As you know, I’m a fan of prompts. Keith Channing has a prompt each week and in his words here is what it is all about.
“Using this photo (Below) as inspiration, write a short story, flash fiction, scene, poem; anything, really; and either put it (or a link to it) in a comment or email it to me at keithkreates@channing.fr before 6pm next Sunday (if you aren’t sure what the time is where I live, this link will tell you). If you post it on your own blog or site, a link to this page would be appreciated, but please do also mention it in a comment here – for reasons I have yet to fathom, pingbacks don’t seem to be working.
Go on. You know you want to. Let your creativity and imagination soar. I shall display the entries, with links to your own blog or web site, next Monday.”
Here is the photo.
“Hello, Nanu base. Come in.”
“This is Nanu base. Who is this?”
“This is Rubber Ducky One reporting in.”
“Let me see. Rubber Ducky One. Oh yes, I see you were launched in sub-lunar year six.”
“That is correct, and I have landed.”
“Roger that Rubber Ducky One. That was one hundred lifetimes ago. Do you know where you are?”
“I think I’m on the Earth but can’t verify.”
“What makes you think you are on the Earth.”
“There is a lot of water, and I can see land up ahead.”
“Okay, that could be any planet in the system.”
“How about this. I can see a moon in the sky which is blue.”
“The moon is blue?”
“Negative. The sky is blue.”
“Can you reach land?”
“Yes. I have put on my putter-putter and am heading there now. Oh oh.”
“Is there a problem Rubber Ducky One?”
“There is a creature in the water just ahead of me.”
“Can you identify?”
“I’m going to take a chance and say it is a human.”
“How do you know?”
“I’m looking at my Earth creature identification chart and this creature has a dorsal fin and enormous teeth.”
“And you say it is human.”
“Yes. There is a picture of one here and it is labeled with the term lawyer. In checking the index, lawyers are an occupational subset of the human race.”
“Maybe you could offer food and start a friendly discussion.”
“I wonder what they eat?”
Fiction Favorites 
Looks like he might be in danger of getting a snark bite.
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Or at least a snappy comeback.
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Quick. Throw currency in the water.
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LOL. Thanks, Dan
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hahahahahaaaaa sorry can’t stop laughing 😉
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Which makes me smile a lot. Thanks, Bee.
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🙂
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And another alien lifeform is lost before humans can make contact. Probably for the best.
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I think you are right. Thanks, Charles.
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Rubber Ducky One is doomed.
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I guess we all feel that don’t we? Thanks, Jill
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Rubber Ducky One! Hahaha! “Lawyers are an occupational subset of the human race” – hysterical.
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Thanks, Michelle. So glad you liked it.
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Stupendously amusing – nice one!
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Thank you. Super compliment from the prompter. I forgot to send you the link.
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No problem, John – I pick it up on the WordPress reader.
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Next week I’ll remember
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He’s probably better off with a shark than a lawyer.
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LOL. Thanks, Craig.
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They eat their Jung!
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Ha ha ha. Love it! Thanks.
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*laughing* A lawyer!
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🙂
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HaHa, good one, John! Lawyers as a profession get a bad rap (probably because so many of them deserve it!)
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Ha ha ha. Thanks Debbie.
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This is p.r.i.c.e.l.e.s.s. 😀 😀 😀 A lawyer. Ha ha ha ha ha.
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Good to make you laugh.
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You never disappoint, John.
Thank you for this.
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Thanks, Hook
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You are too kind.
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Nah, I’m just kind enough.
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Ha ha ha.
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No! Don’t go near it! Those things are dangerous. 🙂
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So true. Thanks for the warning. 🙂
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