tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7320131690292314651.post8059593155727482718..comments2024-02-13T13:54:25.645+01:00Comments on Finding Clarity: Mid-Week Flash Challenge - Week 123Miranda Katehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11166000575283710451noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7320131690292314651.post-90093222302275410212019-09-07T13:39:45.453+02:002019-09-07T13:39:45.453+02:00I love how you went spooky here, a brilliant tale!...I love how you went spooky here, a brilliant tale! I loved it. Miranda Katehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11166000575283710451noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7320131690292314651.post-91285335041962837762019-09-06T17:03:14.375+02:002019-09-06T17:03:14.375+02:00Gosh! Full of emotion that one. Packed a punch. If...Gosh! Full of emotion that one. Packed a punch. If it wasn't likely to ever happen again it might not be such a hard read. Great stuff. Miranda Katehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11166000575283710451noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7320131690292314651.post-59503576825917236052019-09-05T03:40:32.567+02:002019-09-05T03:40:32.567+02:00I can't help it, my instinct is to go spooky! ...I can't help it, my instinct is to go spooky! <a href="https://blog.anvaughn.com/post/187500871392/mid-week-flash-challenge-mr-bear" rel="nofollow">Mr. Bear</a> is waiting for you...A. N. Vaughnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03294013843405374204noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7320131690292314651.post-38537429748966051302019-09-05T02:04:58.837+02:002019-09-05T02:04:58.837+02:00It happened so quickly. We were heading over to th...It happened so quickly. We were heading over to the Dragon Coaster, just after the whirlybird, and we heard that rat-a-tat. I wasn’t sure what it was, but I knew what it was when it happened again. Rat-a-tat/rat-a-tat/rat-a-tat/rat-a-tat/rat-a-tat/rat-a-tat/rat-a-tat/rat-a-tat/rat-a-tat. Why does anyone need something like that?<br /><br />It was coming from in front of us. We didn’t know where. We turned and ran. I held her hand and pulled her. I ran as fast as I could. We started passing people. People staring behind us. Like they were frozen in place. Shocked. I grabbed one or two by the arm and told them to run. “Run, run, run.” <br /><br />Rat-a-tat/rat-a-tat. Getting closer. Screams. As we approached a concession stand, we took a right, me still gripping her hand as tightly as I could, pulling her. There were children cowering by the side. We stopped, and I told them “We have to run. We have to run.” And they started running with us.<br /><br />And there was stuff on the ground. Half-eaten cotton candy. Sweat shirts. A little boy’s red bowtie. That’s the one that struck me. A little boy all dressed up for a day in the amusement park. <br /><br />We saw a phalanx of cops in body armor calling us to them, telling us to put our hands up lest we be one of the shooters. Rat-a-tat/rat-a-tat. Not as frequent now. And farther away. Then a flurry of single shots. Boom. Boom. Boom. Cutting through all of the screaming.<br /><br />All I could think to do when we were through the police was search for the boy in a white shirt buttoned to the top without a bowtie. I’d picked it up, carrying it gingerly. It wasn’t much, but maybe he’d feel better if I gave it to him. A little better.Terry Brewerhttp://terrybrewerauthor.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7320131690292314651.post-61646653807242482442019-09-05T00:03:46.654+02:002019-09-05T00:03:46.654+02:00Great little tale. I enjoyed that. Great little tale. I enjoyed that. Miranda Katehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11166000575283710451noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7320131690292314651.post-693067083670943452019-09-04T15:16:33.256+02:002019-09-04T15:16:33.256+02:00Here is my story for the lonely looking bow. A Tel... Here is my story for the lonely looking bow. <a href="https://theworkhousemysteries.wordpress.com/2019/09/04/the-telltale-bow/" rel="nofollow">A Telltale Bow</a> Hope you like it. Mason Bushellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13276117665675838117noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7320131690292314651.post-71374285555106392202019-09-04T15:15:34.487+02:002019-09-04T15:15:34.487+02:00That was a lovely story, Miranda. I hope Hugo find...That was a lovely story, Miranda. I hope Hugo finds a lady to take care of him. <br />Mason Bushellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13276117665675838117noreply@blogger.com