Wednesday writing prompt: Men are like puppies

How about a flash fiction challenge for today’s Wednesday writing prompt? Write one thousand words of flash fiction on the following writing prompt. Share it on your blog and link to your blog post in the comments below. Don’t forget to go read each other’s stories and provide feedback.

men are like puppies writing meme — Men are like puppies, she realized. It turns out all you have to do is offer up a knowing smile—maybe throw in a raised eyebrow—and the next thing you know, he’s slobbering all over you, begging you to pet him. Perhaps this wouldn’t be as hard as she had once thought it to be.

Before anyone tries to crucify me, I will tell you that this writing prompt is just that: a prompt. It is not a commentary on my own feelings about men in general. I realize you men are lot of complex beasts. Please feel free to make what you will of this prompt. Put your anger at feminists into your writing!