The Bag Lady

Joe(1): “Well that didn’t work!”

Joe(2): “I’m surprised you can even speak after being done in by a human–why did we even try to believe we could help?”

Joe(3): “I thought she was just a woman who needed help, not a vampire. Besides, who are you to talk, you fell for her story, too.”

“It was her vulnerability. I never suspected she was not a real live person. She was sweet and charming. I thought she needed our help.”

“We’re just a bunch of idiots, robots yes, but idiots. Now our brains are actually fried, certainly, and who knew she wasn’t affected by electricity?”

“Possibly the way she brandished that evil smile when she grabbed your arm and put it in the light socket?”

“Clueless idiots, all of us!”

“At least we’re still functioning! Once the current is totally blown, we can reset.”

Joe(1): “Okay, since I’m the biggest, have the most brain capacity, I need to point out a couple of things. This vulnerability you speak of, what were you thinking? She couldn’t bite us, really, and we can’t hurt her, so need I illustrate the point any further?”

Joe(2): “That we’re just machines who desperately want to be human?”

Joe(3): “That we want to feel love like a human?”

“Exactly.”

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FOWC with Fandango — Camp

“She said it was on the east coast, yup, right here, I found it!” Joe was excited as he was planning a trip to meet his dreamed of lady. At least he thought she might be; he needed to meet her in person to see. Joe’s sister Helen wasn’t so sure as he seemed to be, and thought he might be scammed.

Joe had been fooling around on the Internet looking at photos on the Fab50 site. He had been single for too long and now felt he needed companionship in his life. Meeting the guys for drinks and watching ball games just wasn’t enough anymore. Joe had dated a few women he liked but was never in love.

On the dating site he saw a woman who stirred new feelings in him and he was determined to meet her in person. He was looking forward to the road trip and had a perfectly restored Mustang for the ride. His sister was worried about him, offered to join him, but his answer was no. “Who wants your sister along on a date?” Joe told her but it didn’t quell her thoughts.

Sadie was also a lonely fifty-something and thought Joe looked interesting on the site, and also wanted a worthy mate to spend the rest of her life. Could Joe be the one she had been looking for, possibly a soulmate? Sadie often wondered if such a thing existed. A few times she saw a glimmer in someone, but it never lasted.

Joe pulled up to the address Sadie had provided. The apartment building was old and rundown. He felt disappointed and not sure why he was. He knocked on apartment 222 and waited. As Sadie opened the door, he was surprised. She was prettier than her website photo and as he was ushered in, he was aware of her perfectly neat living area. The outside of the building was the opposite of her rooms inside.

Sadie took his arm and steered him to an overstuffed wing chair. He fell into the softness, relieved to be sitting on something other than a leather car seat. Sadie went to the kitchen area and retrieved a perfect tea set complete with cookies. It was after she sat opposite him that they both took a deep breath.

Fandango’s Flash Fiction Challenge #24

Is it my own fault, as I sit here contemplating what I did, what I didn’t do, I should feel resigned. Lonely, full of destroying thoughts, I must deserve this. I feel it washing over me, not to cleanse, or possibly it will? The darkness coming, surrounding, compressing my mind.

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One of these dreamboats is in a new movie coming out this week, “Once Upon a Time in Hollywood”, looking better than ever! “Legends of the Fall”–beautiful scenery of every kind. 🤩

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Mentioning music, I was privileged to attend a live performance of this opera in Colorado at a vintage theater. I can lay down and listen to these songs over and over again. Puccini operas are my favorites, the music is so poignant, gives me chills and even cry😢.

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Thank you to Paula @https://lightmotifs.wordpress.com, who tagged me for this challenge originated by Riya – https://worldofmythoughts2017.wordpress.com. I have checked out Riya’s blog and I must say her About page expresses similar thoughts to mine. She writes about how she feels and lovely poetry is a bonus.

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Questions:

1.What really makes you angry?Apathy

2.If you could only eat one meal for the rest of your life, what would it be?Forever? Probably pot roast.

3. What is your biggest fear? Losing my faculties and not realizing it.

4. What has been your best moment this year?Learning I’m four years cancer free.🥳

5. If you could live anywhere in the world for a year, where would it be?Scotland.

6. How do you relieve stress?Music and jigsaw puzzles.🎶🎵🔛

7. Would you rather go to space or the bottom of the ocean?Space! 🌌🌠

8. What is your favorite season?Autumn. 🍁🍂🍁

9. What is your favorite sport? To watch on TV – rugby. Grandkids playing soccer or basketball.

10. Did you like Riya’s blog?Yes. Thanks for this challenge.

11.+ What would you prefer? Beach or mountains. Ice cream or milkshakes. New York or Paris. Ugly genius or good looking stupid. Pizza or burger. Summer or winter. City or village. Spring or autumn. Mathematics or science. Train or airplane.

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I nominate/tag/ask/challenge any of my readers to take part. . .have fun! 🤠

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Jim’s theme for today is movies and the songs that make you remember them. I’ve chosen “Footloose”, starring Kevin Bacon.

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My sister does genealogy and found we are related to Ragnar Lothbrok who I fell in love with portrayed by Travis Fimmel on the History channel’s series “Vikings”. At initial parts of the series, they followed the episodes with real scientists researching Viking history. The Lothbrok character did exist in real life, as did the character Rollo. The series was enjoyable at first but stopped showing the actual history after the episodes and then increasingly violent especially as the character Ivar grew up.

We went to see the exhibit “Vikings” at the Denver Museum of Nature and Science. It was somewhat disappointing as we longed to see an actual ship they used. The items most interesting to us were actual tools, swords, jewelry and implements they used.

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Viking – Word of the Day Challenge

Come one, come all

To the forest hall

We’re starting a band

Right here on our land

Trumpets, drums and even dancers

All to delight the music fanciers

Our reputation we want to change

You need to know we’re not so strange

We might be gray and have no hair

Willing to admit a certain scare

Is present when you first greet us

So come hear us play and meet us

We may look odd at first

Rumors say that we are cursed

I think you’ll soon realize

We’re just a normal band of guys!

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