It's not easy.. being... --SN2022--non-writer--

It was the best of times, as the old adage promised.

Adagio..

The note read: "corner of Meeks & Inheritance. Bring cheese. "

"You've got to be kidding me, is this some cosmic joke? " he cursed under his breath as the clouds relented the moment he stepped outside.

Lights melting onto the asphalt, another favorite..

A shimmering mirage came into view, then crystallized.

The rain betrayed her eyes.

"Too visceral.", she stammered.

"Fortitude then", he smiled gently.

Sirens wailing, now closer.

“Chester Cheetah", said a voice.

" Always", his gaze never leaving his siren.




" You're under cardiac arrest. "




The End.

Thanks for your submission


Good Luck in the Contest!
Johnny

a reply to: 19Bones79

I read it three times and still it made no sense to me . However I was not reading it to make sense to me, rather because I enjoyed it so much. Thank you.

a reply to: TerryMcGuire

You're welcome.

It's really tough I had to trim about 30 words in the end but I would be happy to explain anything you want to know.

a reply to: 19Bones79

Yes please, that would be nice. Here is one with a cool gimmick, did you see it?

www.abovetopsecret.com...

a reply to: TerryMcGuire

Yes, the quality of the other stories inspired me.

I haven't written anything since the late 90s.

I used to love the evolution of a single thought it always felt channeled from someplace else.

Where would you like me to start?

a reply to: 19Bones79

I've written things in the past that had no ''sequential storyline'' but rather just kind of evolved one line from the next, kind of by ''feel'' ya know? Some times it dosesn't hang together but some times it does.. Your's here, for me at does.

I got through adage to adagio then note to meek and inheritance . So how about ''cheese''? Sure you have a segue to that but i can't find it. Let's start there, ok?

a reply to: TerryMcGuire

That's the easy part.



Chester Cheetah is the mascot for Cheesy Puffs.


His catchphrase was "It's not easy being cheezy".


However being a cheetah, he's also an apex predator and therefore not meek.

Are you tasting that burst of cheese yet?

The note was a dear John letter left by his muse and lover, which happened to be a siren.

She has the power to appear on land when it rains, making rainy days his favorite without him knowing why.

The other sirens joined her as she took her lover, reluctantly.

Play 'Adagio for (heart) strings as you read the story.

Cheese!

a reply to: 19Bones79

Well that splains it. Cheesepuffs. A huge void in my reality. Fourth of July party back in the fifties, I"m what, 7? 8? 10? Lots of gedunk to choose from with no limits placed on how much to consume cuz all the parents are drunk

Anyway, I over indulged my cheese buds and got sicker than a dog for two days and from that day on have always gotten queasy from eating only one so I missed their entire promotional campaign. That along with my choice to avoid the entire onslaught of corporate cartoons designed to entice unwary children to want their products. Ronald McDonald etc. So when Chester came along in what, the mid 80s I just let it slip by me like a minor roadside attraction in my rear view mirror.

It's funny in a way how the minor contexts of our lives color our adult views of reality without our even knowing it.
Thanks again Bones.

a reply to: TerryMcGuire


No thank you, Terry.

a reply to: 19Bones79

I love the last line!

Your explanation about the cheese now makes sense...

a reply to: Encia22



Thank you very much.

Yeah the 100 word limit pretty much killed me but it was an interesting challenge.