He only kept one thing when the old man died.
The thick black belt.
As a kid it was the thing he feared most.
Well, almost.
It came a close second to Dad.
Wait 'til your father gets home!
Now, limp, it hangs in his wardrobe.
Not so fearsome anymore.
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This is a 50-word story written using @mariannewest's @freewritehouse Freewrite Writing Prompt “black belt”
This is the 194th fifty-word story in the Humpbuckle Tales series. You can find all the tales reblogged on the @humpbuckletales account.
Humpbuckle Tales are 50-word stories that can be read independently, but when read as a whole a bigger story begins to emerge.
There are author readings available of the first 22 Humpbuckle Tales on the Humpbuckle Tales YouTube Channel or you can listen to the Humpbuckle Tales podcast.
On Hive, you can find the first 10 tales read here, and Humpbuckle Tales 11-22 are read here
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