I had lunch today with some friends and former co-workers. One still works at the place I retired from, two have retired from it, and all three are actively involved in the community in one capacity or another. Compared to them, I’m out of touch with the pulse of the community – by choice. These…
Category: fiction
Off the grid
image link The sun’s rays warmed the solar cell roofing shingles on the house, which juiced up my Powerwall battery storage device today. Not only that, but the winds in the area had the windmill churning its fair share of electricity. There’s no question that if I had two Powerwalls both would be fully charged…
#MM — Tale Weaver — Visiting — Long Black Veil
image link is to Dave Matthews Band version of the song but the first “h” is missing so it won’t load Michael is the host of Mindlovemisery Menagerie’s Tale Weaver. Michael says: This week the task is to compose a tale in which the term/word ‘visit’ features.It could be visiting, visited, visitation……you go where the…
50 Word Thursday — Friends for Life, or Trouble at the Rubbles (Jim Adams’ title)
Betty said to Wilma, “I think my milk is dried up, as Bam-Bam keeps crying.” Wilma said, “Are you eating enough greens and drinking plenty of water?” “What do you mean, Wilma? I eat yak meat three times a day. Isn’t that enough?” asked Betty. “I can see you haven’t read Dr. Rock’s latest tablet,…
Karaoke Cacophony
Fandango’s FOWC is cacophony and the Word of the Day Challenge is karaoke. I decided to rewrite the lyrics to the timeless tune by The Beatles called, Paperback Writer. I’ve included a karaoke version youtube with the original lyrics. I wanted to have fun with this and I hope you do too. Karaoke Cacophony Karaoke…
#FF — Excess
PHOTO PROMPT © Roger Bultot Blanche’s predilections were closing in. She’d had them under control until she met Cushman. Cushman’s addictive personality was contagious, and soon she was infected. Spending with plastic at overpriced boutiques, gorging on junk food with wild abandon, riding everywhere in a limousine, Tinder trios and EDM clubs seven nights a…
Off the Hook
image link Brought to the party under the pretense that it was a fundraiser for the Screen Actors Guild TheaterCare fund, it didn’t take Chelsi long to see what was going on. Barph, her date, was a personal assistant to Garvey Feinstein, said he had arranged a meeting after the 7-course dinner and then show,…
Tao-Talk 