This week Morgan and Logan reflect on the ageing process for the Carrot Ranch
‘I suppose this death fixation of your mum’s is worrying about growing old.’
‘She’s a “do not go gentle” sort of person, actually.
But having gone, gentle or otherwise, she wants some sort of certainty. Like
she wants to wear her flowery Doc Martens in her coffin.’
‘Nice.’
‘Maybe. She’s not said what else.’
‘Oh…’
‘Exactly. Though Dad had this saying: he’d get his own
back on his kids and live to be a hundred.’
‘Didn’t make it, did he?’
‘No, though that didn’t stop him practicing just in
case.’
‘Old sod. Got to love him, haven’t you?’
‘Indeed.’
*said by a famous nonagenarian, when asked what change was the most notable now he was in his nineties.
This week’s Carrot Ranch prompt is
May 9, 2019, prompt: In 99 words (no more, no less) write a story about growing older. It can be humorous, dark or poignant. It can be true or total fiction. It can be fine wine or an old fossil. Go where the prompt leads!
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About TanGental
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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Ha ha ha.
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Killed it…
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Murder most grim
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😜
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Well, that is one way to go, Geoff, in your flowery Doc Martins. I favour a hair bun myself.
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My DMs are the business
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🤭😉💜
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I’ve got a flowery pair of Doc Martens……….. You are putting ideas in my head – everything under a rug, just the shoes sticking out at the end…….
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Ha… why not.
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Flowered Doc Martens and a smile! These two need some prodding by their elders to stay on their toes. And at first, I was thinking NaNo when I saw “nonagenarian.” Ah — nineties!
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They’re in need of all the help they can get!
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I got me a pair of them shoes! 🙂
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Ditto Mrs Le Pard. Much prized
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😀
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