word count 100 “I want to assure you we are all safe here. We have adequate resources to wait until all of the infected have died. With our fortifications and firepower there is no way any plague carriers can get in here. Furthermore, all of … Continue reading Kingdom
Class Act
Calmer Times Word count 436 Class Act When Jane hadn’t come home from trick or treating by ten PM, her mom Stella sent a group text to all of the other sixth grade parents about their children’s whereabouts. The response was frightening. Several of … Continue reading Class Act
Spam
Something Like That Word count 389 In 2007, my wife Sharon and I took a cruise around the Hawaiian Islands, and then south to Fanning Island in the Republic Of Kiribati – a group of islands. The Hawaii trip detoured two thousand miles (three thousand … Continue reading Spam
Autumn Lawns And More
Like that now with a reel mower Word count 432 A family myth is that I was bred to mow the family yard in Northeast Portland Oregon USA. Sometime in autumn (or fall as we called it) the grass would quit growing. At the … Continue reading Autumn Lawns And More
Candy
Not what they got Word count 402 Their leader Joe started off the post Halloween meeting. “How did you do Henry?” “I did fine Joe. I got two kilograms total. Mostly the usual, but two Big Hunks. My year is made. Of course my … Continue reading Candy
Rash
Like That Word count 543 Duke Maples woke up on Friday with a rash all over his body. It felt like fire and the itching drove him crazy. He told his wife Mabel to call his office and let them know that he was going … Continue reading Rash
Safe
Beware Word count 50 Joe heard a gunshot followed by pounding on his cabin door. When he opened the door, a man holding his arm said “Somebody’s trying to kill me. Let me in.” A composed Joe said, “Don’t worry, you’re safe here.” The stranger shot Joe “You … Continue reading Safe
Cruise
Like that, but open and rusty Word count 75. My wife and I took a cruise to Hawaii then south to Fanning Island in Kiribati. I soaked in the warm atoll waters for pure pleasure until I stepped on a rusty Spam can. The only … Continue reading Cruise
Spill Rules
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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