Fandango’s Flashback Friday

Putting my Feet in the Dirt 9-1-18

A case of the pucchips, I believe.” “What? Hiccups?” “No, Madame, certainly not. I am referring to something missing on your computer.” “Then will “pucchips”fixthe problem? I haven’t been able to log onto any social media.” “That is my observation, yes.” “So how do I fix it?” “My dear woman, you are not capable of repairing this problem, and if I’m perfectly honest, neither can I.” The woman sighed, hoping this however snobbish clerk, would remedy her computer problems. “Guess I’ll just have to mail it back to Apple.” “If you wish, but I could have my assistant try something,” and took her laptop to the back room, returning about five minutes later.” The woman paid her bill and returned home. That evening she opened her computer to read the latest posts from her Facebook friends. It seemed at first all was well and then up popped a tiny fluorescent green figure. It seemed to be looking straight at her and was quite animated. It jumped around over the screen and then looked as if it was reading all the messages. It seems the computer store had been designated as one of thousands of secret satellite Facebook stations that collected people’s private information through little green creatures known as pucchips.

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. http://puttingmyfeetinthedirt.com/2018/09/01/september-writing-prompts-2/

Fandango’s Flashback Friday — September 20th

First Line Friday

“Stepping off the ferry and onto the island for the first time in decades, Arthur Parnassus thought he’d burst into flames then and there.

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This a sequel to “The House in the Cerulean Sea”.

“Arthur Parnassus lives a good life, built on the ashes of a bad one. He’s the headmaster of a strange orphanage on a distant and peculiar island, and he hopes to soon be the adoptive father to the six magical and so-called dangerous children who live there.”

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First Line Friday: September 20, 2024 📚💞

dVerse Poets Villonnet

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Autumn leaves are now coming

Colors vibrant seen

Red and gold the mean

Cool breezes cause the summons

Vegetable crops are humming

Green stocks high with corn

Tattered scarecrows forlorn

Autumn leaves are now coming

Aspen trees yellow as lemons

Wavering sun drenched hues

Leaves glitter, an autumn muse

Cool breezes cause the summons

Autumn leaves are now coming

Spectacular colors the news

Cool breezes cause the summons.

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Poetry Form: Villonnet

Simply Six Minutes

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I looked over all of this island, and I just felt sad. This had been my dream, I had worked for all my life to be in this place, in this life. I had dreamed and hoped, and wished for this, and every workplace I had this poster hung up to inspire me, make me work harder, make me realize this was a goal I could achieve.

And now I’m here. I’m here sitting, looking out over the dream I had, but there is only one problem. I’m alone. I’m sitting here on my balcony, beautiful scenery in front of me, beautiful warm breezes, everything I had dreamed of. So why am I sad? Why, after all the years of working so hard to be here do I feel it was all in vain?

Because none of this means anything without a person to share it with, a lover, a wife, a child. I worked so hard in my life I never worked to achieve what was really important, a family, a woman to share it with. So all of this beauty that I’m surrounded with really means nothing at all.

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Simply 6 Minutes – Welcome to the Challenge: 09/17/2024

Enjoyed this:

“The Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare—real characters shown in credits…Based upon recently declassified files of the British War Department and inspired by true events, is an action-comedy that tells the story of the first-ever special forces organization formed during WWII by UK Prime Minister Winston Churchill and a small group of military officials including author Ian Fleming. The top-secret combat unit, composed of a motley crew of rogues and mavericks, goes on a daring mission against the Nazis using entirely unconventional and utterly “ungentlemanly” fighting techniques. Ultimately their audacious approach changed the course of the war and laid the foundation for the British SAS and modern Black Ops warfare.

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