“How much further?” my grandson asked me again.
“We have a ways yet. Why don’t you take a nap?”
“I’m not tired” he replied with a loud sigh.
“There sure not much to look at on this drive” he stated.
“No, not here” I agreed.
“Who do you suppose lives there?” he asked incredulously, pointing to a lone house wedged into the side of the hill. It’s brown hue, blending in with its surroundings.
“Hmmm.. I don’t know. Who do you think?” I asked, hoping to spark his imagination.
“Someone who doesn’t like people” he replied. “Maybe a writer.
Or a murderer!”
This week’s photo: © Jean L. Hays
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Loved the idea of someone who doesn’t like people. a writer or a murderer
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I thought that might appeal to this crowd 😉
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The two are not necessarily mutually exclusive, are they?
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Nope! 🙂
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Hmmm………I think I’d keep on driving. 😳
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When my grandson and I are traveling we often make up stories to help pass the time. It’s a good exercise in imagination!
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Writers and murderers have the power of life and death over people
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Haha…yes they do 🙂
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Writer, murderer – what’s the difference? 😉
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Right? lol
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Writers get bad raps.
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LOL…it’s mostly their own fault
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Maybe both, someone who writes both autobiography and true crime. 🙂
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Mayyybe…? 🙂
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The ride’s excitement factor just went up exponentially … 😉
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Yup! Makes the time go by.
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Yeah, writers and murderers, all the same thing really… 🙂
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🙂
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Same thing, I guess. Writers always killing their babies!
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LOL
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A simple analysis of a hermit. 🙂
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🙂
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He certainly has an imagination!
‘Retribution’, my short story.
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The child should be a writer with that imagination. A murderer? Eeek!
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LOL…just like his Nana 🙂
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I love a child’s way of thinking, simple and straightforward. Nice take on the prompt. 🙂
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Thanks Brenda.
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Just that a writer is akin to a murderer is brilliantly observed, love it
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Wonderful, Dawn!
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Thanks Dale
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That last word should spark his imagination if anything can. Good story and writing, Dawn. I loved the dialogue. 🙂 — Suzanne
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Thanks Suzanne.
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Hey, writers like people. Well, some people. Sometimes. 🙂
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Some writers…lol
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lol
Well, some writers are murderers, fictionally speaking of course.
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Of course 🙂
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🙂
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Yes, it is so true, many writers commit murder. Well observed.
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Thank you
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Dear Dawn,
I was just discussing “literary killing” with someone today. The writer and the murderer are often one and the same. 😉 Well done.
Shalom,
Rochelle
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Haha…thanks Rochelle.
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I woke up got up at 5:00 a.m. on Wednesday, thinking it was 6:00 a.m. and time to get ready to go teach my class. When I discovered my mistake I tuned into FF and murdered some people. Certainly, writers and murderers can be one and the same. Great little tale, Dawn.
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LOL…thanks Alicia.
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Next comes the sound of the engine stalling…. 🙂
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LOL…uh oh!
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Or a writer who likes to kill of characters. 🙂
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