Category: Bladder cancer

Three Line Tales – Fresh Fish

by rugby843, posted in Bladder cancer

If he thinks I’m going on that boat with him he’s crazy. What is he thinking? Cats don’t like water, especially floating on a small piece of wood surrounded by it! We don’t even bathe in water, ever! We have our own way of bathing. That’s why we have these rough, sandpaper tongues! 

You would think after all this time together he would realize that, but no! I’m getting a boat he said, it’ll be fun, he said. We can fish! Think, fresh fish for your dinner!

I’m going home. Give me a warm rug and a can of tuna.

https://rugby843.blog/2017/06/01/Three-Line-Tales/

Daily Prompt:  Trace

by rugby843, posted in Bladder cancer

Ever use a recipe that asks for a pinch, a dollop,  smidgen, or a trace of an ingredient? It would be no problem if you were a chef, and used to these amounts on a daily basis. I’m what you call a home cook, or used to be anyway, and was used to eyeballing amounts.

When shopping with a friend in a kitchen shop, I found a set of measuring spoons that included these measurements. Cool item to have “just in case”.

https://dailypost.wordpress.com/prompts/trace/

FFFPP – It’s your conscience speaking…

by rugby843, posted in Bladder cancer

Stretch it out, get those knees unbuckled. Ignore the pain. Stretch those hamstrings. You can do it. Put your nose on those new shoes. They are beautiful–pricey, but worth it. They’re the inspiration for the new health kick you promised yourself. 

You know the one. Remember last night when you took that long critical look at yourself in the full length mirror? Yeah, that look. That’s when you decided you were on the downhill slope to an early demise. Too much coffee, cigarettes, tv, beer, popcorn and candy at the cinema, too much everything! Did you really think you could get away with that behavior and NOT look like that? 

These shoes hastily bought at nine forty-five last night, new workout clothes purchased just before the mall closed–do you think they thought you were desperate, which you were? Do you think trying to squeeze into the size large instead of the XXX was fooling the clerk?

 It is your fault, of course, but you’re worthy of redemption. You can do this. It’s not too late. You can lead a healthier life. I know you can. Stretch those legs! Ignore the pain. Treadmill? The bike looks easier…..

https://flashfictionforthepracticalpractitioner.wordpress.com/2017/05/31/flash-fiction-for-the-purposeful-practitioner-2017-week-23/

MLMM – Wordle #157

by rugby843, posted in Bladder cancer

Mimeomnia was a perfect description of this willowy woman, stepping carefully onto the scaffold.  Her despair evident as she teetered on the thin boards. She was aware the wolf- like man was watching, blood dripping from his showy teeth. Her neck was still showing the fresh deep bruises from their earlier encounter. 

She had tried seclusion, seeking refuge anywhere, but he always followed.  He knew her every move, delighted in his ability to track her, as if she had an animal scent of fear.  He was only a human, but when he grasped her, his animal instincts revealed themselves.  She ran away from his clutches a beaten soul.

Finding this old structure being repaired was finally an answer.  She climbed higher until she thought it was enough distance to insure the result she longed for.  Her final leap would rid her of this monster.  

https://mindlovemiserysmenagerie.wordpress.com/2017/05/29/wordle-157/

Picture Prompt-155 – Furbrain

by rugby843, posted in Bladder cancer

“Hey, Furbrain! Betcha can’t get me!” Sticking out his tongue and laughing, Stripes just loved teasing Barney, the dog and current housemate. Observing the nonstop leaps of his tormented pal, Stripes stretched out on the rooftop edge and settled in. He knew it would be at least fifteen minutes gone until Barney gave up trying to jump high enough to get to him.  

https://allaboutwritingandmore.wordpress.com/2017/05/30/daily-picture-prompt-155/