Tuesday – Anything Possible – Finger point Prompt – Curls

~ John W. Howell

The idea is to randomly open a book and, without looking, point to a page. The word or words closest to your pointing figure becomes the prompt. Today we opened The Last Drive to page 31, and the word nearest my finger is “curls.”

Curls by John W. Howell © 2023

Thinking hard today has been difficult. I’m not sure if it is the high humidity or some kind of star alignment. In any case, when I opened my eyes and looked at the word “curls” near my finger, my mind froze. This is not just the momentary fleeting freeze usually associated with panic. No, this is the garden hose washing all the chalk off the driveway kind of freeze. A blank slate of emptiness freeze. (Final metaphor) It is an empty canyon with three echos freeze. In short, I had nothing.

Usually, taking a quick walk around can be done to thaw the mind. So after a three-mile bike ride, the feeling returns to the old mind. So now, let’s talk about curls.

I think the best way to handle the prompt is to tell a little story.

Once upon a time, there was a very strong man. He would work out in the gym building his muscles. He would do curls with heavy weights to develop his arms. His legs were strengthened by running and more weight work. All this exercise had one objective: to allow him to ride the curls of waves with his surfboard. He loved his surfboard and would spend hours waxing it and admiring the curls in the wood. One day while he was sitting on the beach, he couldn’t help but notice a fellow surfer riding the waves. She placed herself on the front of her board, allowing her toes to make curls over the leading edge. The effect was increased speed and control. When she finished and was making her way to the beach, he decided he needed to talk to her about the style she used. Getting closer, he noticed her wet hair hung in curls and framed her beautiful smile. He greeted her with a grin and an upbeat good morning. The two chatted and found much in common and spent the rest of the day together until the dusk curls of the clouds indicated that the day was done.

Well, that is it. But, yes, they developed a relationship and now live in Santa Monica, California, with their two kids and a dog.

I hope you enjoyed it. Thanks for reading.

69 thoughts on “Tuesday – Anything Possible – Finger point Prompt – Curls”

  10. Nice take, John. I was trying to think of things that curl – maybe a cat curled at their feet or a plant uncurled its frond. You managed to get a lot of them!

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  12. All I could think about was your finger as it curls around your coffee cup and then another one and then another one and then another one. And I don’t even like coffee!

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  13. John, they have recently moved from CA to Alaska to pursue their new passion…marmotte team curling. This is the team they are training… 😂https://media.tenor.com/cD6SlMOlQ1oAAAAd/marmotte-france3f3curling.gif

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  18. Love the point and shoot and this lovely imagery John,

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    “The two chatted and found much in common and spent the rest of the day together until the dusk curls of the clouds indicated that the day was done.”

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