Tuesday – Anything Possible – Kreative Kue #273 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 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.

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

The photo.

Kreative Kue 273

Old Bean by John W. Howell © 2020

“Please tell me you will be my running mate this fall.”

“Running mate? You know I don’t like exercise.”

“That’s rich Old Shoe. What I mean is for class president.”

“I don’t want to be president.”

“You are making this tough Old Boot. I want you to be on the ticket with me as I run.”

“The ticket? We talking a ride here?”

“No Old Sock. We are talking about me as president and you as vice-president.”

“I don’t know anything about vice.”

“It is not vice that we will be dealing with, Old Block. Vice means assistant.”

“Assistant president? What do I have to do?

“Nothing Old Chap. Just smile and look pretty.”

“Do I get paid?”

“No Old Boy. There is no payment.”

“Well, since it is you, Old Bean, I’ll do it.”

“I don’t know how I became so lucky to have you as a friend.”

“You bought me a gobstopper remember?”

“Ah, yes. The best five cents I ever spent.”

“You told me it was twenty-five cents, Old Cow.”

“What difference does it make? We’re pals to the end.”

“You owe me twenty cents to make that a reality.”

“How about four more gobstoppers?”

“Since I’m a politician now, bribery will get you everywhere. Four it is.”

“Since you are a politician, I’m glad it is just four.”

“You good for five?”

“Whatever you say.”

“Man, I love this power.”

 

56 thoughts on “Tuesday – Anything Possible – Kreative Kue #273 by Keith Channing”

  1. Great take, John although, the way the ‘Old’ names were going, I’m rather glad it stopped when it did. Who knows what appellations could follow?
    The scary thing is that the photograph is less than a year shorty of its seventieth birthday!

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  2. Well done, John. You’ve used an innocent photo to capture the age of our candidates and the nature of politics. 🙂

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  6. Thanks to you and the ticket to ride, I now have THAT song stuck in my mind!!
    Keith’s brother has such a sly smile, I had to think … “Keep smilin’ bro, cuz as soon as mum takes the picture…..”

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  10. Haha! Well done Old – wait… I can’t call you anything without it sounding mean! So I won’t 🙂
    This was a fun one. How quickly one becomes a crook when one enters politics!

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  11. Aw, what little sweeties! You know, there’s probably a lot of truth in their conversation, too, John. I mean, as long as some of our politicians have been “in public service,” I’ll bet more than a few started just this young!

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  12. I don’t know where it came from, but I yield: you are so good at these that you could give Hallmark a run for its money! (Aw, well, maybe when you’re retirement age!) Great one, John… 🙂 PLUS 3 RED HEARTS!

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