The Bag Lady

The felon checked his work. The pinpricks would soon close up leaving no evidence of the slithery perpetrator as Joe shoved it into his bag and zipped the lid. “You did nice work” he whispered to the tiny viper. With a chilling sneer Joe completed yet another murderous trip for his employer.

The distraught husband would never miss his payments again and all traces of foul play would be banished in his wife’s ultimate demise after a string of similar attacks. Her heart simply could not take another episode and gave out.

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https://sundaywhirl.wordpress.com/2022/06/04/wordle-555/

She had heard the old saying, “a key to a man’s heart…” but she was no Julia Child. She had no old favorite recipe book handed down from generations. However, she did know a great caterer—no, that wouldn’t do, that would be lying and not a way to start a relationship. She remembered Barnes and Noble was a good place to find a cookbook and went up to their counter to ask for advice. It was then she forgot about cooking an enticing recipe for someone else, seemingly mesmerized by the clerk’s bright blue eyes. They say love at first sight is a myth, but he was equally smitten by her big browns.

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https://girlieontheedge1.wordpress.com/2022/06/05/sundays-six-sentence-story-word-prompt-215/

https://sammiscribbles.wordpress.com/2022/06/04/weekend-writing-prompt-262-zest/

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He looked down at the floor

As he hung from the ceiling

A shelter no more

His mind started reeling.

What monster was this daring to expose

His magician’s secrets?

Now the audience knows!

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https://wordpress.com/read/feeds/19271780/posts/4053996368

My first thought was Arnie, you know Arnold Schwarzenegger? Remember him and the book “Pumping Iron”?

“Schwarzenegger was known as the Styrian Oak, or Austrian Oak, in the bodybuilding world, where he dwarfed his competition. He won his first amateurMr. Universe title in 1967. After moving to California in 1968 to train and compete in bigger events in the United States, he won three more Mr. Universe titles and then the professional Mr. Olympia title six years in a row (1970–75) before retiring.”

http://lindaghill.com/2022/06/03/the-friday-reminder-and-prompt-for-socs-june-4-2022/

The detective looked at the serration on the victim’s neck. “Yup, looks like a bread knife to me.”

“I think you spent too much time in traffic today and you shouldn’t compromise your reputation just because you’re tired. Have another cup of coffee, and we’ll let the experts decide.”

The detective looked over an article the victim had displayed on his computer: “Hemp is the new string of natural products you can grow to improve your health, even a possible cure for certain types of cancer.”

“Well that doesn’t tell us much…”

His partner agreed, but then, “except maybe he was making reservations for a flight to Oregon to buy some. Look at this, pointing to an e-ticket on the desk.

The detective shrugged and asked, “why kill someone over this?”

After further investigation, the two policemen discovered that the victim’s lover didn’t want him to get cured from the cancer he was suffering from. If he did, then there would be no insurance money.

The lover, Joe Schmoe, was later discovered in his kitchen trying to dispose of, you guessed it…a bread knife.

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https://pensitivity101.wordpress.com/2022/06/04/three-things-challenge-984/

http://cyranny.com/2022/06/04/flight-word-of-the-day-challenge-2/

https://onedailyprompt.wordpress.com/2022/06/04/your-daily-word-prompt-Serration-ydwordprompt-June-4-2022/

https://talesfromthemindofkristian.wordpress.com/2022/06/04/w-o-t-d-c-hemp/

http://fivedotoh.com/2022/06/04/fowc-with-fandango-compromise/

https://ragtagcommunity.wordpress.com/2022/06/04/rdp-saturday-traffic/

http://jilldennison.com/2022/06/04/they-eat-their-own/

Over 70 Royal Air Force aircraft, including the Red Arrows, could be seen in a flyover that culminated over Buckingham Palace on June 2 as part of Queen Elizabeth II’s Platinum Jubilee, according to the RAF.

Richard Burley, a technician with the Royal Air Force, published this footage showing the Red Arrows on the tarmac in Scampton ahead of the celebratory airshow. Credit: Richard Burley via Storyful

https://www.yahoo.com/video/raf-red-arrows-prepare-off-142142697.html

http://fivedotoh.com/2022/05/31/who-won-the-week-05-31-22/

Opening the laptop to browse
depressing news and there’s too much celebrity going’s on to care about.
There is a WAR going on, have we forgotten?
Memorial Day occurs again—to remember the fallen. And there will always be war, sacrifice and fallen, especially children.

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https://dversepoets.com/2022/05/30/quadrille-153-out-of-the-meadows-browse/

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https://wordcraftpoetry.com/2022/05/31/tankatuesday-weekly-poetry-challenge-no-2-5-31-22-shareyourday/