Title: Technological Advancements
Source: Friday Fictioneers sponsored by Rochelle Wisoff-Fields-Addicted to Purple
Word count: 100 words
PHOTO PROMPT © J Hardy Carroll
A single sentinel stood in the plaza, a prosthetic leg seemingly abandoned by its owner. The inquisitive approached, and that’s when the leg moved like a radio-controlled car taking a spin around the block. Or the leg would roll behind someone until they noticed. The women screamed, and the men jumped and laughed. Whether they laughed from embarrassment or amusement was difficult to tell.
The boys sat nearby with the controller.
“You sure your dad is ok with this,” Joey asked for the millionth time.
“Yeah, he thinks it’s funny, and he wants us to update his new one too.”
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Keep on writing.
Jo Hawk The Writer
Jo Hawk 
Now if Dad had two prosthetic legs he could speed along the pavement with a remote control in each pocket.
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LOL
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That was a fun take!
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Glad you enjoyed it.
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This was interesting… my daughter was just accepted into Northwestern’s Master’s Degree program in Prosthetics and Orthotics. 🙂
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Wow! That is wonderful. Congrats.
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Thank you, it is a vey interesting program, she is learning to “make” the prosthetics for patients too. Interesting that you would have had a picture of that. 🙂
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That is so interesting. Will she get involved with integrating robotics with the prosthetics?
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Yes, I have a video where she had these wires attached to her arm and as she moved her arm, she was able to open/ close and move this electronic hand. It was really neat!
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i like to see how the weird and unique affect people, your story had all the right elements of a good psychological analysis – lovely light read with deeper thoughts to ponder on.
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Wow! Thank you. Too often what is perceived as a disability becomes the focus, and excludes the person.
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this is so true, and why I loved your story.
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Very sporting dad and an innovative child 😀
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I know a boy who takes everything apart to see how it works.
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Cool!
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Ha, I bet Dad does the exact same as them. Great fun 🙂
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Thanks, it was fun to write.
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You just know that this Dad has a great attitude about his misfortune. And is teaching his kids to laugh at life! We need more of this. Great story.
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Gotta have some fun. Glad you liked it.
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Very enjoyable read.
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Happy you liked it.
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Dear Jo,
This sounds like something they would’ve done on the old Candid Camera shows. Fun take. 😀
Shalom,
Rochelle
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Ha! Thanks for the interesting prompt.
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