The Couple on Flight 259: a pandimesional tale told in two parts

July 30, 2014July 31, 201439 Comments

It’s time again for Friday Fictioneers which is brought to you each week by Rochelle at Addicted to Purple.

PHOTO PROMPT- Copyright Rochelle Wisoff-Fields

The Couple on Flight 259:

a pandimensional tale told in two parts

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“Honey, what’s that big X down there?”

“Couldn’t say, dear. I’ve never noticed it before.”

“Me neither. It’s very strange.”

George replies, “Maybe it’s a heliport, darling.” and returning to his in-flight magazine he instantly tunes her out.

“Ah, that makes sense”, mumbles Merriam, and puts on her earphones.

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Charley! I told you playtime was over. Now you and your brother put your toys away this instant; it’s time for dinner!

Aw . . . !

Charley pulls the plug on his toy, then snatching the airplane from Billie’s hand he tosses them into the basket.

Laughing, they race for the door.

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Words: 100

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What will you write?

Try it!

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Pandimensional: A term first coined in *The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy, by Douglas Adams, which means “Of or pertaining to all dimensions of reality”

* Please do yourself a favor and skip the Disnified movie version and go read the book! 😉

Friday Fictioneers: the janitor’s job

July 16, 2014August 13, 201430 Comments

It’s time for Friday Fictioneers, my friends!

As always, a special thank you goes out to Rochelle at Addicted to Purple for procuring our weekly photo prompt! This weeks photo is courtesy of Adam Ickes!

A busy janitor never has time to use his office.

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The Janitor’s Job

Genre: *Narrative

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Mr. Johnson, our school janitor, knew all the children by name. If you were sad, he knew just what to say to make it better. If someone got hurt on the grounds, he’d bring the wheelchair, carefully put you in, and wheel you to the nurse’s office. And, if it was broken he could usually fix it. The children loved him.

One day a student of mine vomited in class. Those nearest to her jumped out-of-the-way squealing.

The janitor was called…

Susie: “Mr. Johnson, do you like your job?

Mr. Johnson: “Yes. . . most of the time.”

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WORDS: 100

For some really great takes on this weeks prompt, please look

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*Why a Narrative? Because sometimes the truth is as much fun as fiction! 😉

Friday Fictioneers: a learned response

July 9, 2014August 4, 201439 Comments

Normally, Friday Fictioneers is a 100 word fiction writing based on a photo prompt. However, today our hostess, Rochelle at Addicted to Purple, has included a video with with her FF entry. I watched it and…

Suddenly I was deep in memory, four again, and living in California…

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In my youth I had a little friend who lived two houses down from me. We had the best of times playing in the back yard. We spent hours digging under trees, burying treasures, making mud pies and just running and laughing every day. We were four and the world was wide and ready for exploration, discovery and learning.

However, at the sound of an airplane, my little Korean friend would scream and run in terror to dive beneath a table or chair. Inside or out it was always the same.

She was inconsolable.

I didn’t understand.

Suddenly, I do.

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WORDS: 100

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And now, Rochell’s shared video

Pink Floyd – Goodbye Blue Sky (London Blitz)

For more Friday Fictioneers takes on the prompt, please click HERE!

OOOH! an UPDATE

On thinking about today’s post I remembered something my mother said about her terror at the sound of an airplane overhead:

“This is ridiculous behavior. She isn’t old enough to have experienced the war over there!”

So I went to do some fact checking…

The Korean War began in June 25, 1950 and ended on July 1953. So, yes, my mother was correct in stating that she could not have experienced the planes and the bombings there. She and I were only four and born in 1953. This makes it about 1957 when we met.

However, here is a quote on the Korean War that I found on the History Channel’s website:

The Korean War was relatively short but exceptionally bloody. Nearly 5 million people died. More than half of these–about 10 percent of Korea’s prewar population–were civilians. (This rate of civilian casualties was higher than World War II’s and Vietnam’s.)

In consideration of this information, and the realization of the violence her elders endured, I find it quite plausible for my little friend to have reacted in this way.

The flames are all long gone but the pain lingers on… ~ Pink Floyd

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Please visit and read more about The Korean War HERE on the History Channel’s Website.

Friday Fictioneers: the contract

July 2, 2014July 7, 201443 Comments

Thanks as always to Rochelle at Addicted to Purple

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The Contract

He sensed that the god’s offer to make him king for a thousand years was a trick, but it was his greed made him agree to the bargain. He’d been given a fortnight to think it through. He read the simple contract over and over and couldn’t find a flaw. Waiting till the last possible moment he signed the parchment.

I, king Bergamond, agree to surrender control over my kingdom to my brother if found unfit to rule. In exchange for this promise I will stand watch over my kingdom for 1,000 years.

Semantics had always been his brother’s forte.

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