Tuesday – Anything Possible -Finger Point Prompt – “Face”

~ John W. Howell

I randomly opened Detour on the Eternal Road to page 205. With my eyes closed I pointed to the page. The word closest to my finger was “face.” That is the prompt today.

Face by John W. Howell © 2024

“That was an about face.”

“What do you mean?”

“You said you would support me in front of the boss.”

“I did support you.”

“Oh, really?”

“Now, what’s that supposed to mean?”

“Well, if you don’t know then I don’t know what to say.”

“How about you quit running around the bush and come out with it.”

“It bewilders me that you don’t know what I’m talking about.”

“You are mad cause you think I didn’t support you in there.”

“Damn right.”

“But I don’t understand why you think I didn’t support you.”

“Okay if I have to spell it out. When the boss asked, “What’s this?” you immediately looked at me.”

“I did. I wanted to see what you were going to say.”

“You dope. She immediately thought  I was the culprit.”

“Well, you were.”

“I know, but you said you would cover for me.”

“I would have had it not been so plain that you were the one.”

“How was it so plain?”

“Dogs don’t bring dead mice into the house.”

“I couldn’t help it.”

“You said you were getting mom a present. How was I to know that was it.”

“Okay, okay. You are forgiven.”

‘Thanks.”

 

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Published by John W. Howell

I have been working in business for over forty years and now have the time to work in special areas of interest. My passion has always been to create compelling stories of fiction. I have authored six novels and am working on my Seventh. The first novel is still in manuscript form and being utilized as a door stop in the laundry room. The second is a contemporary fiction novel of 89,000 words and is complete and I am currently seeking a publisher. I also write poetry but have not had the guts to share any with anyone. The one time I read a piece to a person their only comment was, “it doesn’t rhyme.” I will continue to write and hopefully my blog, Fiction Favorites at www.johnwhowell.com will provide some entertainment and an interesting thought or two. I live in the Austin area with my wife Molly and an assortment of loving pets.

62 thoughts on “Tuesday – Anything Possible -Finger Point Prompt – “Face””

  10. Hahaha, this is too funny. Yeah, cats do like to leave little presents behind 🐁 although I am grateful for the pest control! Happy Tuesday, John!

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  14. My cats are all indoor only cats. When we had to pull everything out from the walls to have the inside of our garage painted–that was when we realized our once outdoor cats had been stashing all our ‘gifts’ there–dead lizards.

    But it is the thought that counts. 😹

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  15. This made me laugh! I could imagine the looks on the animals faces – I gather a dog and a cat. I used to get lots of ‘gifts’ from our cats when it was safe for them to be outside (long ago) – baby bunnies (still alive and kicking), dead birds, dead mice, and a squirrel’s head (yuck!).

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  17. So… I’m taking it the boss did not appreciate the gift. They can be so hard to please. As for his buddy, he didn’t really want to snitch on him!

    Always fun stuff, John.

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  19. Our cat brought us a live mouse the other day and I about came unglued. Luckily, The Mister was there to deal with it. He put the mouse outdoors. For hours, though, Binxie was looking for it all over the house for his new toy. Sorry, Binx! lol

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  20. One reason for not having cats! Of course, the other is that Monk would terrorize it all day every day, and I wouldn’t get anything done for having to keep them separated!

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  21. One reason for not having cats! Of course, the other is that Monk would terrorize it all day every day, and I wouldn’t get anything done for having to keep them separated!

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  24. These stories are so fun, trying to guess where you’re going. Makes me wonder what my daughter would do if given this present. Being mostly indoor, not sure how either of her cats would react if they saw one!

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