Plans Interrupted – 100 Word Wednesday

August 2, 2019August 2, 2019 / JoHawkTheWriter / 10 Comments

Title: Plans Interrupted
Source: 100 Word Wednesday: Week 131
Word count: 100 words

It was too soon. Since the accident, Donna couldn’t handle her own care. But someone had to watch Jason during summer break.

“How can I manage an active six-year-old?” she asked.

The options were slim, and she finally agreed.

It was a rocky start. Desperate, she suggested they visit the park. It was a compromise that became a daily ritual.

“Grandma. Look at me,” Jason yelled as he climbed the fort.

“Can we get ice cream?”

“Why not?”

Jason slid down the slide and ran to his grandmother’s wheelchair.

“I can push you,” he said.

“Best plan I’ve heard today.”

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Mission Accomplished – Thursday Threads

August 2, 2019August 1, 2019 / JoHawkTheWriter / 3 Comments

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Sun beat on the black asphalt. Dale turned, watching Number 12 roar past him, slamming to a stop in the pit. The driver revved the engine, sending exhaust waffling into the air.

Crackling snapped and popped in Coop’s ear.

“Now?”

Coop shook his head, waving Dale off.

‘Damn, newbie,’ Coop thought. Teaming with Dale wasn’t his choice. Young, untested, and eager to please wasn’t a good combo for this mission. He calculated the chances of completion at seventy-five percent. If he hadn’t needed a warm body for the heavy lifting, he would have insisted on working alone.

Number 12 bounced, tires spinning and squealing as the pit crew dropped it to the pavement. The racecar shimmied while bodies dove over the barrier dragging hoses and equipment with them. A wall of smoke engulfed the area and the car scudded onto the track.

“What’s the deal?” Dale’s voice exploded in Coop’s earphone. Coop did his best to remain calm when he saw Dale rushing toward him.

“We need confirmation,” Coop yelled over the track’s din.

“We’re not getting many more chances,” Dale shouted.

Coop shrugged, heading toward the crew, but the sound of sheering metal, stopped him cold. Hearing an explosion, he swung around to observe a fireball rising from the track. A quick glance at the monitor confirmed what Coop already knew.

He let his gaze scan the chaotic pit area. A helmeted figure in the team’s colors faced Coop, gave him a thumbs-up, then silently disappeared into the crowd.

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Jo Hawk The Writer

Vision Quest – 3 Line Tales

August 1, 2019 / JoHawkTheWriter / 6 Comments

From Sonya’s 3LineTales at Only100Words.
You can find the original prompt here. Thank you, Sonya

Photo by Marcus Wallis on Unsplash

Signing our life away on the dotted line, we gear up, line up, and strap in.

Step after step we climb ever higher, huffing and puffing, anticipation growing as we ascend.

The door opens, revealing a view worth all the effort.

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Jo Hawk The Writer

Last Beacon – Friday Fictioneers

July 31, 2019July 31, 2019 / JoHawkTheWriter / 44 Comments

Title: Last Beacon
Source: Friday Fictioneers sponsored by Rochelle Wisoff-Fields-Addicted to Purple
Word count: 100 words

PHOTO PROMPT © Ted Strutz

Thirty years ago, Blaze fled to Alaska. The country promised shelter from the rat race in its desolate, raw, and expansive wilderness. Old-timers railed against encroaching civilization and forced curious tourist home. Undeterred, Blaze was desperate and without options.

He would never forget the day he met Kaskae. Saying nothing, their souls remembered the ancient bond, and he knew it set his fate.

Kaskae trained him to be a bush pilot and humanity’s lifeline. At first, it had been easy, but a tiny drip became a deluge. The unfortunate reeked of madness, and despair for which Blaze had no cure.

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Warned – 100 Word Wednesday

July 30, 2019 / JoHawkTheWriter / 11 Comments

Title: Warned
Source: 100 Word Wednesday: Week 128
Word count: 100 words

Image by Bikurgurl

As they approached the gaping black hole at the mountain’s base, Chrissy grew nervous.

“Mom, I don’t want to go in,” she squeezed her mother’s waist hard.

Mom flinched, the handbrake squealed, and she stopped the bike next to the picnic tables.

“What’s wrong?” she asked.

“Can we go home?” she pleaded as Mom lifted her from the bike’s kangaroo seat and set her on the graveled path.

“Why?”

“The tree people are watching,” she whispered, “and they’re telling us to leave.”

“They say you’ll die.”

The sky darkened and a cold wind raised goosebumps.

“Tell them we’re leaving. Now.”

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Jo Hawk The Writer

Prophecy – 3 Line Tales

July 28, 2019July 28, 2019 / JoHawkTheWriter / 4 Comments

From Sonya’s 3LineTales at Only100Words.
You can find the original prompt here. Thank you, Sonya

photo by Rikki Austin via Unsplash

Queen Rolana Glenfir stopped, kneeling in the field, her body remained, but her consciousness was worlds away.

While she traveled, we shielded her from storms and pressed damp cloths to her lips, to keep her body alive until she returned.

On the appointed day, she arose, telling us of wonders she said I was the one who would lead them there.

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Jo Hawk The Writer

Consumption Function – Flash Fiction Challenge

July 28, 2019 / JoHawkTheWriter / 9 Comments

Title: Consumption Function
Source: Flash Fiction Challenge
Prompt: Write a story that includes the phrase “for one day”.
Word count: 99 words

Photo by Xiaolong Wong on Unsplash

9098195663 gaped at his screen.

“See this?” he asked.

But 2207344907 contemplated a different image.

“This is interesting,” 2207344907 murmured, ignoring 9098195663.

Her finger touched the ‘Buy Now’ button. Was it a good selection? Her days were exhausting, constant pressure, endless images, never-ending decisions.

“No, 2207344907. Look. Now,” 9098195663’s voice rose as he spoke.

“It says ‘for one day only’. I haven’t seen that.”

2207344907 peeked at his screen and navigated hers to the same image. It was true. She could not believe their luck. She and 9098195663 slammed the ‘Buy Now’ button until they bought the last one.

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Jo Hawk The Writer

Stolen Freedom – Weekend Writing Prompt

July 27, 2019 / JoHawkTheWriter / 17 Comments

Title: Stolen Freedom
Source: Weekend Writing Prompt #116 – Amateur
Objective: Write a poem or piece of prose in exactly 51 words.

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In the reading circle, I waited impatiently. At last, I speak, finishing far too soon. Condemned to waiting again, I skip ahead, being careful, so my teacher doesn’t see.

I am no amateur.

Late at night, I sneak my flashlight and my favorite book under the blanket and read with abandon.

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Jo Hawk The Writer

The Magic Carpet – Friday Fictioneers

July 26, 2019 / JoHawkTheWriter / 32 Comments

Title: The Magic Carpet
Source: Friday Fictioneers sponsored by Rochelle Wisoff-Fields-Addicted to Purple
Word count: 100 words

Reginald heard it before it appeared and checked his watch. The steam engine screeched, the wheels spewed sparks as the engineer braked. Rattling past the platform, cars thundered, slamming into one another. The boiler heaved, exhaling a plume of white-hot breath, and everything stopped.

Reginald imaged it was the reincarnated dragon his ancestor once defeated. He smiled wryly and boarded.

The car rolled, lurched forward, and tumbled him into his usual seat. Gazing out the window, he reached towards the ruins of his family’s past glory. He swore he would become the newest titan, a man worthy of his legacy.

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Jo Hawk The Writer