Journeyman
For Friday Fictioneers 100-Word Challenge: 25 June 2021
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| Photo Credit: Brenda Cox |
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Landon left home to become a boxer. But soon reality hit. Despite his physical built, his fighting skills were mediocre. To make ends meet, he became a journeyman and got paid to lose.
Inside the ring, the champion was playing him, hurting him, and bloodying him.
“C’mon man, give me all you’ve got.” he taunted.
It was at that moment that Landon completely lost it. He had enough of the charade.
In one unexpected fell swoop, he hit the champion hard and knocked him down like a giant tree.
Now a marked man, Landon left the city in a hurry.
The Cabin in the Woods
For Friday Fictioneers 100-Word Challenge: 18 June 2021
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| Photo Credit: Alicia Jamtaas |
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It was the cabin in the woods that my high school buddies and I used to hang out.
Coming home from overseas, I decided to go there and reunite with them for old times’ sake. But only Jose was around to join me.
After graduation from high school, we went our separate ways. I went to college while Jose and the others stayed to work on their family farm.
After all these years, I noticed that Jose had changed and so did I. It must be true for the others too. We had nothing left in common but the memories.
Mistaken Identity
For Friday Fictioneers 100-Word Challenge: 11 June 2021
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| Photo Credit: Dale Rogerson |
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While standing in line at the fast food joint, I heard somebody yelling.
“Roobbeerrttoo!“
Suddenly, I felt a tap on my shoulder. When I turned around, I saw him.
‘I’m sorry,’ he apologized, a tone of disappointment in his voice. “I thought you were my friend back home.”
I felt a connection to him right away. He reminded me of myself during my early days in America.
I’d like to buy him lunch and maybe give some pointers on adjusting to the new life. But before I could utter a word, he made an about-face and disappeared in the crowd.
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