The Bag Lady

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Julie sat back sipping her morning coffee, and stopped short. It was her misplaced sense of the occult that drew her to the newspaper headline, “Local Psychic Brutally Murdered”. The story went on to report that well known Madam Sophia had been struck down by a long, curved blade which had been left at the scene of the crime. Detectives surveying the scene also said the hysterical storefront owner had seen nothing and was still in shock after opening the doors this morning. Apparently Madam Sophia had been killed the evening before.

Julie was dumbfounded, having seen the Madam earlier last night. She had a monthly appointment and loved the idea of having her future displayed before her in the colorful cards. Julie tried to remember if anything was off or different that night, if anyone was lurking on the street outside, but her mind could barely register that Sophia was killed. Probably the police would question her if they found Sophia’s appointment book.

Then Julie began to worry…what if they thought she was the guilty person, if she had something to do with it? She was not a capricious person, but the mere fact she visited a psychic would probably dispute that fact. She hunkered down into her bathrobe and sipped her coffee. It was just as she was beginning to calm when there was a loud knock on her door. “Miss Julie Smith? Police, open the door please!”

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https://chellebcom2.wordpress.com/2022/09/01/todays-prompt-newspaper/

http://fivedotoh.com/2022/09/01/fowc-with-fandango-blade/

https://ragtagcommunity.wordpress.com/2022/09/01/rdp-thursday-capricious/

http://cyranny.com/2022/09/01/survey-word-of-the-day-challenge/

https://pensitivity101.wordpress.com/2022/09/01/three-things-challenge-m73/ Your three words today are:
MISPLACED
SENSE
HYSTERICAL

https://reinventionsreena.wordpress.com/2022/09/01/reenas-xploration-challenge-246/

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A guy asks another guy “Where’s the library at?”

Second guy says “You never end a sentence with a proposition.”

First guy answers with “Oh, so where’s the library at, asshole?”

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http://lindaghill.com/2022/08/31/one-liner-wednesday-youre-never-too-old/

1. Something you’ve labored over recently? I have been trying to sort out my bank EFTs, bill paying because rarely I use a debit card that now has a new number🙄

2. How will you rest on Labor Day? For me holidays are business as usual, no business☺️

3. Margaret Mead is quoted as saying, “I learned the value of hard work by working hard.” Would you agree? Where and how did you learn the value of hard work? I grew up doing chores at the farm and have always helped my family before I started a paying job with the government when 18. I’ve always taken pride in my work and expect the same from everyone else.

4. It’s National Eat Outside Day (August 31st). Will you? Do you enjoy dining ‘al fresco’ or do you prefer indoor seating? I love barbecue and picnics, preferably sans sand and bugs☺️

5. Somehow it’s the end of August. What was the best day of the month for you and tell us what made it so? I’ve had a few fun days but the best was my granddaughter’s sixteenth birthday held at a park where it poured heavily and a thunderstorm ensued. But it was a rite of passage and enjoyed by all.

6. Insert your own random thought here. Its hard to believe it’s September already with a few birthdays including my own. I have a hard time believing the number but grateful to be still kicking😂

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http://www.fromthissideofthepond.com/2022/08/everybodys-workin-for-hodgepodge.html?m=1

Desperation raises its hand

A plea from one of a common man

Thought support was there but cannot stand

Not where she lives in this land

Land of freedom, land of choice

Turns out that’s only someone’s voice

No truth, no freedom for this one

She bundles up away from the sun

She’s on a path, with no help done

Women have no rights she finds

Tries accepting her life in binds

Then choosing her fate, raising one exhausted hand

Slides into the deep, only death can she plan.

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https://wordpress.com/read/feeds/19271780/posts/4224678374

Always there, your constant voice

Make a decision, make a choice

It never ends, seems ongoing

My thoughts start a constant “boing”

This or that, black or white

How can I know which is right?

Then the pressure starts to build

Which is the box that should be filled

Wrong or right I take the plunge

Hoping I chose the best one.

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http://dversepoets.com/2022/08/30/poetics-choice/

This week’s Story Starter teaser is: I TURNED ON THE EVENING NEWS ONLY TO SEE ONE OF THE BIGGEST SECRETS OF MY LIFE PLAYING OUT BEFORE MY EYES.

Oh my god, it’s him! I couldn’t believe my eyes! Standing on camera in an orange jumpsuit and in handcuffs was the worst mistake I ever made.

Yes, okay, I was young, lonely, vulnerable, and definitely naive. Of course that’s no excuse, I did have a brain, I was just instantly, unusually attracted. It seemed the entire world shrunk down and it was only him and me.

It was good for a while, but then I started receiving gifts from him. At first small but then more expensive and I wondered how he could afford them. After a few months, I confronted him and when I found out the obvious to everyone but me truth, I left. Now I think, will he tell them about me? Will I be liable in some way? Oh my god.

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http://fivedotoh.com/2022/08/30/fandangos-story-starter-61/

https://amanpan.blog/2022/08/30/moonwashed-weekly-challenge-vivacious-august-30-2022/