Happy Saturday. Anyone care to guess what our weather is like? I’ll give you a hint, it’s the same as last week. The good news is that we had several sunny days before it started raining. I’m putting this week into the win column. In addition, is was only drizzling as I pulled into the parking lot of the bar. David is already here, and he’s ordered the first round of drinks. We’ll catch up and work on Linda G. Hill’s Stream of Consciousness Saturday prompt.
Your Friday prompt for Stream of Consciousness Saturday is: ends with “ound.” Find a word (or words) that ends with “ound” and use it any way you’d like. Have fun!
Linda G. Hill
I think we can handle that one.
If we were having a beer, you’d be wondering what I’ve been doing.
“Hi Dan. Cheryl had to run downstairs to get some supplies, so I took the liberty of ordering.”
“Thanks, David. There’s nothing like a cold glass of beer to cure the deskbound blues.”
“Deskbound? I thought you’d have an aching back from yard work. Didn’t your brush compound open this week?”
“David, they might call it a ‘compound’ in your neighborhood, but in my town, they call it a dump.”
“I wouldn’t know. I just saw the sign when I drove by. I don’t actually use our facility.”
“I know, you have people.”
“I do, but I didn’t think you did.”
“I don’t, and I did clean up the front yard, flower beds on the side of the house, and the stuff that collects in the forsythia during the winter. But then it started raining.”
“Why does it collect there, Dan?”
“Our neighbor has a fence behind those bushes, and our house is right where the street rounds a little curve. So, the wind blows stuff down the street, and the fence and bushes turn it up the driveway.”
“Sounds like a bad location, Dan.”
“It’s not so bad, Cheryl. At least it’s easy for us to see if cars are coming. People on both sides have their view partially blocked by the bushes. Especially the neighbors on the right if they’re heading westbound.”
“Do they complain about the bushes?”
“They can’t. I keep the bushes trimmed at the height of their fence, so they’re blocking their own view.”
“So, what has you so wound up at your desk, Dan, your latest book?”
“Books, David. Books.”
“Don’t tell me you’re writing another book in that series.”
“No. No series. Well, no series in the strict sense of the word.”
“If you’re trying to keep me spellbound, it isn’t working. I thought you were writing a mystery.”
“I was, in which case, keeping you spellbound would be my goal.”
“You say ‘it was’ in a way that makes me think you’re no longer working on a mystery. What gives?”
“I’m not sure. I may have stepped out of bounds on the whole mystery thing.”
“Let me guess, you put more story in the story that is necessary.”
“You could say that.”
“I did say that, and it sounds like I’m right.”
“I was working on what was to be the first Rascal Todd Mystery.”
“Wasn’t your last book kinda-sorta a Rascal Todd Mystery? I mean you did introduce Rascal Todd, and she did, kinda-sorta solve a mystery.”
“Well, if that’s how you lean, then my next book is a mystery.”
“Surrounded by more parts to the story than the average mystery lover might like.”
“Perhaps.”
“Okay, I could live with that, but what’s the deal with books—as in plural?”
“Well, I started playing around with the beginning of the next book.”
“Next being the one after the one that’s actually next in line?”
“Yes. I started making some notes and describing some characters and some places and bits of the plot, and wham! I’m well on my way into another book.”
“You chowhounds want anything to eat today?”
“I’d like a pizza, Cheryl. Large with sausage, onions and green peppers.”
“And another round of drinks?”
“Absolutely, and pour one for yourself, if you’re allowed.”
“Thank you, David. You know what, it’s a slow day and my shift has almost wound down. I think I’ll join you.”
“So, Dan. Why not just stop writing this new story and finish what you have?”
“A very good friend of mine said you should keep writing when the words are flowing.”
“Make hay while the sun shines, huh?”
“Something like that, I guess.”
“Or, in for a penny, in for a pound.”
As soon as I saw the prompt, I was drawn to a song. When I found this (uncensored) video, I also had to watch the movie again.
All five of my current books are now available in audio book form thanks to Amazon KDP’s Virtual Voice process. The voice is AI generated, but I can honestly say, it’s pretty darn good. The audio books are reasonably priced (all below $7 US) and, if you already own the Kindle version and want to add an audio version, you can do that for $1.99. There is a five-minute sample on the book page for each book. If you’re interested, click on any of the Dreamer’s Alliance book links below the image or on the link below for my latest book.
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