Writers are always warned to avoid clichés when writing stories because they are overused. So I do my best to avoid them, but I thought it would be fun to write a story with as many clichés as possible. So here it is. Go ahead count them and tell me what you came up with.
Cliché Touché
It was a dark and stormy night when I walked to the coffee shop. I arrived as it was about to close, just in the nick of time. It’s said laughter is the best medicine but coffee warms your soul, which is what I needed on this dark, dank night.
I headed back to work. I needed to finish my project or it would be lights out for me at this firm. My boss was as old as the hills, but he scared the wits out of me. I knew this job wouldn’t last an eternity. It was just a matter of time before I would be canned.
It was easy to read between the lines. I was a diamond in the rough but he disagreed. He said I was weak as a kitten and couldn’t live up to the challenge. I finished my project with time to spare. I hoped he would like my work so we could kiss and make up but only time will tell.
When he walked in the next morning he was quiet as a mouse.
“Cat got your tongue?” I asked.
He picked up my completed project and sneered. “All that glitters isn’t gold.”
I knew the writing’s on the wall. I was toast!
He leaned over the desk and threw my project in the trash. “Haste makes waste.”
I looked up and smiled without a care in the world. “That project had my blood, sweat and tears.”
“You’re fired. Hit the road and don’t let the door hit you in the ass.”
“I’ll be gone at the speed of light.” I walked to the door. “What goes around comes around.”
“That’s all you got?”
I shook my head and said. “A leopard doesn’t change its spots.”
It was a Mexican standoff. I walked out knowing I was better off. Every cloud has a silver lining. All’s well that ends well.
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