June, 2024 Archives
Jun
Fantasy Winners
by thegooddoctor in 100 Words
Were the Newtown Bluebirds getting worse? Their last loss was 19-0. The one before that, 17-0.
Coach Mel Fromberg, at the practice field, addressed the Little Leaguers.
“Winners. We’re going to be winners.”
“Close your eyes, everybody. ”
It was to be a group-fantasy-session.
“See yourself as a winner. Then, see the whole team of winners…”
“Eddie? A winner?” Steve Bramwell, the second-baseman, said he couldn’t see it.
Eddie Franklin, the shortstop, said the same of Steve.
“Try again,” demanded Mel, his eyes still closed. But Steve? Eddie? The Bluebirds? Winners? What kind of task had Mel set for them all?
From Guest Contributor David Sydney
Jun
Tank Man
by thegooddoctor in 100 Words
No one knows where he came from. He simply appeared on the streets from nowhere.
He stood defiantly, one man against a nation, a beacon of hope, a harbinger of doom.
He became a symbol around the world. To many, he was an emblem of brave resistance. To some, he was a token of what one person can accomplish against all odds.
Nothing is known about who he is or what made him believe one man was able to stop an army.
No one knows what happened to him afterwards. But the truth is everyone knows what happened to him.
Jun
First Time
by thegooddoctor in 100 Words
I have waited for this moment since childhood. Now as an adult in my car with the engine running, I’m thinking of excuses to put my foot to the accelerator.
I remove my sunglasses and shut the radio in the middle of “You are the Wind Beneath My Wings,” and turn the car off. This song brings back memories of my wedding. I wish Melinda were still alive.
As I approach the porch and knock on the door, I hear footsteps stomping down the stairs.
Would it be my mother or father who’d I’d be meeting for the first time?
From Guest Contributor Lisa M. Scuderi-Burkimsher