Wandering Shop Stories 66

Prompt Word: Set Minervie and Chip 54 Gungan woke up strangely well rested for sleeping in a strange place. He got up and dressed enough to go to the out building. Minervie spotted him first, “Good morning, Gungan. Here.” She handed him a case. “Your toothbrush and shaving set are in there.” “Thanks,” Gungan replied as he hurried out the door. Minervie asked, “Do you think he’ll be okay in the winter for a few weeks?...

13 Jan 2026 · 3 min · Gary Allen Vollink

Wandering Shop Stories 65

Prompt Word: Bond Minervie and Chip 53 Edna and Gungan discussed family, and after some thought, Edna decided that Gungan was a third cousin, once removed. This would say that Gungan’s family line had had kids a bit faster, but well, Edna wasn’t going to correct any assumptions he made about her being a similar age as him. Eventually, they returned to the actual home on the property, and Gungan fell asleep as soon as he sat on the guest room bed, falling awkwardly, with his feet never leaving the floor....

12 Jan 2026 · 2 min · Gary Allen Vollink

Wandering Shop Stories 64

Prompt Word: Age Minervie and Chip: 52 Three unconscious men were tied by their wastes, dangling together underneath a broom stick, about two miles NorthEast of the mouth of the Brisbane, not far from Mud Island, and about one meter above the waters of Moreton Bay. Minervie, atop the floating broom, dipped a lower to dunk them a bit. As these men were shocked awake, Minervie drove her broom is a slow clockwise circle while gaining altitude....

11 Jan 2026 · 2 min · Gary Allen Vollink

Wandering Shop Stories 63

Prompt Word: Temple Minervie and Chip 51 Minervie’s first stop was what the locals politely called high density housing, South of the Brisbane River. “I’m looking for a Frank Jones, and if nobody by that name exists, someone who works near North Quay. She handed to man who’d answered the door a dollar. I owe him, but he disappeared after helping.” The man took the dollar, and shrugged his shoulders, “You’re welcome to come in, miss, but I can’t guarantee your safety....

10 Jan 2026 · 2 min · Gary Allen Vollink