Jax picked up his Mustang convertible from the dealership and decided to take it for a spin out in the desert. He still had his Harley, but not all of the women he dated liked riding everywhere with him on the back of it. There was an hour until sunset. Jax’ idea was to watch…
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#FF — The Vision
PHOTO PROMPT © Dale Rogerson “Billy, let’s go! The Vision said the sun will shine as if it were noon at midnight, and it’s 11:30!” said June. Billy and June made it to the park at 11:45, to the sounds of their friends hooting and hollering. “Don’t bogart that joint!” said Billy. As The Vision…
Twittering Tales #156 — Kitty!
Photo by David Cardinez@pixabay.com Yes, I remember when we took the kids to Yellowstone, back when black bears roamed freely across the road; often blocking cars for handouts. Timmy was only 3 at the time. I recall looking back and seeing Timmy roll down the window, pointing and crying out, “Kitty! Kitty!” [275 characters]…
#FFFC — A Place to Grow
Finding a place to grow food in the city was becoming an emergent crisis. Overpopulation forced building housing on every square inch of land that wasn’t streets or sidewalks. The price of food, both at grocery stores and at farmers markets made it unaffordable to most. Growing one’s own became essential. Bands of like-minded (and…
#MM Saturday Mix — The Pink Bench
image link Ed lived in a small house in a quiet residential neighborhood. Now 84 years old, the past year had gotten him accustomed to a slightly different routine than the one of the previous 50 he was used to. A year ago this day, his beloved wife, Bell, had passed on from this world…
#FF — Pepperoni Please, No Onions
Warning: today’s story has a political theme and some violence. Please feel free to skip this one. The queue at Styx ferry was lined up around the block. The committees unanimously decided to impeach; Cheeto barricaded himself in The Spite House and refused to leave. Day 5: Dominos Delivers couldn’t get through the crowds amassed…
Twittering Tales #155 – 24 September 2019 — Before-After/After-Before
Photo by MarkusmitK@pixabay.com In 1999, when he was an infant, Zil and his family migrated backwards in time, to 1963. Now 20, he was ready to visit the time he was really from. As he surveyed what, only moments before, had been open fields and woodlands, in 2019 not a blade of grass was visible….
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