Friday, January 25, 2013

The Scenic Route...

Sometimes it's just one scene you need to spark a story. 

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Maybe implement one of these scenes into your 

Friday Flashy Fiction story today?! 

Have fun and smiles to ALL!!

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  1. GOSSELIN'S GALLERY - 25 Jan 2013

    EXHIBIT #1 - IN TANDEM

    Twin bicycles stood near the front entrance of the abode. It was cozy. A lovely little cottage where life found a way to flourish. Richard used to tease Talia that it was a great home for a swinging bachelor.

    "Or for a young couple just starting out... if they were really in love!" he teasingly amended.

    It remained home for him after she had passed. He was reluctant to change anything. Richard felt that Talia had worked so hard to make this a proper home and besides, it reminded him of her loving hand in every nuance of this place, he decided to leave it intact.

    For forty-three years, they had shared a simple home; their hovel was more of a palace in their eyes. The lack of offspring became a convenient reason to stay.

    "This is a great place for the two of us" Talia would mimic, "if only we were in love!" We couldn't possibly squeeze any children into this small space."

    There was always sadness in her voice when she admitted this. Oh, how much Richard wished it was a problem with his "plumbing", and not her cancer riddled ovaries. He was glad that early detection had bought them so much time. So what if the had no children, it was the trade-off that gave Richard and Talia a lifetime together.

    He held fast to his resolve. The divan would remain by the window. Their chairs would remain side-by-side at the far end of the living room. And the bicycles they used to ride around the villa would stay shackled near the front door. Talia would have wanted it that way.


    EXHIBIT #2 - WE INTERRUPT THIS PROGRAM...

    Chester was a glutton for information. Where everyone had a favorite television program that they would watch and comment upon, Chester's show ran four times a day. He could be found as a fixture on his couch, remote control at hand at five and six, ten and eleven.

    News was his addiction; his obsession. He could tell you the price of oil in Kuwait, and which despotic dictator ran roughshod over his populace. Which celebrity did what with whom. What parts of the county could expect heavy snowfall... Any bit of minutia was fodder for Chet's fertile mind.

    And the world around Chester still went around. Neighbors came and went. So did his wife. She had enough of the constant barrage of depressing news. She wanted to laugh. She needed to dance. She wanted more out of life than a 32 inch phosphorous screen.

    And his show continued on. Daily death and destruction. Weekly features about foregone conclusions. Analysis and more analysis. But life as he had once known it had changed. It had been interrupted. And He had have never noticed.


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  2. GOSSELIN'S GALLERY - 25 Jan 2013

    EXHIBIT #3 - HIDEAWAY

    Daniel Cavanaugh had finally found success. The latest of his manuscripts had been accepted for publication. It was indeed a proud moment and just the encouragement he needed to further pursue hid ambition.

    Cavanaugh had "pretended' to be a writer for twenty-two years. Always with something to say, or so he thought, he had ideas galore but very little time to hone his already precarious position.

    So Daniel packed a small bag and headed for the cabin near Fielding Lake. It was an escape that his family had taken advantage of all these many years. Peace and serenity oozed from the landscape and Daniel knew it was his best shot at completing his latest project.

    The place was... rustic. It needed some work, but that would have to wait until he had finished his draft. Cavanaugh took note of the broken hinge on the screen door. A family of birds had nested under the south eave. They added atmosphere; character. It was just the right setting.

    He removed the coverlets from the furniture. He dusted off the desk near the rear picture window overlooking the water. Daniel set a pot of coffee to brew. The leather valise landed on the chair near the desk. He stretched his arms out wide and breathed the fresh lake air.

    It had been years since his parents had gone leaving him this property. It was almost as many since his face had graced this place. It was always a home away from the confines of home. It was peaceful and serene.

    "Work can wait" Daniel mused. "I'll just enjoy being 'home'".

    Amidst the water's splash and the wilderness noises, Daniel fell asleep upon the couch. Work waited. It had little choice.

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