This is Saturday and time for a Stream of Consciousness. This is a regular feature and is a result of a prompt created by Linda Hill. You can go here to read all about it and join in if you wish. http://lindaghill.com/2014/12/26/the-friday-reminder-and-prompt-for-socs-december-2714/  This week’s prompt is “consume” and can be used in any manner. Here is my interpretation.

Consume by John W. Howell © 2014

“What kind of soup is that?”

“Consommé why?”

“I just wondered. It doesn’t look like anything but clear brown water.”

“Figures you would say that. This is a very refined type of soup.”

“Why does that cup have two handles?”

“It’s a consommé cup. The two handles let you drink it with either hand. By the way don’t you have anything to do?”

“I was just passing by and saw you in the window.”

“And this means something?”

“I just thought you would ask me to join you. I am checked out to consume consommé.”

“Checked out? What does that mean?”

“I know how to consume consommé.”

“Who taught you?”

“You did.”

“When?”

“Just now. Hold the cup with either hand. Sip the consommé gently and have your pinky finger cocked just so. Am I right?”

“Sure. Have a seat. I’ll order you a cup.”

“Can I have a ham sandwich with that?”

“Sure.”

“And some wine?”

“Anything you want.”

“Something’s wrong?”

“You think?”

“You are being too nice.”

“Too much for you to consume?”

“I think I’ll leave. You’re mocking me.”

“Bye.”

 

 

 

 

 

 

It is Stream of Consciousness Saturday and time for another prompt. This week’s prompt is “excuse” and it can be used any way the writer chooses. To learn more go to http://lindaghill.com/2014/12/19/the-friday-reminder-and-prompt-for-socs-december-1914/  Here is my contribution I hope you enjoy it.

Excuse by John W. Howell © 2014

“So what’s your excuse?”

“Excuse me?”

“Your excuse. You’re late.”

“Late? How can that be?”

“You were planned for arrival two days ago?”

“I don’t need an excuse. I had no idea about your agenda.”

“So you think you can excuse your behavior simply because you were ignorant as to the details?”

“Yeah, I guess you have my excuse.”

“Ignorance is no excuse.”

“So where is this place anyway?”

“Oh. Come on now you are using confusion as an excuse.”

“I am confused. No excuse intended. I just don’t know where I am.”

“Ever hear of heaven?”

“You’re kidding right?”

“About heaven?”

“Yes about heaven.”

“Yeah, I guess I am. This is the other place.”

 

 

 

This week’s Stream of Consciousness Saturday prompt is “back.” It can be used in any form. If you would like to know more about the fun we all have go to Linda Hill’s site http://lindaghill.com/2014/12/12/the-friday-reminder-and-prompt-for-socs-december-1214/ You can join in if you wish. Here is my interpretation on “back”

 

You Again by John W. Howell © 2014

“You back?”

“No, I’m a figment of your imagination. Of course, I’m back. I’m standing right here.”

“Aw get off my back. That was just a manner of greeting. You are pretty snarky today.”

“You take that back. I feel great today.”

“Okay so when did you get back?”

“Yesterday. Let me give you some background on the trip.”

“Sure. Did you get any backlash from the family for spending all that money?”

“Back when I first thought of the trip I did. They were okay after a while.”

“So go ahead with the back story.”

“Well, when I decided to go I had to raise some money so I started playing backgammon.”

“I didn’t realize you could back a trip with gambling.”

“I don’t gamble. With me, it is a sure thing. You could back me on any bet.”

“What if you lose? What kind backup do you have?”

“If I lose I just play until I win back the losses.”

“So you won the money back?”

“Yup and I went on a nice trip and am back.”

“And no parent backwash?”

“Back when I was a kid I had backwash, but as an adult I’m fully backed up.”

“I envy you. I’m still working on my baccalaureate and have to give back all the time. Good luck to you.”

“Back attcha.”

 

 

Stream of Consciousness Saturday time again. This week’s prompt is “sense/scents/cents” with a bonus word “ sent.” If you want to know more go to this link and maybe you’ll join in as well. http://lindaghill.com/2014/11/28/the-friday-reminder-and-prompt-for-socs-november-2914/

My interpretation is called Hey You. I hope you like it.

Hey, You by John W. Howell © 2014

“Hey you! What are you doing there?”

“Nothing. What are you doing?”

“Come on I asked you first.”

“Okay then. I’m trying to make some sense outta this note.”

“Let me see it.”

“It’s private so keep it under your hat.”

“I promise. I won’t say anything.”

“Okay here.”

“It says here you have a coupon for a special selection of scents from the local perfume shop.”

“Perfume shop. Why would I go there?”

“To pick up a nice present and save yourself many cents.”

“So you’re saying I would have the good sense picking up a scent and save some cents.”

Um. Yeah, I guess so.”

“Who sent this to me?”

“I can help you make sense of the scent cent saving but not the sent.”

“Figures. I am so confused.”

“How do you think I feel?”

 

 

Stream of Consciousness Saturday again. This week’s prompt is “In” which can be used by itself or as part of a word. If you would like to join it go here to see the details http://lindaghill.com/2014/11/21/the-friday-reminder-and-prompt-for-socs-november-2214/  My interpretation is titled Out. Hope you like it.

Out by John W. Howell © 2014

“So when do you go in?”

“In where?”

“Into the church.”

“Oh that. In about a half hour.”

“What do you mean ‘oh that?’”

“In my present state I have been out of it a little.”

“In what present state?”

“Damn you seem slow today.”

“I seem slow?”

“This is my wedding day. Don’t you think I have the right to be in a confused state?”

“You seem not only confused but out of sorts and in some kind of zone.”

“I’m a little nervous. That’s all. It’s a big responsibility.”

“Marriage?”

“No. remembering the vows.”

“I guess you are right. ‘I do’ is a toughie.”

 

 

It is the Stream of Consciousness Saturday prompt time again. This week’s prompt is ELEMENT. The interpretation can be of any one or all of the elements Earth, Air, Water, Fire or the word Element. If you would like to read more and maybe participate here is the link http://lindaghill.com/2014/11/14/the-friday-reminder-and-prompt-for-socs-november-1514/ Here is my interpretation titled What the Heck?

What the Heck? By John W. Howell © 2014

“So there I was trying to write down the directions to her house.”

“Yeah, and what was the problem?”

“Well. For one thing, she was talking so fast I couldn’t write fast enough.”

“Why didn’t you ask her to slow down?”

“You’re kidding, right? Ask the homecoming queen to slow don’t when she is giving me directions to her house? You nuts?”

“Just saying is all. Then what?”

“I have this iPhone crooked in one ear and am writing on the hood of my car and the elements are conspiring against me.”

“What ya mean?”

“The water is pouring down and the ink is running. Then the air comes along and blows the paper out of my hands right on to the earth outside.”

“Outside? What ya mean outside?”

“Outside the car wash.”

“You were sitting on the hood of your car while it was going through the car wash taking directions over the phone?”

“Yeah, I was.”

“Why?”

“I told you it was the homecoming queen giving me directions to her house. I didn’t want to lose the call. What would you do?”

“Uh. Take the call on the chair in the waiting room.”

“See you always know what to do. I hate your butt.”

“It is a difficult one all right.”