photo by Ted Strutz
It’s Friday Fictioneer time. In spite of a difficult and busy time, with humour, our fearless leader Rochelle picks a photo prompt for a story with a beginning, a middle, and an end in 100 words. Today it’s a cheeky bowl full of nosegays, thanks to Ted Strutz.
Here goes.
Hokum
When you go up to Ozark, stop and visit, stay the night said our friend Penzi,
I got myself a good place here!
Right. I know him.
Jim and I are stopping for one beer and that’s it.
…There’s no Hokum on the map, Jim.
It’s between Madrid and Geneva.
Hmm… There is a Slocomb between Malvern and Hartford…
That’s it Slokum!.. Hokum, Slokum! Close enough!
Right…
Wow… It’s a one street town.
Yeah. That’s why we can’t miss him. There’s the big Penzi’s Trailers sign just past the Brick yard! Ha! He planted pansies by the mailbox! Get it?
… Right… He recycles too.
unbuttoned or undone 
Judging by Penzi’s directions, my dear Em, I suspect he is a close relative of yours.
Delightfully light-hearted piece.
With a terrible pun.
Well done!
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Here I can do the punnies! 🙂
Glad to lighten the mood a little.
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A masterful piece of detective work. Maybe they weren’t supposed to find him. Well done.
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Thank you Sandra.
Slocomb exists… if you blink you miss it.
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Fun piece!
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Thanks Dale.
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I liked the voice in this story
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Thank you Neil. It’s a pleasure to be heard.
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“Cheeky bowl.” 🙂 That brought back memories. We used a cheeky bowl as a planter once. Oddly, when we sold the house, the buyer wanted us to remove it. Some people just have no taste.
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There’s just no accounting for taste, that’s for dernd sure. But you’d think they’d appreciate the recycling! Glad to see you here rjb.
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I don’t think she cared about recycling. She was a banker’s wife and thought that was important. I denied her, because I could see that she was used to getting her way. The old comeuppance instinct.
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I’m sooo with you!
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Nice to read something lighthearted.
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Well I couldn’t flush the body… I’m keeping the drama down, I’ll pull it out of the freezer next week. 😉
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Love it!
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Thank you. I am happy to entertain, and pleased that you stopped by.
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Fun, punny and provocative! I know where Slocomb is!
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Provocative, eh? So you know where Slocomb is!? A stone throw away from Two eggs?
Then you know about landscape and lawn decorations…
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Dear Emmy,
This sounds a lot like the tiny Midwestern town my husband was born in. Delightful piece. 😀
Shalom,
Rochelle
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Any(tiny)town USA, I think! Thank you Rochelle, I’m glad to make you smile.
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Hehehe cute piece! Slokum sounds a lot like the places I grew up near where if you blink you’d miss them.
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Glad you enjoyed it. There is a lot to say for small towns. Traffic is light, no long lines at the convenience store…. and every one knows your name 🙂
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Thanks for a delightfully light piece of fiction – or not?
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You’re welcome!. …Partly fiction 😉
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Enjoyed it thanks
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Thanks for stopping by and commenting. Glad you enjoyed.
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those were the days, but i guess not totally. 🙂
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I think I’ve been thee, Emm. It’s ’bout a haf an ar outa Smithville an’ down close ta Jonesville, aint’ it now ? 🙂 Great post, Emm. 🙂
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Close’nough Paul! Spittin’ distance anyhow. . 🙂
Thank you Paul. It’s good to see you here. Hugs.
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I may not be here all the time,
but I’m never far away.
toilin’ with rhythm
workin’ on rhyme
and lookin’ for a sunny day !!!
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I think I know Penzi, but then again I think everyone knows Penzi.
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Penzi must be quite the character. Great description and atmosphere.
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