Word count 50 Suck it up One second for spilled tequila, whisky, or gin drinks to be sucked out of the carpet. Chocolate, peanut butter, or wheat thins three second pick up, most other food the usual five seconds. Brussel sprouts, cauliflower, broccoli, or … Continue reading Spill Rules
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Bigger than a bread box, older than the end of WWII.
Rescued From Aliens
Couldn't afford a Tesla picture Word count 507 I know I’m not the first to wish for a do over or a time machine to change what I’ve done. My fights with wife Betty had become more extreme over little things. Her haircut, me … Continue reading Rescued From Aliens
Freedom Or Freedumb
One of our freedoms There isn’t a simple answer to what freedom means to me. There are things that it is and there are things that it isn’t. I have freedom of movement, but that doesn’t mean that I get to drive a Cadillac or take a cruise around … Continue reading Freedom Or Freedumb
Just Looking
A beautiful Italian Word Count 100 Just Looking Carl pulled over beside a car in the parking lot and said “Wow. Look at that Maserati”. Duke replied “I thought that you were a one car guy. Aren’t you crazy about Josie?” “Sure, but a … Continue reading Just Looking
Return To Belle Lake
With legs, the better to grab you. Word count 349 “How do you feel about coming back to our house Shere.” “Duke all I know is that the Federals say it is completely safe. They checked the burned ruins of mad doctor Simon’s place and … Continue reading Return To Belle Lake
Sue
Best likeness I could find on Pixabay Word count 435 My mother was born Heilman Chandler Brenaman April 1, 1914 in Iowa to Harry and Omah Brenaman. During the Great Depression, the family traveled to Oregon. She had three younger brothers Al, Ralph, and … Continue reading Sue
Sniff Test
Looks a little young to be president, but maybe we need a young one Word count 1,003 Interviewer George Hanson - I’m delighted to interview the president of the USA, Andrew Jackson. For those that have been out of touch, he was elected with … Continue reading Sniff Test
Licorice Canary
No melting asphalt, otherwise good 25 Words In the 1950s I noticed the asphalt melting on a summer day and smelled fresh yellow curb paint while feeling brain cells die. Not now. In Nail Polish. True story. Had to be 25 words. I don't … Continue reading Licorice Canary
Mother’s Tears
Nothing like the story, but it represents the reaction to the horrors of war, all wars Word count 100 In 1991 my parents invited Sharon and I on a cruise to Hawaii and Tahiti, where we had never been. This was during the run up … Continue reading Mother’s Tears
Summer Green
Word Count 25 The smell of freshly mowed grass sends me back through the years I’ve cut the grass. It smells even better when someone else cuts it. Appears in Nail Polish. Inspired by my life. So far, the shortest published story.
Doug Hawley 