Friday Fictioneers – hosted by RochelleW
Photo prompt write a 100 word story (little more or less). See mine below then click on Picture to see the rest.
Thanks…
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“Sailing Away”
Scott L Vannatter – 100 words
Jensen throttled the boat’s motor and cut effortlessly through the choppy waters of the harbor. In the distance he saw old Liberty, the remnant of what was once a great nation. A nation that had been torn apart by nuclear war based, mostly, on a sad choice by the government. Who could have foreseen a third world nation that could afford to be in league with a nuclear power strong enough and crazy enough to launch at the US?
“I certainly couldn’t,” he said thinking of billions of lives lost in minutes by a mistake and a single crazy person.
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Namaste,
Scott
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As always I appreciate your link. It is scary when just a few are in charge of the many…when many have no voice. Will any place be safe? We can only hope…
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It’s nice to have my faith in someone other than those who think they are in charge.
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A single crazy person…
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Usually, that is more dangerous than a crowd.
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this IS very scary. scares me a thousand times more than monsters and murderers.
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Yes, it does!!!! Me, too!
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Yep, that’s how easy it could be! Great, I’m not going to sleep now ….
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I have already been through the “I can’t sleep part”…
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Scott this one got a gut reaction. It’s on everyone’s mind, isn’t it?
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Seems to be!
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Must say that the scariest part of it that it doesn’t even require a crazy person’s mistake.. a rational thinking person can do the same …. I find that even scarier…
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Well-put! Now, I am scared, too!
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Dear Scott,
The world lives under the Sword of Damocles each and every day and your story emphasizes that fact very succinctly.
Aloha,
Doug
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Thank you.
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Frightening story but yes some unscrupulous psychopath may be lurking somewhere. Very well written.
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Thank you so much, Indira!
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OK. I avoided the dark side this week – it seems you took up the mantle!
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I will almost always take up that mantle!
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Dear Scott,
A chilling story fraught with disturbing possibility.
Shalom,
Rochelle
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Makes it that much more chilling to me.
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Yeah… and just who is the crazy person??? Good one, Scott.
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Up to you who it is. I am assuming the leader of the other country.
Scott
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I’m leaving that speculation carefully alone. 🙂
janet
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lol
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Same here!
Nice work, Scott. Chilling!
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Thank you!
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