It's Saturday Centus again, and I'm sitting at the dining room table looking out the window at the sun glistening off the ocean. What could be better? (Well, maybe sitting at the dining room table looking out the window at the sun glistening off the ocean whilst doing the Saturday Centus.) Yeah, that'd be better. And I've seen a couple of porpoises, too. =)
Today's assignment is to add 100 of our best words to a prompt that I suspect was borrowed directly from American Idol. The prompt is in blue this week, a nod to the sky and the ocean.
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The Suck-Up
Saturday morning. The scene is stark and grim, the battle all but lost under cover of night. Scattered across the landscape lie the unholy remains, echoes of warnings given but ignored, exploded in bits of pop, popcorn, and potato chips across the ground. A solitary woman stands witness, smoldering with righteous indignation. Ready to blow.
Bursting into the nearest bunker, she erupts, “Get your butt outta bed! Now! You have no consideration for anyone but yourself.”
“You kiddin’, Mom? I’d catch a grenade for ya.”
“Looks like you already did, Mister…in the family room. Now you’re gonna catch a vacuum and suck up the debris.”
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Oh, the life of a teenager- with all of the mess and chaos. You've captured it well Sue!
ReplyDeleteOH Yes we mom's can really relate to this...teenagers - ha ha.
ReplyDeleteWell done my friend.
absolutely perfect! Laughed! Love it.
ReplyDeleteVery good one !!! This scene is so familiar to me, having lived through raising 5 teenagers !
ReplyDeleteOh, this is good,Sue. Yes, life (a clean one) with teens, no family!, is a war zone!
ReplyDeleteLOL! Sue, you've done it again. This is clever and oh, so true! I like your way with words!
ReplyDeleteNamaste..........cj
Oh you had me for a moment...and then I was thinking a movie theater usher? No...the messy son! PERFECT!
ReplyDeleteIf you haven't found me look for me After the Silence
Hahahahaha! OMG! Just as I suspected! You came up with a theme that was anything but obvious!! You are sooooo clever!!
ReplyDeleteHmmm...taken from a real life experience perhaps? A fun and clever read Sue!
ReplyDeleteGood one, Sue. You always seem to put the words together with a surprise in there somewhere. I really like the way this went.
ReplyDeleteGood one! Enjoy the sunshine and the ocean air!
ReplyDeleteGreat play on the take! Made me laugh. Nice job.
ReplyDeleteMichelle
I love the way you set the scene and used the prompt, Sue. It was quite realistic and amusing.
ReplyDeletexoRobyn
Yep - been there. Done that. Somehow they change when the habitat becomes their own.
ReplyDeleteThe ever hopeful adolescent, sure that one compliment will keep him from assuming responsibility!
ReplyDeleteWay to go, MOM!
Great job!
You tell 'em Sue!~Ames
ReplyDeleteLOL! Love this Sue! Obviously this is a situation you are well familiar with! I love how you always think outside the box on your stories. So original! Great job!
ReplyDeleteVery funny!! And perfect!
ReplyDeleteThis was not an easy prompt!
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Anna's SC week 42 Maisy-Jane
Gee Mrs. Cleaver, you look lovely this morning! This made me laugh out loud. Loved it! Kat
ReplyDeleteSo spot on!
ReplyDeleteThanks Sue!!
As a mom I've played this scene, but not nearly as eloquently as you've done here. Terrific...just terrific...
ReplyDeletehaha. yeah kids have a way of dropping those grenades around the house...smiles.
ReplyDeleteHow funny! You are just so creative Sue I love coming by here.
ReplyDeleteWow a view of the ocean from your dining room.
I think I felt a spark of jealousy when I read this. Growing up on the beach is something I have been really missing especially in the last year. My family and friends laugh when I tell them the ocean is calling for me to move back but I am still here in the country.
Hope your had a wonderful weekend my sweet friend
Love
Maggie
Now this is a battle I can stand behind...ah yes and think I've been a part of! very cool!
ReplyDeleteRaising teens was a war zone at times. When I look back on fondness of raising my boys, somehow I don't look too long at the teen years.
ReplyDeleteSue
ReplyDeleteThanks for all the nice comments. I really love them and appreciate it.
Valsy
What amazes me most about the word prompts and how you spin a story around them is that the story is completely unexpected. I think that's a sign of a good writer--they are never predictable.
ReplyDeleteIn trying to write this, I'd have the tendency to use the prompt phrase at the beginning of each story. You always manage to beautifully weave it in the perfect spot.
Liked this one--and-- I am NOT looking forward to the teenage years! :)
Sue! I love this! What a great twist and turn to this prompt.
ReplyDeleteYou are incredibly clever and talented.
And please, please, please let your friends know I NEED to rent that house for a few weeks.
It's not a question of WANT. It is seriously a question of NEED!
And I'd totally catch a grenade for ya in the process, too!
I loved this!