The pump don’t work ’cause the vandals took the handle.

Doug Jacquier's avatarSix Crooked Highways

This piece was written for the Six Sentence challenge, with the prompt word of ‘handle’.

Extracts from Bob Dylan’s ‘Subterranean Homesick Blues’ in italics.

I’m on the pavement, thinking about the government, the secret government of alien reptile paedophiles that rules the world, except it’s not a secret any more because Q-anon told me on their secret internet, the one that’s not controlled by the secret government of alien reptile paedophiles that rules the world.

Look out, kid, it’s somethin’ you did (God knows when) but you’re doin’ it again, writing things people disagree with and getting deleted and becoming the worst sinner of all, a living old white man.

You don’t need a weather man to know which way the wind blows, especially when it blows out the candle of knowledge because some people prefer the black hole of ignorance (I’m looking at you, Karen).

Don’t follow…

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Six Sentence Story- Handle This

Susan St.Pierre's avatarSillyfrog's Blog

PROMPT WORD:HANDLE

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There once was a trucker named Lewis who adopted the CB radio handle ‘The Truth’.

He had dropped out of college to pursue the lucrative trucking profession, partly to annoy his bourgeoisie parents, and partly, to avoid the mounting overwhelming debt he perceived on the horizon.

Lewis had embraced the short collegiate tutoring he’d been exposed to, though, and believed that everyone who never attended university, was stupid, so he felt assured to be the ‘best’ because of his superior intellect.

His blue collar instructors found him an infuriating challenge, during training, primarily because of his arrogant attitude and condescension, so his chosen handle was just an extension of Lewis’ know-it-all persona.

Well, Lewis made many costly mistakes and was considered a liability at his first two jobs where he was ‘let go’ swiftly due to his pigheadedness!

Presenting himself as an ‘expert driver’, on his third…

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I. They. Evolve. Episode #5

The Atomic Mage's avatarThe Atomic Mage

The following episode of my serial I. They. Evolve. is written for the Six Sentence Stories writers’ challenge hosted by Denise at Girlie on the Edge blog. This week’s cue word is: Handle


Previously on I. They. Evolve.

Having fled Washington State which was overrun by a new and deadly wave of the infected, Thomas finds himself in Toulon, South of France, where he is enlisted by the French military for a secret mission. Reunited with Elodie his longstanding AI French girlfriend, Thomas is ushered into a briefing room at the Toulon naval base to receive his mission from the revered French military leader Marshal Cinq-cent.


I. They. Evolve. Episode 5. Breaking The Laws.

The Three Laws of Roboticsby Isaac Asimov

First Law–A robot may not injure a human being or, through inaction, allow a human being to come to harm. Second Law – A robot must…

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Power

https://open.spotify.com/episode/2svwFjccgzPXrM45aHBU6o?si=Pjvo4t8kSji-WCAZ7dAtTg&dl_branch=1 “I was given these notions about success, and I spent more than half my life chasing power. It was always about finding that handle, that lever, that screw-tightener and wondering about the impact each would have.” The audience listens in stunned silence, as one of the most powerful man in the world speaks, “… … Continue reading Power

Late Interactions

https://open.spotify.com/episode/0FCxB1yaAyNtzXyVlaBFoQ?si=Rpz4a6nYTHa769Z38fRyjQ&dl_branch=1 She finally succeeds in getting her mother’s soul behind the mirror. Twilight is setting in, just as it was …. all those years ago. The haze is almost the same …as it was then. It refuses to clear off, even in broad daylight. The temperature in the room drops and there’s a stench like … Continue reading Late Interactions

Appetite #Tanka poem

Appetite ….by Jane Aguiar

Jane Aguiar's avatarLiterature World

#reena’sxplorationchallenge

Prompt #200

We get in the mood
and appetite is caused soon
They have the power
to trigger the emotions
Psychological effect

This post is part of Reena’s xplorarion Challenge

Thank you for reading.

Stay Blessed!

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Moon reflections

meanings we ascribeto dig deep its relevancein our memorymoon reflections in watershow the same beauty, same face https://wordcraftpoetry.com/2021/09/28/tankatuesday-weekly-poetry-challenge-no-245-themeprompt/

Rocks

There are tiny rocks in my path every day, which I toss around to create new patterns. Today is different. An unknown mysterious force has placed a massive rock there. My dog expends energy in sniffing around it, gives me a very positive look. I warn him against trying to move it. I’ve experienced blocks … Continue reading Rocks

Silence

https://open.spotify.com/episode/2UkJGSLPM9XqfyYdTlmPQX?si=QDPXAUZURHSmnxRAC7WKAg&dl_branch=1 Streets are silent. Sounds inside her get unbearable. It takes a lot of strength to pretend everything is fine, when it’s not. She feels the ground beneath and thanks the skies - she is still standing on her own two feet. She just needs courage to walk out and run - breathing in the … Continue reading Silence