Flash Fiction: Preserving the Story

 

 

It was banged up. Badly. Faded, too. But it was original, and she just couldn't bring herself to tear it down at the moment. The wall held stories too precious to destroy.

A young couple dancing, celebrating their new wedding bliss. The first day home from the hospital. Her first steps. Celebrating straight A's on the report card. And Junior prom, a bundle of nerves, anxiety, and pure unadulterated joy. The day the acceptance letter came. The day she brought him home, and they knew she had found the one.

When her husband came in later, he found her carefully cutting a large swath of the wall paper. “What are you doing,” he asked.

She just smiled at him and turned back to her work, saying, “Preserving the stories, dear.”
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I forgot to add that I was actually really excited when I saw the photo prompt. My wife is addicted to housing rehab (her favorite "housing show" is Rehab Addict), so I was imagining her when I started writing. She loves old houses for the stories, and I can see her using the wall paper as a piece of art to base the room decor.

"Libertarians" In The World

As I've stated before, I call myself libertarian, though to be more specific, I'm an anarcho-capitalist. I believe in non-intervention foreign policy, sound currency, and property rights. I hold the Republican and Democrat parties in complete disdain, and I've been an ardent supporter of Ron Paul since he ran for President in 2008.

But not all libertarians are like me. I wanted to share a recent run in I had online with some of these other "libertarians."

Justified "Slaughterhouse"

Raylan is a man on fire, going after everyone he holds responsible, on the way to a bloody final showdown.

The Firing Of Bobby Petrino

And What It Says About The Public

At 7:15 CDT, University of Arkansas Athletic Director Jeff Long announced that head football coach Bobby Petrino would be terminated effective immediately. All of this stemming from an improper affair with an employee brought to light after a recent motorcycle crash involving Petrino and the woman.

Petticoats *updated*

So just like with M.D. Pearce, Druggist, Petticoats had to undergo some final revisions.

Just some minor grammar and cast issues. This truly is the final draft.

Also, I have the dates for the two performances for this one as well. It will be performed May 12th and May 19th. This too will be videotaped, so I'll be uploading the performances after some editing.

I'm really excited to see this one in its fruition.

M.D. Pearce, Druggist *updated*

So I had to do some updates to this one.

Isn't surprising.

Not exactly my best work.

Anywho, this is the updated, last, final draft of this short play (unless told otherwise ... again).

Also, the dates have been set. M.D. Pearce, Druggist will be performed May 5th and May 19th. It will be videotaped, so look forward to seeing me put the performances up here sometime shortly after. The cast is volunteer so don't expect Oscar worthy performances. Just a warning.

Justified "Coalition"

Raylan closes in on an ever more unpredictable Quarles; Boyd enters into an alliance with Dickie Bennett in a last ditch attempt to recover Mags' fortune.

Castle "The Limey"

A devilishly handsome detective from Scotland Yard, Colin Hunt, teams up with Castle and Beckett to find the person responsible of his friend's daughter. Meanwhile, Lanie convinces Beckett she needs to make a move on Castle before it's too late.

Fringe "Nothing As It Seems"

The team investigates a case that Peter recognizes from his world. Olivia deals with the fallout of allowing her memories to take over.


The return of Porcubat. This time less crispy.

Petticoats

This is the second of my short plays about Maud Duncan. This is about the "Petticoat Government" of Winslow, AR who held office for two terms from 1925-1927.

Carl Webber is a fictional character. To understand some of the context, Maud wrote in favor of going to war with Imperial Germany during WWI. Carl Webber is a German name, but he fought for the US and the Allies when he was 18-19.