Curmudgeon

 Word count 667 (666 without title) Still not me I’m past tense all the way to agitated.  Past tense for “cast” is “cast” and yet I’ve seen “casted”.  If a man is executed by rope, he is “hanged”.  He may be physically hung and a … Continue reading Curmudgeon

Space Opera

Major Tom in Space Oddity  Word Count 668                                           Space Opera Logdate LSMFT This is Captain James T. Pickard of the Starboat Entropy.  I’m teaching starboat operations and culture to Ensign and captain in training Horace Green. Green:  I have so many questions.  I don’t understand … Continue reading Space Opera

Legal

When do they take on the leaders of the insurrection? Word count 100                                                       January 18 Jack told his wife Jan that she had gained a few pounds.  Why couldn’t she be skinny like her younger sister Jean?  February 10 he stayed out until … Continue reading Legal

Berries

Yummy Word Count 100                                                        An unpleasant task of my youth was picking raspberries in our backyard.  Raspberries are the least tasty of Oregon’s big three, the others being blackberries and strawberries.  Raspberries are also soft, easily squashed and have unpleasant texture.  At times I … Continue reading Berries

First

Before the meeting. Imagine super peeps. Word Count 700 “Welcome everyone to the first super meeting roundtable.  Why don’t we go around the table and introduce ourselves by telling what your super power is?  No need for names, since we all have placards.  Good, I … Continue reading First

Guess My Age

Not me Word count 88                                                         The live in editor and I play a game “Guess My Age”.  At first I hold a towel over my face and ask “How old am I”. Editor “50”. I take the towel away.  “80”. “That’s not fair, you … Continue reading Guess My Age