Outside the bar:
“Who threw the first punch?”
“I couldn’t see, Officer,” said Mizaru.
“What was the argument about?”
“Didn’t hear it,” claimed Kikazaru.
“Which way did they run?”
“Couldn’t say,” apologized Iwazaru.
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Thirty-three words for this weekend’s Trifextra challenge about a famous trio from literature, history, or pop culture.
Photo copyright Rich Voza
“How’d the interview go, hon?”
“Like the last one. From the receptionist to the head of HR, all anyone could look at was the chair. Like it matters if a CPA has legs! I don’t expect them to call.”
“Their loss. You’d think your pre-deployment résumé would outshine the chrome on that wheelchair.”
“You’d think. But wait. I met a guy on my way out. He’s a vet, too, with his own business. It’s grown so much that he’s looking for an accountant. I start Monday!”
“Wow! I guess it really is true: when one door closes, another one opens.”
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100 words, in response to this week’s photo prompt over at Friday Fictioneers, hosted by Rochelle Wisoff-Fields.
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Here’s a selection of photos I’ve taken in my travels this year that work with the latest Weekly Photo Challenge from The Daily Post.
Light pours through the window 
Geyser erupting through a hole in the earth’s crust 
Forging through the flood 
Reykjavik through a clock tower 
Last glimpse of Holland through the ferry porthole 
Navigating a narrowboat through the tunnel 
Through the garden gate 
Thousands of króna seen through crystal clear water 
A duck’s butt poking through pond grass
I’m playing along once again with Ailsa’s weekly photography challenge, presented each Friday on Where’s my backpack? This is a collection of “through” photographs I’ve taken this year.
“Hi, Dad! How’s your weekend going? You’re doing yard work? I’m not surprised—it’s a nice day for it. It’s been a long week here—if you’ve got time, I’ll fill you in.”
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The Trifextra: Week Eighty-Six challenge was to create a 33-word time travel story, titling the piece with the time/date to which we have chosen to travel.
"Bad weather always looks worse through a window." ~Tom LehrerWe only had one day of un-sunny weather on our seven-day transatlantic crossing last month. On that day, I was trapped inside as the upper decks were closed due to strong winds. I took this photo of, ironically, a windbreak through the sea spray that had collected on the glass pane of the door to the forward observation area on Deck 11.
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Check out more entries in the Weekly Photo Challenge at The Daily Post.
Buttery cinnamon toast. Warm, crusty baguette. Steaming plate of spaghetti. Gooey chocolate cake.
Heaven on the tongue, hell on the rest of the body.
Wheat, our relationship is unhealthy; I bid you farewell.
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I’m posting too late to actually take part in the challenge, but I liked the Trifextra prompt this weekend: This week we are taking you, once again, back to school for a lesson in literary devices. Remember the apostrophe? About.com defines apostrophe as, “A figure of speech in which some absent or nonexistent person or thing is addressed as if present and capable of understanding.” That same site provides some excellent examples of apostrophes in classical literature. Check them out and then have a crack at it yourself. Give us your best 33-word example of an apostrophe.
Things I See and Know 