Stream of Consciousness Saturday – Prompt – “Run”

~ John W. Howell

A picture of a string with drops of water- the logo for SoCS

 

A push of the button is the wake-up call for the magic elixir machine. A snappy click of its heals (so to speak) and the bean grinder sound let me know that my salvation fluid is on its way. Sure enough, the twin spouts let go of the steaming liquid that fills my mug and tops it off with a delicious dollop of crema.

A sip brings all my senses back to reality. The caffeine ramps the brain into full alert. And a flashing neon sign of a thought keeps trying to grab my attention. Oh yes. The sign says “URN” in big letters. Stepping over, Twiggy, asleep in the living room is the only barricade to the security control panel.

The security shutdown procedure has started. The tower machine guns are deactivated, the moat screen rolled, the concertina wire retracted, the boiling oil set to standby, the claymore mines detached, The trebuchet reset, the iron gate opened, and the locks and bolts thrown.

Out on the porch is the dreaded urn. There have been many reader warnings about rubbing the urn, and my heart is beating loudly at the thought. As I approach the urn, a drone overhead catches my attention. Hanging from a string is an envelope. The envelope falls, and my hand snatches it from the air. The drone accelerates and disappears into the sky. Inside the envelope is a note from Linda Hill. It reads. Your Friday prompt for Stream of Consciousness Saturday is: “run.” Use it any way you’d like. Have fun!

If you would like to see how others have worked on this prompt, visit Linda’s blog. Here is the link. https://lindaghill.com/2023/09/15/the-friday-reminder-and-prompt-for-socs-sept-16-2023/ 

I’m taking the advice in the note. See John run.

Run by John W. Howell © 2023

“So we don’t get to see what’s in the urn?”

“No, not yet.”

“Why?”

“I think it is going to be something horrible.”

“Wait a minute, you are the writer here. Don’t you know what’s inside?”

“Not a clue.”

“I find that hard to believe.”

“These stories are a work in progress.”

“Yeah, and in the meantime, your readers want to pull out their hair.”

“That’s a little dramatic.”

“Just wait for the comments.”

“I thought the prompt is perfect. Run is what I want to do.”

“You know the saying about making your own bed.”

“Yeh.”

“So take that to the bank.”

“Sounds like a mixed metaphor to me.”

“Whatever. I think it’s time for a VooDoo Ranger.”

“Can’s wait to see the Uber vehicle.”

“We aren’t taking Uber.”

“No? You just having one?”

“I rented a mule.”

“What?”

“There he is.”

“You gotta be kidding.”

“He runs on hay. Very cost-effective.”

“He’s too small for both of us.”

“I know. You are walking beside us.”

“Figures. It’s going to take hours to get to the pub.”

“What else do we have to do?”

“Good point. Lead on.”

 

53 thoughts on “Stream of Consciousness Saturday – Prompt – “Run””

  6. Good job with the prompt and I don’t think I’ve heard that song since Hee Haw went off the air 🙂

    I think you should rub that urn, though. Whatever is inside might not be happy to be stuck in there. You don’t want to make it angry.

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  9. Your security system never fails to make me laugh, but then this song…😆
    Have you read any James Lee Burke? I love his books. Your writings remind me so much of his work.

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  19. So, you’re going to make us readers earn their turn to see into the durn urn.
    Gonna let us burn, eh?
    Well, John, yer one stern fern.
    No wonder you get to walk by the mule!

    That’s an odd song. Kinda fun!

    ⚱️ᴂ⚱️ᴂ⚱️ᴂ⚱️ᴂ

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