Friday Fictioneers – hosted by Rochelle Wisoff-Fields – a weekly flash fiction challenge of 100 words, based on a photo prompt. The following photo is the PHOTO PROMPT for Friday Fictioneers 2015 July 3.
Cars-in-sand © Jean L. Hays
Tie-Dyed Cars
It was the 60’s; everyone tie-dyed shirts, and painted vans. Me and my friends had no van – just old junk cars that our parents gave us, after they used ‘em up.
We laughed at our ‘junk-cars’ until we heard about Junk Car Racing. “Wow! that sounds like fun!” So we ‘tie-dyed’ our old heaps – painting every color – on every inch.
Went to the Junk Car Racing event, and smashed ‘em up good. (Smashed other cars, too!) After that, we were done with our cars.
Then I did what Dad always thought I would: Ran the car into the ground!
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I bet dad didn’t expect that to be literal.
You should never assume I know how to spell. Yours looks right to me.
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Dear Alice,
The first think I thought when I saw the photo – is that’s one way to run a car into the ground…:)
Spelling does not matter – as long as we know what we mean…
Thanks for dropping by!
Regards,
BobiJo
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we always manage to live up to our parent’s expectations. thanks for stopping by on my blog
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Well – not always – but whenever I did not live up to my folks’ expectations – they just changed their expectations! (All of Life’s greatest disappointments are due to Unrealistic Expectations.)
Regards,
BobiJo
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I remember the 60’s and the tie-dyed everything. Loved that you also did it to your cars. Great last line “Ran the car into the ground!”
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Dear Irene,
Glad you liked it – ahh the memories of the 60’s…
Regards,
BobiJo
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Dear Bobi Jo,
Isn’t it funny how what goes around comes around? Tie-dye is back in vogue. Cute story.
Shalom,
Rochelle
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Dear Rochelle,
I didn’t even realize tie-dye was back in style. I guess I have not kept ‘with-it’.
Thanks for reading and commenting – it is always nice to hear from you!
Regards,
BobiJo
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I remember everything tie-died, too. What a fun story.
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Thanks for remembering with me – I had fun with the flashback and with writing it.
Regards,
BobiJo
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Ha sounds like a lot of fun though.. running the cars to crap sounds like a good idea sometimes.
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Dear Bjorn,
Thanks for stopping by. I am glad you enjoyed it. Fun to think about, but maybe painful to do…
Regards,
BobiJo
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Hi Sis
Don’t remember any of this! Did we have different parents, or did they change after I left home?
Love,
Sis
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It’s fiction – just based on the photo reminding me of the 60’s and painted vans and tie-dying 😍
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Fabulous… Loved the ending.. Into the ground.. Great post..
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Thank you so much for stopping by and reading my story. I am glad you liked it!
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