The Bag Lady

Marguerite hurriedly packed her bags, her anticipation palpable. Only the bare necessities she smiled, thinking she’d barely need those! She had waited for his invitation a while. They had talked of it, dreamed about an exotic trip, but it was all fantasy. . .until today. She had never thought about Zanzibar, only seen it in movies or posters, but now. . .her excitement grew.

Joe was trying to figure out if he should take the revolver if he needed it but didn’t want to raise suspicion on M’s part. She was his lover–in theory. It was all a planned ruse by Joe to accomplish this last job. The boss had found the man who had the photo, now Joe had to find the maps.

The once lost city was there in Zanzibar, the photo proved it. Obtaining the secret inside the old structure would require his special abilities. M knew nothing of his career, thinking he was an actuary for the government, certainly not a 007 operative.

Joe was in “attraction” with Marguerite, but any long term relationships were not in any spy’s future. However, M provided the perfect shill for this mission. He would play the lover for a few days while vacationing on the island. To her, the ancient building would be looked upon as a tourist attraction.

It shouldn’t take too long to find the map scrolls he was sent to find and sneak back to join her. All was going as planned he thought, as he walked from the airport taxi to her door to start their trip. She was the perfect cover. He almost felt sorry for her.

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Jerry’s mom was shocked. Hearing a muffled scream, she entered her son’s bedroom to see his face covered, as he stood in his favorite hoodie. His hands seemed to sparkle with electric beams as the screaming continued.

Jerry was at his laptop as usual, when an email sprung up on the screen from a strange address. The message read “How would you like to view the world up close?” Being the curious teen, he clicked, thinking it was a travel vacation ad. Suddenly his hands were glued to the keyboard and when he could finally remove them, found he had something on his head.

Jerry, appearance back to normal, and his mom have been hospitalized in a mental care facility. The laptop in his room is still sparking.

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Spring flower buds plucked

Fashioned for a necklace sweet

Played upon your skin

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RonovanWrites #Weekly #Haiku #Poetry Prompt #Challenge #251 Plucked&Played

“Zanzibar? Really my dear? It’s been so long since we’ve left the continent, surely you jest!”

“Oh, Randolph, don’t be a stick in the mud! You can see this sight before us, can you not?” Marguerite was referring to the bleak landscape surrounding their ancestral home. “Quite depressing don’t you think, my dear? Oh, do say we can go! Please, Randy? Pretty please?”Marguerite offered her most coquettish smile while looking up from her long lashes into Randolph’s eyes.

Randolph could never resist that look, as he reassured the love of his life with a passionate kiss. Later, in the twilight atmosphere, Marguerite rewarded Randolph with his favorite dessert, strawberries and cream, served au naturel. “Oh, Marguerite, my favorite” he moaned, as she applied the treat.

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Luckily the guys didn’t put away their winter stuff just yet.

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Suffering’ succotash, it’s the last day of the infamous A to Z Challenge and what can we do with Z?

I think on this snowy, cold (yes I know it’s almost May) day I will turn my thoughts to Zanzibar. It looks very inviting today!

For interesting info on this island, check:

10 Things You May Not Have Known about Zanzibar

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Since I’m gone a lot today, using my phone–glitches! The video I wanted, not going to happen, so I apologize.

As to the letter Y, I ask you, whY there seems to be no more movies made like this–an oldie you might remember–Blues Brothers. I couldn’t find the right video, so here’s one of my favorite scenes:

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The one, the only, original “Ironman”–the best of the best–since I’m on my way to see “Avenger’s Endgame” at this moment. : )

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Searching eyes,

plead for compassion,

help of any type offered,

possibly a greeting, a smile, bag of food, or a blanket.

Weekend Writing Prompt #103 – Vulnerable

Donning her denim overalls for a day outside in the garden, Mary was excited to see what Mother Nature did with the seedlings she planted last week. Working in the city, these weekend trips back to the bucolic setting of her youth were heavenly.

Last week she planted some of her favorite vegetable seedlings, grown from seeds indoors the past few weeks. Mary’s hope was that a sturdy start would help them survive during her five day absence.

To Mary’s surprise, they all seemed to be doing well until she came upon one odd sight, the eggplant sprouts. They were larger than any of the other vegetables and quite peculiar in appearance. She decided the seeds must have been particularly healthy and went on gardening.

The next weekend Mary returned to find many plants had taken hold well and she was very happy until she spotted large purple blobs taking over the corn plants. The eggplants were almost frighteningly large. The vine seemed to be strangling the corn stalks. Corn plants were covered with them and their tops were looking dry, even malnourished. Mary was shocked at these uneasy eggplant episodes and started to pull their vines away from the corn stalks.

Sadly to report, Mary’s body was found by investigating police when she had not shown up for her job in the city. “A bizarre sight” the forensics team observed as Mary seemed to have been strangled and partially consumed by vines emanating from the oversized eggplants. The coroners had never experienced a vanquish by vicious veggies before.

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Peculiar – Word of the Day Challenge

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