Humpbuckle-on-sea often suffers power outages.

The electric company blames the weather, sea water damage and even "psychotic seagulls" for supply problems.

Older residents shrug: nothing works for long in this town.

The wise prepare carefully for the inevitable winter blackout, lasting anything between several hours and many days.

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This is a 50-word story written using @mariannewest's @freewritehouse prompt "blackout"

This is the 349th 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.

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