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Billyjoe learned early that wilding with his homies was preferable to Mama’s whiskey rages and leather straps. After puberty, he drank women down like Granny drank her ginger beer, thirstily and with gnawing in her belly afterwards.
Marshajean was her Daddy’s favorite from ages five to ten. When he started taking to her baby sister, she took a knife to him. He wrestled it away and tumbled her out into the street.
Billyjoe and Marshajean collided in the alley behind Mo’s Soup Kitchen on his twentieth birthday; they’ve been together since. Their two heads are spinning; but spinning in synch.
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Rochelle Wisoff-Fields is the sharing host of Friday Fictioneers.
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wow Lisa! Excellent take! Very well done! :D
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Thank you :)
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Beautiful post
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Spinning in synch is a lovely image
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It’s the best feeling in the world.
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Wow, it sounds like Billyjoe and Marshajean had rough childhoods. At least they found and seemingly understand each other!
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They understand enough. Thanks much, Christian, for being such a loyal reader. Much appreciated.
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Serendipity strikes again.
That’s a great photo (of course I would think so…) (K)
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Kerfe, it is the way of things…
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You’ve got some great imagery here. It reminds me of Rihanna’s We Found Love, just finding themselves in a hopeless place.
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Thank you, David.
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I like this spinning in sync too Li.
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Thank you, Sadje :)
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You’re welcome 😇
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They sound like an ideal couple! Well…to each other.
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I’m glad you “got it,” Max. They may be outcasts to the rest of the world but to each other they are the world.
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I’ve known people close to both…oh yes.
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You’re the story weaver here, L. I can’t help but have a serial killer vibe. There have been a handful of killer couples.
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Oh, they would definitely fit the type. Have you seen, “Natural Born Killers”? Olive Stone’s masterpiece of satire about Mickey and Mallory and their becoming cult heroes, sort of like Bonnie & Clyde.
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I’ve had that on my to watch list. I know the gist and the opening scene. It might be time to track the film down. 😀
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Very perceptive of you to pick up on that vibe. I think you’ll enjoy the movie, and you will if you have an appreciation for satire.
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Brilliant characters. Great language. Takes me right into their world. You’ve built so much of their lives into this story.
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Margaret thank you! Much appreciated.
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Great character sketches in so few words. I am glad they’re spinning in synch :) And continue to do so.
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Joy, I am also. Thank you :)
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When you are down and out, it is sometimes the last thread that holds you up.
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Well-said, James. Thank you for seeing.
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Great way to work in the yarn spinner! Excellent story–I’m glad they found each other and are spinning in synch.
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Linda, thanks, not sure how that happened, but it worked out. I’m glad they found each other also.
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it looks like they found each other just in time and lived happily ever after.
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I think so, Plaridel, and happy enough, I reckon. Thank you for reading.
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Oh my…
you really packed a lot of story into 100 words.
Excellent!
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Dawn, thank you :)
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Oh my…
you really packed a lot of story into 100 words.
Excellent!
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Sounds like a good match. Well done.
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Thank you, Athling.
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I’m so glad they found each other. What a powerful and beautiful story of finding that person who helps make the world a little bit more bearable. I love the last line!
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Brenda, thank you, and happy you enjoyed the story.
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A lot said, and a lot of images conjured up in so few words. Well done.
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Thank you, Sandra.
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It’s a good thing when we can find someone whose head spins in synch with ours. And not easy to do. This was a good story and it would be fun to read more about Marshajean and Billyjoe.
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Thanks much, Michael. You never know when they might twirl again in one of my stories.
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And just in the nick of time, too.
Fab read!
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Nancy, thank you :)
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Wow, there is so much going on here. Strong voice. Some fabulous imagery. Beautifully done.
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Laurie, much thanks!
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Wonderfully descriptive, you packed so much into a handful of words.
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Thanks, Keith :)
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Nice one! Spinning but spinning in synch. Loved this.
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Brit, thank you very much.
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Dear Lisa,
Wow! What a take on the prompt! Glad they found each other.
Shalom,
Rochelle
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Rochelle, thank you for being a faithful reader and always being supportive.
Shalom,
Lisa
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What a story–what a history but they each had but now they have come together to share a future. Encouraging ending, Lisa.
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Adele, thank you and glad you enjoyed the story.
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Well, that’s a hell of a yarn. I was trying to make a connection to the picture until the last line. Very sad, but well done.
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Thanks much for reading and your impressions.
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