MLMM Saturday Mix 9-28-19

September 28, 2019September 28, 2019 by rugby843, posted in Uncategorized

Our three words, using onomatopoeia are:

flutter
hack
mutter

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The old man would mutter under his breath at the way of the world. It was a daily occurrence as he read the paper, rocking at various speeds depending on how upset he was at the time. Sitting in his favorite spot on the porch, occasionally he’d take a break when tired eyes insisted, and just stop to watch the birds. The birdbath was small entertainment, distracting him from the latest news, when he heard the flutter of their wings splashing in the water.

From time to time he would raise his cane and whack it on the porch rail, trying to dissuade pesky squirrels who raided the bird feeders. Of course the birds were also frightened away. His son offered to hack off the nearby branches to the feeder, thinking it would help discourage the squirrels, but the old man liked the wide spread of shade.

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SoCS 9-28-19

September 28, 2019September 28, 2019 by rugby843, posted in Uncategorized

Your Friday prompt for Stream of Consciousness Saturday is “ent” “ten” “net.” Use one, use two or use all three (bonus points for using two, double-bonus points for using all three). As Linda would say, use ’em any way you’d like. Enjoy!

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Thanks Dan, for taking over while Linda is gone. I’ll use the next ten seconds reminding, actually hoping, that someone uses a net to trap the last three year experiment of presidential history, bag it up, and throw it away, not in a recycle bin to be used ever again.

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First Line Fridays

September 27, 2019September 27, 2019 by rugby843, posted in Uncategorized

Warning:

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“I’m pretty much fuc–d.

That’s my considered opinion.

Fuc–d. Six days into what should be the greatest month of my life, and it’s turned into a nightmare.

I don’t even know who’ll read this. I guess someone will find it eventually. Maybe a hundred years from now.”

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😎

🤓

👩🏻‍🦰

👍🏻

There’s nothing more intriguing than opening a book, reading the first page and thinking, I have to read this!

http://wanderingwords.co.uk/

MLMM First Line Friday 9-27-19

September 27, 2019 by rugby843, posted in Uncategorized

The woods waited for her, everyday she passed the ancient sickly trunks, she felt the wind still with their bated breath. It was just another day, like all the others in her miserable life, but each Friday of the week she didn’t just pass, she entered these woods. There was nothing remarkable about Friday except the remembrance was especially poignant.

The largest limb was now bending low and scarred with the rope he used. Her fingers traced the indentation of the twisted hemp that he used to end his life. If only she knew, but there was nothing she could do. She was only eight years old with no strength of mind or body to prevent her father’s death.

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