Mar 6 prompt: ‘melt’
Meltdowns
There are many kinds of ‘melt-downs’ these days. There are perfectly public ones indulged in by the widest spectrum of age and ethnic groupings, and then there are some extremely private emotional ones. Then there are those that sweep the globe, magically creating terror in the hearts of Earth’s emotionally and cerebrally vulnerable inhabitants.
Seems to me, yesterday’s ‘melt-downs’ were a heap simpler. Here’s a tale of yesteryear to prove my point – it’s an excerpt from my ‘Old McLarsen had some Farms’ memoir – Book 1, Ch. 10 ‘Food for thought’ (click here for more)
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Mar 13 prompt: ‘distant’
Siblings?
Excerpt from Old McLarsen (Oooroo means Goodbye) for ‘distant’ prompt 13/3/2020
“They really thought they were brother and sister.”
“And they really thought you were their mother, just like all your pets and rescues.”
‘They’ were our little dog Candy, barely out of puppyhood, but a born mother – and my latest rescue Ooroo, the baby kangaroo none had expected to survive. (click here for more)
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Mar 20 prompt: ‘sudden’
Birthdays
Thursday, 17th March, 1910 was an Important Day… a most auspicious day all around the world. It was St. Patrick’s Day – not only significant for the wearing of the Green involving a celebration or two, and a parade or three, but also for supping the famous Green Beer served in countless bars.
In other corners of the world – (click here for more)
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Mar 27 prompt: ‘penalty’
Hallo Kitty
“Pen outta ink, didja say?” His face tightly scrunched up with a frown near as deep as the Grand Canyon, then eyebrows raised to almost meet his hairline, eyes blinking blearily. No-one would EVER have guessed Baz was the legendary ‘three sheets to the wind’… or travelling the drunken driveway to oblivion in the near future, thought Joe, laughing out loud at the very idea.
“Wot’s funny ’bout that, then?” Baz voice was abruptly belligerent, unusually for him. Mostly he was a docile, happy drunk… although Joe had to admit, Baz preferred laughing at himself than being laughed at. (click here for more)
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