#FF — Step Right Up

PHOTO PROMPT © Dale Rogerson “Cedar Point is a 364-acre amusement park located on a Lake Erie peninsula in Sandusky, OH. Opened in 1870, it’s considered the second-oldest operating amusement park in the United States.” Food there is expensive, so many families get their collective hands stamped to be able to re-enter then eat coolered…

#FFFC 121 — Swarm

image from Reddit Inert, stiff shadows, arrogant in their perceived dominion over all of everything on the planet, raised their electronic devices and popped off flashes of the swirling life in the giant tank. Little did they realize that they were orbiting earth, confined in pods, cables running in and out of their paralyzed forms….

#FF — Break on Through

PHOTO PROMPT © Liz Young I love rock and roll and the musicians who make it. It’s more than just about the music to me; it’s about the origin stories of the songs. For example, I remember learning Ringo Starr’s offhand comment inspired, “A Hard Day’s Night.” When I saw today’s image, I became curious….

#FF — Pest

PHOTO PROMPT © Miles Rost Vert prided herself on growing enough fruits and vegetables to sustain her family year-round. She used only organic cultivation methods: deploying companion plantings, diatomaceous earth, ladybugs, and sprays from bottles with neem oil, cayenne pepper, and water to deter even the most persistent pest. Yet none of it deterred the…

#FF — Red Reign

PHOTO PROMPT © Na’ama Yehuda Red Reign Rain clouds convened on the cursed setting like PCB-laced icing on a hemlock cake. To many NYC’s Lady Liberty was an icon of salvation; to the rest it was an itching reminder of hypocrisy. Downing and Delta loaded their backpacks with climbing gear, paintball guns, and red paint…

#FF — Si Lom Road

PHOTO PROMPT © Roger Bultot They’d met at the Annual International Bingo Conference last year, when it was in his home town. He’d been captivated by the number of cards she could play at one time and by her dobbing skills. She’d liked his smile and his thoughtfulness. They’d learned they also shared a love…

dVerse — Prosery — Mother’s Embrace

taken by my older son on 050921 “Only mouths are we. Who sings the distant heart which safely exists in the center of all things? – from Rainer Maria Rilke, “Heartbeat.” “Clear!” It’s the last thing I hear before everything goes blank. I don’t know how much time has passed, but I’m conscious again; yet…