So, you want another triple decker example?You wanted it. So, here you go. One more triple decker example is here, served up for you as you work toward thinking up story starters for your very own writing endeavors. The three items that I used in this piece were a glass eye, a spoonful of sugar, and a roaring fire. Read through my piece, and then think about how you might have gone about connecting these three items differently. What would make your story unique and interesting? Good luck delving into your own triple decker writing prompt stories! Triple Decker Example: Eyes were her one weakness. She couldn’t watch someone who was inching closer and closer to their eye with their finger, attempting to get a contact out. Even in the mornings, when people needed to get the sleep out of the corners of their eyes, she couldn’t bare to watch the red of the eye show. She never even tried crossing her eyes as a child, because she was truly afraid that what her mother said was true. Her eyes would stay that way forever if she attempted doing it. The most ironic part about all of this was that her favorite movies starred Columbo. Peter Falk and his glass eye intrigued her so much. She loved the way he solved cases. It was especially cool to her that sometimes the suspects didn’t even know if he was looking at them because his eye would wander a bit. As she made her way back to the couch, she heard him utter his trademark “just one more thing” line. It made her so happy every time that he let the killer know he was on to them. It was just a matter of time before they were caught. She scooped a spoonful of sugar into her coffee and stirred in the creamer. There was a roaring fire in the family room next to the Christmas tree that she and her husband had placed in-between the couches just last week. The children were intoxicated with the holiday season. Christmas was a mere ten days away now, and they couldn’t help but get excited by the larger-than-life tree and accumulation of presents that had already appeared. She carried the two bowls full of double chocolate chip ice cream over to the couch where the two children sat. She allowed them to continue their chitter-chatter over the sound of the police reading the suspect his rights on the TV. She had seen this episode many times over. She could survive without hearing the killer declare his innocence yet again. As soon as the show ended, her children were definitely quicker on the draw than she was. They scooped up the remote control and started changing the channels, bickering over whether they would watch ESPN or ABC Family. When they landed on the Discovery Channel in their pursuit of which was the better channel to watch, they lost control of the remote, as their mother was grossed out by the “Journey into the Eye” topic. She grabbed the remote without warning, and changed the channel straight to ABC Family, where quips abounded on Gilmore Girls. Her daughter smiled happily, while her son sat back in annoyance, until their father told him that he could come with him into the other room and check ESPN’s website for the final score of the day’s sports games. An hour later, the TV and computer were shut down, and the children ushered upstairs by their over-tired parents. They brushed their teeth, washed their faces, flossed, and after putting on their pajamas, snuggled warmly into their beds, cozying up to their pillows. Their parents walked down the hall to follow the same routine as their children. Once in bed, they looked at each other sweetly, kissed good night, and prepared themselves for the new day ahead – when it would only be nine days until Christmas.
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