challenge, especially if they have the added restraints of a theme and a words list. I look forward to your posting official challenges.
Out of curiosity, do you know why 55 was the number of words chosen? It seems an unusual number to pick. Why not 50? Or 42? Or 47? (And yes, two of the three of those are allusions to other fandoms.) I'm not complaining; I'm just curious.
Joy,
Lynn
