The Answer, My Friend
Susie curls up in her Snuggly, sipping hot cocoa. Zel curls at her feet on the couch. Who knew a cat could snore so loudly! Susie glances at the clock: three a.m. Even with work early in the morning, she flips channels, fixed on live broadcasts’ numbers rolling in. Percentages climb as do the number of votes.
Susie’s eyes close with hope, yet uncertainty, as the voices drone on…
She startles awake at six and grabs her phone. Blue geysers gush across the land. She hears the collective sigh of relief — and change blowin’ in the wind. She hears evil quake.
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Rochelle Wisoff-Fields is the host of
Friday Fictioneers.
Thank you for choosing a perfect photo for this week’s FF. Great shot, Nancy!
Her anticipation about the vote outcome must have been high. A great ending, Lisa! 👍☺️
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Yasan, thanks so much <3
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My pleasure, Lisa. I’m doing much better this week than last week. Have a wonderful rest of your week! 💜
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💙💙💙
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<3<3<3
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Yours is more hopeful than mine
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Oh, I haven’t been this hopeful in 30 years, or whenever
Reagan took office.
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This is like raising the Valley of Dry Bones back to life!! :>)
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<3 <3 <3 YES <3 <3 <3
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:>)
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Pleased indeed, though the narrow margins worries me greatly. We’re clearly a deeply divided nation…still
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I had no idea my photo would be used this week. Rochelle must have been getting vibes.
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:)
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This is good news Li
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It certainly is, Sadje. I think the new electees get sworn in in January. Then you’re going to see things get rolling for the dismantling of the current regime.
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Insha’Allah ( by the Grace of Allah)
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Insha’Allah <3
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it was the blue wave and orange is no longer the new black.
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lol funny Plaridel. I even got that oblique reference.
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I can even feel that wind of change from over here Lisa 🙌
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<3 "Nothing like the smell of [hope] in the [air.]"
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🙌
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My days of staying up into the wee small hours to see a political outcome are long over. My days of being disappointed in the general calibre of those aspiring to political prominence will, I fear, inexorably continue.
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Thanks for sharing your thoughts, Sandra.
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Beautifully blue it seems… hooray! Great song, too. 💙💙💙
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Thanks, Chris! <3
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A timely piece indeed. Lisa! Love the sound of your sbnoring cat!
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haha! I used my friend and her cat names in this. Thanks, Keith.
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Nigh on impossible to not use this fountain to share the wonderful news :)
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