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:
MARK
“Ian, Ian, Ian, I swear you’d forget your head if it wasn’t sewn on to your shoulders.”
It wasn’t how I could hear my mother’s voice so clearly over the span of a lifetime, it was how adamant I was, at the age of ten, that I’d checked all the possibilities and accounted for everything that mattered.
I laughed out-loud, which didn’t endear me to the people ahead of me at the TSA checkpoint; one of the 21st Century’s iterations of the ‘Mark of Cain’ included laughing inappropriately in an airline terminal.
Ever since waking up next to Leanne, ok, soon after waking up… I had a feeling I was forgetting something terribly important.
On the second try to reach Hazel, I got a message, “Your call cannot be completed as dialed, there is no service in that location, idiot.”
Moving the phone towards my pocket, I heard, “Final Voice Mail” then Hazel’s voice, “Ian, if you see anyone with an odd mark on their hand, it’s a charagma; I’m trying to run down the old myth, might have someone here who can help, will call when you get to Chicago.”
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Excellent scene (Howlin’ Wolf, perfect).
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Delightful how you tied the two stories together.
I especially liked the childhood memory and the corresponding picture.
Thank you.
That charagma sounds ominous. Perhaps as ominous as the trouble he’s getting himself into with Leanne. Nicely told.
yeah, that word (charagma) found in a search for ‘The Mark of Cain’ or ‘the Endtimes’ thought you would enjoy it
There’s always that one pesky something, isn’t there.
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Ooh an old myth (excellent), and should I go to Chicago, perhaps?
Plus, Howlin’ Wolf – more than wonderful!
true on both counts…
(if you do go watch out for ‘Big Red’ no matter what Wikipedia say, it, 333 South Wabash ism in fact the corporate offices of the Omni Corp (which a certain Ms Clarieaux happens to run)
Ah. A twist in the old tail … erm tale. Another excellent example of how to write a Six.
ps: TSA — I am always impressed by their ability to wear self-possessed importance. Goes to show what a uniform does to a person.
thanks for the Post Prompt. The Everything Rule allows clarks and scotts to work as TSA rogers are born to the role
Always beware of the mark of the beast, lest you be claimed by the wrong sort.
damn! almost got through all comments without a video clip
but since you brought it up… lol (from one of my top three favorite movies)
Excellent, great track too!
thanks!