Welcome to the Wakefield Doctrine (the theory of clarks, scotts and rogers)
Yep, Denise’s Six Sentence Story bursts onto the screen scene again.
Write a story using (inferring, citing, paraphrasing or otherwise having in your mind as you wrote your story) this week’s prompt word and link in!
Hey, shout out to Deborah Lee (or assignment of blame, anticipatory excuse or blue dolphin*; depends on your predominant worldview) for my attempt at Second Person POV this week. She does it so well that she makes it look easy. (lol… yeah, we all know where that gets us! As the old saying reminds us, ‘The road to hell is paved with over-confidence’)
In any event, I claim student-writer privileges.
Prompt Word:
Milestone
You look at the watch on your wrist rather than the road ahead.
The stale-plastic smell of cigarette smoke, roadside hamburgers and remorse stain the air, not strongly enough to roll down the windows but persistent enough to serve as a reminder of whats behind you; maybe, you think, its just a matter of getting used to it.
As the once random thoughts in your mind start to make friends with each other, you reach for the radio dial. The airwaves at 3:03 am invite you to a Welcome Aboard reception, Dress Optional taken to heart by a ghost population of desperate men and disheartened women.
The yellow legal pad on the mostly empty front passenger front seat barely covers the stains; in smeared grey pencil, ‘Milestone 203’ and underneath that, in handwriting that screams of denial, ‘Do not slow the car for any reason, no matter what you see.’
Rick Springfield’s voice bursts from the static encrusted speaker, “I wanna tell her that I love her, but the point is probably moot.’
* semi-rogerian expression
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Damn! All I need to say however, sentence 4… “As the once random…”
Love that line.
ty
ghost population of desperate men and disheartened women…good stuff…good six
thanks, Paul
Reminded me of many a drive home, in the 70s, as a teenager at 3am, in Mom’s Pinto, after a long night’s “party”.
as would any of us! (lol)
I like “in handwriting that screams of denial.” Very good!
Thank you, Marti
That persistent smell, it’s not something i ever got used to. Excellent six.
thanks, M
You know as you read it there’s gonna be gems. You realize you don’t need to remind folks that he also writes poetry. You smile at the poetic line: smell of remorse staining the air. You leave a response, go back to your lair, think about pov.
lol*
* a compliment to your commentation, further evidence of why I like hanging out here
Great six, read in the voice of Rod Serling.
:}
This is awesome. Dark Shadows time! WHAT IS AT MILESTONE 203?? And thanks for the shoutout!
find us a time machine and we surely could find out
“Who knows what evil lurks in the hearts of men? The Shadow knows. . .” Could be the lead in to your SSS.
The sound of evil laughter that followed the introduction to the show was enough to cause fear to little children who might be listening.
Once again an excellent six! I think we shared the visual of disheartened women this week.. Always my pleasure..
Thank you.
What I found interesting writing this, (in light of your comment) was the feel of the words ‘desperate’ and ‘disheartening’. The latter much more powerful (and subtle) in describing a person who is, in un-complicated terms, ‘on the run’.
So much more available to the reader in that word.
You need more sentences, because I have to know what is at milepost 203!