Stream of Consciousness Saturday – Prompt Some/Sum

~ John W. Howell

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Stream of Consciousness Saturday again. This week’s prompt is “Some/Sum and we can use one or both words. If you would like to give this fun a try, go to Linda Hill’s site and read all the rules. Here is the link http://lindaghill.com/2015/06/26/the-friday-reminder-and-prompt-for-socs-june-2715/. Here is my interpretation.

Some/Sum by John W. Howell © 2015

“Tell me that number again.”

“Seven million.”

“Whew that’s some sum.”

“No, you don’t.”

“No, I don’t what?”

“You don’t get off the prompt that easy.”

“Hey, I just said some and sum, so I’m done.”

“Tell me you didn’t rhyme that on purpose.”

“What if I did?”

“You’re an idiot.”

“Okay, so I didn’t. Now, what?”

“You are still an idiot, but you need to try harder on the prompt.”

“Like how harder?”

“Maybe you need to weave some kind of a story. You can talk about the sum of all fears.”

“The what?”

“The sum of all fears is what happens when you are afraid, and take stock in what all of the fears mean to you.. What’s the sum of that situation.”

“I have to do some math?”

“For heaven’s sake give me a break.”

“Now who’s rhyming?”

“Let me sum up something for you.”

“Go ahead with some sum. Ha ha got ya.”

“You didn’t do the prompt and I hope Linda and her friends toss you out of the SoCS.”

“Poo, I did too.”

“Another rhyme. Perfect and they are becoming more sophisticated as we go along.”

“Sum this.”

“So adult.”

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I have been working in business for over forty years and now have the time to work in special areas of interest. My passion has always been to create compelling stories of fiction. I have authored six novels and am working on my Seventh. The first novel is still in manuscript form and being utilized as a door stop in the laundry room. The second is a contemporary fiction novel of 89,000 words and is complete and I am currently seeking a publisher. I also write poetry but have not had the guts to share any with anyone. The one time I read a piece to a person their only comment was, “it doesn’t rhyme.” I will continue to write and hopefully my blog, Fiction Favorites at www.johnwhowell.com will provide some entertainment and an interesting thought or two. I live in the Austin area with my wife Molly and an assortment of loving pets.

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