Welcome to the Wakefield Doctrine (the theory of clarks, scotts and rogers)
This is the Doctrine’s contribution to the Six Sentence Story bloghop.
Hosted by Denise, constrained by a sentence limit (high and low) of six, there are worse ways to spend the remaining time you have on earth.
Prompt word
FUSE
“Seriously, Devereaux, you need to pay attention.”
“I am, Lou, you have my undivided attention.”
I caught my mental breath; while I knew I was down from the drugs, there was an unpaid piper standing back stage looking at his watch and I needed to get back to my office, something told me Lou’s offer of work was not one I could refuse.
Odd thing though, as he got to the, ‘What I need you to do’ part of his proposal, the gain on my sensory awareness jumped to 11 as: ‘Vanna Wafer’ a newly hired dancer finished her set but the sound system didn’t transition to normal house music just dead air, the bartender opposite the row of booths on the Lounge side paused in his exposition of whether Miles would’ve embraced contemporary jazz fusion and, in that serendipitously intense, all-encompassing silence, Diane answered the phone at her hostess station way the hell up at the entrance and clear as if she were in the booth with me say, “I’m sorry but we don’t accept reservations…”
Lou was in the closing section of his job offer and, in the way that I have always made my life difficult, I flashed back to my preadolescent years when I was obsessed with Greek mythology and the story of Scylla and Charybdis played on the iMax of my memory.
I got back to the planet Earth in time to say, “Sure, Lou I’ll be happy to…”
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About clarkscottroger
Oh yes, the perils of the sea… especially in the Med (that’s Greece and the rest). Plus, also yes… she would really like a little cigar (just a tiny puff, please).
lol
…young lady! you’ve had just about enough. you’ve been hanging around on that neer-do-well Gatekeeper I think!
Devereaux had no choice with Lou. I vaguely remember Scylla and Charybdis from my preadolescent years. I am sure Devereaux will get past them.
Ian is resourceful, if not kinda flawed*
*sorta like most of us in the blogosphere, no?
lol
Scylla and Charybdis has been my go-to mythology for mother daughter relationships for quite some time- so this struck a cord. And if it is the same cord that is being struck at the job interview I have a feeling….
Full Disclosure: I might be over-reaching on my authorocity skills but I was trying to assign the Scylla and Charybdis to Lou and Diane
You have an absolute talent for placing the reader right in the middle of room, invisibly — because they sure don’t want Lou knowing they’re anywhere nearby! Good Six.
What a nice thing to say. (And an uncannily accurate insight into my approach to writing)
There are only so many ways to say, “Be careful,” especially to someone who knows s/he should.
this is true
No, Ian! You did not just say those 6 words!
lol
I mean, how bad could things get? Right? Right!?
god willing the museseses will drop us a note on the doorstep before next Thursday