Stream of Consciousness Saturday – Prompt – “Nail”

~ John W. Howell

 

 

It is Stream of Consciousness Saturday time again and this week’s prompt is “nail.” Linda Hill says we can use it as a verb or noun. She also cautions us to have fun.

If you would like to join in on the fun visit Linda’s blog and read how easy it is. Here is the link.

The Friday Reminder and Prompt for #SoCS June 13/2020

Nail by John W. Howell © 2020

“You look happy.”

“I just got the prompt for Stream of Consciousness Saturday.”

“Must be an easy one given the smile as big as Canada.”

“Where did that phrase come from, eh?”

“My friend Dale said that in a prompt yesterday and I thought it was pretty funny. So what’s the prompt?”

“Nail.”

“Nail?”

“Nail. Linda Hill says we can use it as a verb or noun.”

“Okay, What are you going to do with nail?”

“I’m going to talk about the time I broke my nail.”

“Don’t tell me we are going back to that tire changing episode again.”

“You have to admit it was one of those life-defining moments.”

“Aw come on. We had a flat tire. It could happen to anyone.”

“You passing out doesn’t happen to everyone.”

“Well, I was hurt.”

“It was a scratch. You got a scratch.”

“That could have lead to lockjaw.”

“It was from a bramble. I don’t know how may brambles carry lockjaw.”

“There was blood.”

“You mean that red line on your arm?”

“Maybe it was cause I skipped breakfast.”

“Or you are a weenie. In any case, I had to change the tire.”

“You did a great job too.”

“And broke a nail.”

“Tell the people what caused the flat.”

“A nail.”

“Bingo. Extra points. No, wait. You didn’t use it as a verb.”

“If you nail someone as a weenie I think that takes care of it.”

“Are you ever going to forget this story?”

“what do you think?”

“No.”

“Good answer cookie.”

 

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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.

52 thoughts on “Stream of Consciousness Saturday – Prompt – “Nail””

  4. LOL…you brought me back to the only time I changed a tire. No broken nails, but I put the wheel on backward. I was 16, so I have an excuse. The farmer who stopped said something like “I’ve never seen anything like this” and laughed out loud. Once I left home, I got AAA and have never missed a payment since then. 😀

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    1. Hahahaha. Great story. I used to have a 93 BMW 850 Ci which had a habit of needing towing from time to time. I bought the AAA premius package which allowed a 200 mile towing radius. Our coast home was 150 miles from our home in San Antonio, so Like you I have not missed a payment since. (Whole family coverage as well)

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  8. Love that you squeezed in my phrase there 😉
    And now you’ve got me reminiscing about a trip to Florida that was riddled with, shall we say, experiences? Yeah, I’ll have to share this story one day. It is rather funny.
    You hit the nail on the head with this one…

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  16. I used to change a lot of tires, particularly when I worked as a back country surveyor. These days, I call AAA. My last one was from a construction site and it was caused by a screw. Go figure.

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