Tuesday – Anything Possible – Kreative Kue #272 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 keithchanning@gmail.com before 6 pm 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.

Go on. You know you want to. Let your creativity and imagination soar. I shall display the entries next Monday.”

The photo.

Kreative Kue # 272

Below by John W. Howell © 2020

“I think it is rising.”

“You got to be kidding me. I think it is falling.”

“In either case, what is it?”

“Darned if I know. Maybe we should ask mum.”

“She looks as confused as us. I don’t think she will be much help. Besides other than throwing down a bowl of food, when has she ever answered a question from you?”

“Well, there was that time I whined at the door, and she let me out.”

“That is called rug preservation. She wasn’t really giving you an answer.”

“I suppose you are right. That thing looks bigger.”

“You were right. It is a sign that it is falling.”

“How did you get so smart?”

“Pop used to throw a ball in the air. As it came down, it looked bigger. I’m not smart, just observant.”

“Do you think we should get out of the way if that thing is falling?”

“Now you are showing some smarts. By my calculation, given the length of time, that thing has been up there, and given its relative size right now, it is bigger than a breadbox.”

“Maybe we should take off now.”

“What about mum.”

“Let me give her a couple of barks.”

“Oh good, she notices us. Let’s run.”

“Is she following?”

“Man, I’ve never seen her move that fast. I think she’s going to overtake us.”

“You hear that?”

“I felt it even.”

“That thing hit the ground.”

“Let’s go back. I’ll give mum a heads up.”

“What is it?”

“I’m not sure. M-O-S-L-E-R,  S-A-F-E, C-O-M-P-A-N-Y”

“What does it mean?”

“Don’t know, but mum is running back to the house.”

“You mean skipping back to the house.”

“Maybe it’s her Amazon Prime delivery. She always gets excited about that.”

 

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Published by John W. Howell

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.

65 thoughts on “Tuesday – Anything Possible – Kreative Kue #272 by Keith Channing”

  5. John that was perfect! Amazon Prime delivery, of course!! I see that truck go down our little street most every day, but delivery by air drop would be faster!

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  10. Still giggling, here. Love it, John! I was waiting for the payoff, but never imagined a safe falling from the sky. Does that happen often? Because I could use one to land in MY yard, assuming I wasn’t standing at ground zero when it struck. Just wondering. 😀

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    1. Hahaha. A boss of mine used to use the analogy when describing a client. “He has all the subtlity of a falling Mosler Safe.” I used to laugh out loud and then wonder how he described me.

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      1. Yeah, that’s the thing about snarky descriptions of others. You never know when YOU’VE been the target of the same thing. But it was a good one, and you’ve used it well in this tale. 😀

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  14. Great story, John! At one time, Amazon was thinking of doing deliveries by drone, just dropping things from the sky onto people’s sidewalk or porch, and I envisioned all manners of catastrophe from children having books fall on their heads to poor, unsuspecting critters fleeing for their lives as things were falling out of the sky. Not to mention people who live in apartments getting cool things they didn’t order and that somebody else paid for but didn’t receive.

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  16. What a delightful story, John. You have a gift with puppy speak. As I’ve dared to mention once or twice, I think you could charm the young at heart with a few books having a pup POV. 😀

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