Another prompt from the Carrot Ranch
May 1, 2023, prompt: In 99 words (no more, no less), write a story about high water. Hell can be involved, or not. Is high water a new drink? A crisis in nature or the basement? Get in the flow. Go where the prompt leads!
And Then The Dutch
After selling Gouda futures led to their exile, a group of Dutch miscreants reached Little Tittweaking. Their descendant, the footwear entrepreneur, Kit Ten Heels was close to death, her soul worn out and her staff ancient: a load of old cobblers in fact. She approached her last, a present from her father for her 21st, and was assaulted by another attack of the sorrows. The only thing to do with sorrows was to drown them. She left her money to the High Water society to use its resources to end the scourge of recurrent sorrows. Content, she left for heel.
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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.
I avoid politics, mostly, and religion, always. I don't mean to upset anyone but if I do, well, sorry and I suggest you go elsewhere.
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Around here, we are all Heels – Tar Heels (UNC).
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Who knew!!
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Yup, the name comes from something a general said to the soldiers from NC during the Civil War when they didn’t retreat in a battle – that they stuck to their place because of their tar heels (NC was a huge producer of tar and pitch for sealing wooden sailing ships).
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Lovely bit of history
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Of course, she left for heel. Good one, Geoff.
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Heel hath no fury like a last farewell!
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…like a woman corned… those damned heels
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The saying in my town growing up was “Reno is so close to hell you can see Sparks” Sparks is basically a suburb of Reno. But they don’t make shoes in Sparks. Hummmm.
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So far as you know….
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Very good.
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