Tuesday – Anything Possible – Kreative Kue #152 by Keith Channing

~ John W. Howell

In Keith’s words. “Using this photo (below) as inspiration, write a short story, flash fiction, scene, poem; anything, really; even just a caption for the photograph. Either put it (or a link to it) in a comment or email it to me at keith@channing.info 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 – pingbacks don’t often work.

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.

The Photo.

The Solution By John W. Howell © 2017
“What are you looking at?”
“Shush. I think I hear something.”
“Don’t be a fool. There is nothing there. Keep digging.”
“I’m not sure I’ve told you I love you enough.”
“Aw, that’s sweet. What caused you to say that?”
“You know how I feel about you.”
“Yes, of course, I do.”
“I guess I’m a little taken with the fact we are on our honeymoon.”
“I know isn’t it wonderful? But you know this isn’t technically our honeymoon. That won’t begin until after the ceremony.”
“Well, I’m just filled with love. I think we have been on a honeymoon ever since we met.”
“You know, you say the nicest things.”
“I am so excited about our life together at last.”
“It has been a trial, but that is all behind us now.”
“I still think I hear something.”
“That is impossible.”
“Let me lean a little closer.”
“I think you are imagining things.”
“I don’t know. I may not have hit him hard enough.”
“Oh for heaven’s sake. He’s been dead for a day now. Hurry up and get him covered so we can get to the ceremony.”
“Should we say some words?”
“Why?”
“He was your husband after all.”

42 thoughts on “Tuesday – Anything Possible – Kreative Kue #152 by Keith Channing”

  1. Oh gosh, a thriller writer’s mind is like none other. I was thinking he was digging up a fern and had come across a snake, but that wouldn’t have been much of a story, would it? You’ve brought us into a book. Well done, John. 🙂

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  7. I say, Bravo! Good for them. It is always good form to get rid of the old spouse prior to marrying the new one – and considering the time, expense and stress of a divorce, what is a person to do?

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  15. You did it again, John! That’s the only possible conclusion…the guy’s been ‘dead for a day’, and the guy standing over his grave has a club in his hand just to make sure – the woman seems a bit anxious because she figured maybe the ‘rat poison” and beating didn’t work. The couple just returned to the site after all the previous digging, took a break for lunch and a ‘nap’ – it’s now time to fill in the hole!

    When I first saw the image, it reminded me of where I was born…then I moved the browser down to show the entire picture, saw the suspicious couple, decided to call you, give you the plot to the story, and you wrote it… That’s okay, John, there will be no copyright fights here, just a bunch of ‘rambling’, hoping for a chuckle or two…

    Great job! good John. (Sometimes, we dinosaurs have weird ideas as how to be humorous!) ♥

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