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.”

Shape is the prompt for this week’s Saturday Stream of Consciousness prompt. You can read all about the torture good fun and join in right here: http://lindaghill.com/2014/10/17/the-friday-reminder-and-prompt-for-socs-october-1814/ My interpretation of SHAPE is a story named You Don’t Say. Hope you like it.

You Don’t Say By John W. Howell © 2014

“Hey, man where you going?”

“Gotta get to the gym.”

“What for?”

“What do you, usually, do at the gym?”

“Play basketball?”

“Uh, man you are the brightest.”

“You don’t say.”

‘Yeah, I do say. I’m going to the Gym to get in shape.”

“What kind of shape do you want to get in? Trapezoid?

“Ah yes, of course. You are doing stand-up on the tonight show right?”

“You don’t say.”

“I do say you are the most annoying person sometimes.”

“So you didn’t answer the question. What shape do you want to get in?”

“I want to look like a pear. Okay?”

“You already look pear-shaped. Why bother?”

“Do you know how to box?”

“No. I’m more of a bag man myself.”

“That’s it, put up your dukes.”

“You don’t say.”

“I do say. Fight or flee.”

“I choose flee thank you. See ya.”

It is that time again where I have to sit down and write whatever comes out of my head. This week’s Stream of Consciousness Prompt from Linda Hill is to use an ordinal number. As everyone knows who is an English teacher an ordinal number is words representing position or rank in a sequential order. The order may be of size, importance, chronology, and so on. Examples that come to mind are first, second, and third.  To read about the prompt go here: http://lindaghill.wordpress.com/2014/09/26/the-friday-reminder-and-prompt-for-socs-september-2714/ My interpretation is the following story titled Caught Between.

Caught Between by John W. Howell © 2014

I ran across a guy the other day who was in deep thought. He was standing next to my car and he looked like he was made of stone. I don’t mean he was the color of a stone, I just mean he was frozen in one spot. He had his hand on his chin and elbow resting on his other arm which was wrapped around his chest. He reminded me of a college professor I had many years ago. The professor would stand in the front of the class in a similar pose and appear to be looking at something on the floor.

I walked up to this guy and asked, ”excuse me. Are you ok?” He did not respond to my question. He didn’t even look up. Thinking he might have some kind of medical problem I decided to look into his eyes and try again. Leaning over and looking up at his face, I could see he was in some kind of trance. “Are you okay?” I said.

He blinked and his eyes caught mine. His mouth tried to form the words, but it was clear he was having trouble getting his thoughts into speech. Fearing he has had a stroke I decided to call 911. Reaching for my phone without breaking the lock of our eyes, I didn’t know how I would call without looking away. I was afraid of looking away since our eyes were the only communication between us.

“Please stop staring at me,” he said.

“W-What? I thought you were in trouble.”

“First I need to explain. I don’t need any help. Second I am really not here so I can’t move until I fully transition to where I’m going.”

“Wait. What are you talking about?”

“Third if you interfere in my transition you will be caught between worlds. Forth you seem like a nice guy so please go away and let me transition in peace.”

So I walked away even though he was preventing me from getting in my car. I didn’t go far but when I turned around the guy was gone. I still don’t have an answer.

Do you?