Prompt Word: Mother Unexpected Sunday brunch invitation from an old friend, Jill. We worked together, what, 15 years ago, and she’s at least that much younger than I am. And I am way too old for the trendy part of downtown for Sunday brunch. It turned out to be a pleasant outing. Older pop music played, but not too loud. Conversations could happen without yelling. It was the type of place that radiated that older customers were welcome....
Smiley Prompt Words: Bread, Horn It was Saturday Morning, a bit after 9AM. Smiley stood on the sidewalk, corner of Oak and Cole, doing finger warm-ups before starting his day. Smiley knew he might NOT play here all day, but he knew that he needed to be prepared to put in at least four hours. He kneeled down, sitting on his own heels, and opened the black case with the reinforced shiny steel corners, and aluminium enforced edges....
Prompt Word: Bash Minervie and Chip 76 Most of the group with Cathy and Minervie in the gathering wood were security, and to a person, none of them appreciated their charge tempting fate by saying what she said out loud. All of them that had been doing these jobs for more than a few years went into high alert. Noticing the mood shift, Cathy spoke up, “What happened?” The security team leader, Brett, who is usually silent spoke, “You just happened....
Prompt Word: Kid Minervie and Chip 75 Cathy had run out of questions, and Graendle, the treant, had nothing more to add. Nobody was yelling, and nothing was out of the ordinary. Cathy said, “Treant, it was good to meet you, and thank you for taking the time to answer my questions.” Graendle said, “I answered because Chip is worried. Worried that if I don’t answer, then you make that witch’s life harder, and that would make his life harder....