Tuesday – Anything Possible – Kreative Kue #420 by Keith Channing

~ John W. Howell

In Keith’s words.

Using this image (below) as inspiration, write a short story, flash fiction, scene, poem; anything, really. Either put your offering (or a link to it) in a comment or email it to me at keithchanning@gmail.com before the end of the week. 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. Thank you for taking part.

Keith’s post link https://keithchanning.wordpress.com/2024/02/19/kreative-kue-420/

The Photo.

 

“My, don’t you two look cute.”
“Thank you, Miss Elmiria.”
“Where are you going so early in the morning? The sun isn’t even up.”
“We’ve been working on a school project.”
“Is that why your brother has a sting of shallots around his neck?”
“Yes, Ma’am.”
“You studying cooking?”
“Oh no, Ma’am. It is for English Class.”
“English class? What on Earth could shallots have to do with English class?”
“Well, we are reading Dracula by Bram Stroker—”
“Isn’t that book a little too old for you two?”
“Not at all, Ma’am. We both love it.”
“So why the shallots?”
“We have a report tomorrow, and we want to talk about how to ward off a Vampire.”
“Surely you must know shallots won’t do the trick.”
“We know. We thought we could pretend they are garlic.”
“Everyone’s going to see through that ruse.”
“Yeah, we thought so. Besides, these shallots stink.”
“I have a better idea.”
“Oh, good. We could use the help.”
“Whenever I meet a vampire, I show them this.”
“Eek, that’s a crucifix. Blind your eyes, brother.”
“Thought so. Now, you two run along. The sun will be coming up over those trees soon. Shallots indeed. I have always wondered why you were in night school.”

77 thoughts on “Tuesday – Anything Possible – Kreative Kue #420 by Keith Channing”

  12. I used to read a book to my 3rd and 4th graders called Bunnicula, where the family dog decides that he and the cat should wear garlic cloves to ward off the evil bunny. The mother puts him outside in the cold, thinking he’s lost his mind. It’s the same concept as your humorous creation.

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  20. 🤣 Good one, John! Just to let you know, I have re-blogged your Fri-Yay post about Jimmie Sinatra for my good people post tomorrow (Wednesday) morning. WordPress no longer notifies the originator when a post is reblogged, so I wanted to let you know. Thank you!

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