Title: Life Signs
Source: Weekend Writing Prompt # 147 – Perplex
Objective: Write a poem or piece of prose in exactly 90 words
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He was an odd sort, friendly, mischievous, intriguing. I assumed he had forgotten me when my phone buzzed. His text served to perplex me further. Hyperlinked numbers connected to a map with a destination in the middle of nowhere. Answers to my questions lay in the palm of my hand.
A desolate road ended at a ghost town. Dilapidated buildings clustered together, lending each other the courage to stand.
Except one. Unbroken glass in freshly painted casings spoke of arrested neglect. I climbed the stairs and knocked on his door.
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Keep on writing.
Jo Hawk The Writer
Jo Hawk 
Nice job, Jo. I’m in for this story.
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Glad you enjoyed it, my friend.
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this person was brave. i like the phrase arrested neglect – seems the crux of the story to me. I like dissecting these type of stories you write, each paragraph is a chapter on its own. each one so cleverly written with a lot of meaning and message. oh I do love this one very much Jo.
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I am glad you liked it Gina. Writing with a specific word count demands condensing thoughts, and concepts. Occasional, it spawns unusual but powerful juxtaposition of words. Sometimes you get lucky. 😊👍
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Wonderfully descriptive and a joy to read. I wonder what the fellow has in mind.
My ninety words!
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Thank you for your kind words, Keith. I think there is something going on in that ghost town. 🙂
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I agree with Gina on the arrested neglect line, the story totally pivots on that line.
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Thank you, Stephen. Gina is great at critiquing my work. 🙂
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That corridor between human lives. Sigh, beautiful.
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Thank you, my friend.
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