Charli Mills weekly prompt is this week
July 12, 2018, prompt: In 99 words (no more, no less) write a story about a broken fence. You can mend it, leave it, or explain its place in a story. Go where the prompt leads.
‘What are you doing, Morgan?’
‘Mending a fence.’
‘Who have you annoyed now?’
‘That’s a stupid expression, Logan. How does ‘mending a fence’ resolve a dispute? If you mend a fence, aren’t you just re-erecting some barrier?’
‘What if the fence is keeping something important in or dangerous out? Mending it would restore the balance.’
‘You know, the only reason you’d ever mend the bloody fence is to sit on it.’
‘There are times when you’re like a fence, Morgan.’
‘How so?’
‘If I spend much time with either of you, you both become a pain in the butt.’
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My name is Geoff Le Pard. Once I was a lawyer; now I am a writer. I've published several books: a four book series following Harry Spittle as he grows from hapless student to hapless partner in a London law firm; four others in different genres; a book of poetry; four anthologies of short fiction; and a memoir of my mother. I have several more in the pipeline.
I have been blogging regularly since 2014, on topic as diverse as: poetry based on famous poems; memories from my life; my garden; my dog; a whole variety of short fiction; my attempts at baking and food; travel and the consequent disasters; theatre, film and book reviews; and the occasional thought piece. Mostly it is whatever takes my fancy.
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That was indeed a funny exchange 😍
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They take me over. Funny how I can hear both voices so clearly.
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You’re certainly living these characters!
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Love these guys……….. 🙂
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They are like two blokes in a pub, not really with it.
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😀
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Good one 😅
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We have had two iconic ‘Kiwi Farmer’ types here – one a cartoon called Wal and the other a comedy persona known as ‘Fred Dagg’ black singlets, gumboots and so on……. This exchange put me in mind of those two. I think that’s more high praise……
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Gosh. TV stardom… I’m off to make-up
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Fences are in need of frequent repair. Reminds me of that Frost poem about good fences making good neighbors.
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Yes true. Distance makes the heart more realistic
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I’ve just finished your loving, honest tribute to your mother. It was just wonderful. May I adopt you, please?
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Ha! What a notion. I’m part of the ‘Rent a numpty’ scheme that allows people who have smooth easy lives to borrow a complete Klutz for a day to remind themselves of how lucky they are. Maybe you should foster me first?
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Well, okay. I can fit you in for 2 hours on 18 August, 2020. How does that work with your schedule?
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I think that works
My gerbil is being destoned in the morning but after two?
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You fenced in a few different ideas in that one, Geoff. I was also thinking along the lines of a fence being a pain in the proverbial. 🙂
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Ouch. Beware splinters too!
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Exactly! 🙂
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That made perfect sense to me. 🙂
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Ha ha ha. Good fun.
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Fences for thought — yeah, why repair a barrier that separates? These two remind me of neighbors talking over a fence, resting elbows (and butts).
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They are resters of limbs methinks, probably while supping…
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