Live and Learn

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Tandem Bike kept running. His new shoes were slipping and slowing him down. He looked back to see if her thugs were still following. Stupid me, he thought, I will never learn that if it’s too easy, it’s not legal.

Joining the rest of the guys on a Saturday night, all sitting around spouting the usual complaints of not finding a good paying job, the last surly girlfriend rebuttal, or the politics of the latest administration, and most of them loved to complain loudly, not really listening to their peers. A typical night for the disgruntled twenty somethings, no revelations or inclination to make real changes.

Sloughing his way home from work on the following Monday, Joe was approached by a woman in a tight pinstripe fashioned suit and seemed to appear from the bar he was about to enter. She engaged him in conversation and it was easy for her to see potential in the unhappy man. Over the night’s drinks, close slow dances and general heat, she made Joe think he could leave his routine and decided to take her job offer.

Joe was young, very handsome and had a great physique considering his daily routine was a hard labor job. She oohed and ahhed her way into his psyche, soothing his frustration over life in general; jeopardized him as she expertly baited him with her charm. As time progressed, Joe began to believe she had the answers. He left his job, his friends and she molded him further into her vision.

Mesmerized by her idea, that he could be so much more than the ordinary as he saw himself, she tweaked him until she thought him perfect. Joe was under the spell of her idea, her visions, and slowly succumbed to her completely. It was only after this night, the culmination of her training, that he realized what she really wanted.

He was her escort for the evening at a swanky hotel dinner. That’s what Joe thought. It was after dinner when he realized her scheme. She pulled him into a poorly lit room and started to seduce him. . .that’s what he thought was happening. Suddenly when he was about to act, a spotlight came on and loud words came from the woman he had trusted. “Let me debut my new protege, Tandem Bike!” The spotlight shown directly on Joe’s perfect anatomy. Joe quickly covered himself in embarrassment, finding out he was being “auditioned” for a new pornographic film company.

Joe squirmed back into his clothes as fast as he could and ran out the back door. He had no knowledge of her intentions and the results of her prowess to help him were quashed. He kept running until he found his old friend’s apartment. The only recompense was the ability to tell a new story to the wearisome group. However, TB was his new moniker.

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MLMM Wordle #151

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No harmony on this ash gray day as he rolled up his sleeves to begin the daily chore of cleaning the sanctuary. Walking down to the small church, the cumulus clouds hiding the sun’s momentary glimmer, and all seemed too quiet. Even Mrs. Markle’s dog just sat on the porch staring as he walked by, but did not sound his usual bark.

His skin started to crawl, and goosebumps began to swell on his arms as he spied the broken glass. It wasn’t the glass or the idea of having to sweep up another mess that bothered him. It was the feeling of alarm as he approached the opened door. There was no welcome greeting from the vicar as he stepped over the threshold. The old minister lay crumpled on the floor. The foreboding feelings now realized.

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Daily Addictions – Honey Cake

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I said to the bee, good morning cutie

I see you love that sunset beauty

You don’t mind if I check your hive

Sneaking in before you arrive

I’m in the mood to cook and bake

Going to make a sweet honey cake

Thanks to you for being so fruitful

Making honey from your snootful

It’s all part of nature’s design

You enjoy yours then I’ll enjoy mine

Providing honey is so divine

Have a recipe for thick sweet brine?

No bother, I’ll let you get back to work

And pass on by to gather the perks.

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Twittering Tales 9-24-19

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Contemplating whether to end it all. Trains come and go every few minutes. I have plenty of time to decide. It would be quick and so messy no one would know it was me. That’s why I’m here. No one knows me, wants to know me. I don’t even want to know me. That’s why I’m here.

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280 characters

September is Suicide Prevention month. Listen to someone in need.

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Kira’s Sunday Scribbles

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When does dream become reality? A child may wish for a pony, or a life on a farm with lots of animals to play with, as he sits quietly contemplating the next moment’s adventure. His imagination soars with the quick attention span he has yet to nurture. Instead, he visions fishing with the excited anticipation of his dad’s approval, or flying a kite with his mom holding the spool. Always musing of the next magical fantasy, he sits alone.

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Macro Monday

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A trip to my mailbox in the apartment complex. You might say an urban adventure. . .or not. . .but it was fun, especially getting close to the motorcycle guy’s beauty😎. Another clue I’m no photographer is taking a picture of cement and sharing it🙄😂.

My philosophy is you can find beauty everywhere, you just have to look.

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Sunshine’s Macro Monday