Twiglet

I Need It To Be Worth It

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“Congressman, you’re going to be facing an uphill battle trying to get this environmental bill passed given the opposition to it coming from the other party. How are you planning to do it?” The reporter asked.

“I am hoping that there are a few members on the other side of the aisle who understand the long term stakes of doing nothing,” the congressman said. “I think I may be able to twist a few arms.”

“It certainly won’t be easy, Congressman, to break what up to now has been a united front,” the reporter said.

The congressman gave the reporter a happy nod. “I don’t need it to be easy,” he said. “I need it to be worth it.”

Written for Athling2001’s The JSW Prompt, where the challenge is to write a post including this sentence: “I don’t need it to be easy, I need it to be worth it.” Also for Misky’s Twiglet, where the phrase is “happy nod.”

Twiglet — Rain-beaten Stones

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The rain-beaten stones seem to glow in the dim light of dusk, their surfaces pockmarked with tiny craters.

Each stone is unique in size and shape, each with its own patterns of craters and indentations. Some are smooth and unblemished. Others scarred and pitted from years of weathering.

I wonder what secrets these mottled stones hold. Are they symbols of resilience and endurance? Or are they evidence of the decay that time and the elements impose?

Written for for Misky’s Twiglet for the phrase, “rain-beaten stones.” Image credit: AI Art.

Twiglet — Not What She Was Expecting

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“He Just called and wants to meet me at the bar after work today,” Amanda told her coworker, Sally. “What do you think it means?”

“It probably means he wants to have a drink with you after work today,” Sally said, laughing.

“Stop it, Sally,” Amanda said, “I’m serious. Brad and I have been going out for four months and I feel like things between us have stalled.”

“Four months is not that long, Amanda,” Sally said. “But maybe you should come right out and ask him where he sees your relationship heading. If he leans over and gives you a kiss on the cheek, that will speak volumes.”

A few hours later, Amanda walked into bar, spotted Brad at a table, and headed over to him. Brad stood up and greeted Amanda with a kiss on the cheek.

Amanda started to cry. “Sally was right. After four wonderful months you’re blowing me off.” She turned around and started to run out of the bar, but Brad caught up with her.

“Amanda, wait,” he said grabbing her arm and turning her around. “I’m not blowing you off. Not even close.” He reached into his pocket and pulled out a small square box. He flipped it open, got down on one knee, handed the box to her and said, “Make me the happiest man on Earth and say yes.”

Written for for Misky’s Twiglet for the phrase, “kiss on the cheek.”

TWT/Twiglet — Living in the Past

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Let’s have a friendly chat
Feelings of nostalgia are fine
But you’re not present anymore
Stop living in the past

Written for Bookish Bubble’s Twenty Words Tuesday for the word “nostalgia,” and for Misky’s Twiglet for the phrase, “a friendly chat.”

One Minute Fiction — Just Like That One

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Do you see it?
Look over there
Parked on the street
Just behind the crosswalk
And the one-way arrow sign
Next to the tan brick building
In front of the large window
With the green frame
And the white lacy curtains

Isn’t it gorgeous?
In all my days
I’ve wanted one
A Vespa motor scooter
A red one, too
Just like that one
I’m gonna save up my money
And maybe someday
I’ll have one of my own

Written for Cyranny’s One Minute Fiction prompt, where she shares one of her photos and asks us to type our whole story in a minute or less.

And for Misky’s Twiglet, where the prompt is “all my days.”