Tuesday – Anything Possible- Kreative Kue # Kreative Kue # 337 by Keith Channing

~ John W. Howell

Keith is back, and these are his 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 on 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 time.”

The photo.

The Consultant by John W. Howell © 2021

“So it looks like you are off to a good start.”

“Well, thank you, but I need your advice.”

“I assumed you hired me for a reason.”

“Yes, and at three hundred an hour, we should get to it.”

“Right. What seems to be the problem.”

“That wall over there.”

“Yes.”

“I want to go two stories high but am not sure if the foundation will support that weight.”

“What kind of foundation did you pour?”

“Concrete.”

“I’m sure that will support the wall.”

“Shouldn’t we take a look at it?”

“Is that what you want?”

“It seems logical to me.”

“Well, then we should.”

“Excuse me, but you seem to agree with everything I say.”

“What you say has great merit.”

“What if I’m wrong?”

“You will know that too.”

“I hired you to give me feedback on this project.”

“How do you think it is going?”

“Okay, but I need confirmation.”

“I think it is okay too. By the way, do you have the time?”

“Eleven o’clock.”

“That sounds right. Are we finished?”

“Why do I get this feeling your feedback is what you think I want to hear?”

“Consulting is giving the client what the client wants. You don’t have another cup of that coffee, do you?

 

 

79 thoughts on “Tuesday – Anything Possible- Kreative Kue # Kreative Kue # 337 by Keith Channing”

  6. Aw, that isn’t like any consultant I ever used – he didn’t try to sell me something his brother-in-law’s start-up business. (Here in FL, contractors come and go with the wind!).

    I thought, looking at the picture – “Well, it looked good on paper.”

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  10. You have a wonderful way of capturing LIFE through a fictional story, John. Readers can nod to the truths and then laugh about it all. Enjoy the day, my friend. 😊

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  12. Ack! My guy was a consultant with his own business for almost ten years after working for larger firms. He would love your story, but also assure you, “all consultants are not alike.” 🙂

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        1. The project was super secret and needed an employee. (Legal opinion) Of course, I was the only one who had all the information so……..15 years later I retired from there. Was involved in all the super secret stuff. Fun times.

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  18. Fortunately I’ve followed you long enough John, to know that while you can write a fictitious consultant who is a caricature, you are no cynic and of course believe that all consultants do a mighty fine job and deserve their modest remuneration.

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    1. My left hand is on a bible and right is raised. Since I was a consultant I swear this story has no basis in fact. Oh shoot you caught the fact that the bible is a book on mechanics. 😁

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