99 word prompt : seasoned
April 5, 2018, prompt: In 99 words (no more, no less) write a silly sun story. Up north, “sun silly” is the energetic and playful response to returning sunlight. It could also be an April Fool’s jest, a silly story, or a reaction to spring fever. Be silly and write playfully! Go where the prompt leads.
If you want to participate, here’s the link: https://carrotranch.com/2018/04/05/april-5-flash-fiction/
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“This is Florida,” The ancient man with a white beard and grimy baseball cap chuckled. “We have three seasons.”
“Three?” The Midwestern tourist asked.
The way she said her “a” sounded like fingernails down a chalkboard to him. His southern drawl made her skin crawl.
Idiot, he thought; while she was thinking, moron.
“Wanna know what they are?” He asked.
“Sure,” she sighed.
“Pollen season, flea season, and tourist season,” He grinned.
“That is ridiculous!”
“Y’all have two. Silly season and winter.”
“We also have a lovely fall,” She said, with umbrage.
“So that’s what y’all call ski season?”
You really paint Florida as a super great destination! You should stop trying so hard? I understand it’s full of retired Judge Judy types? (Love her btw)Cheers,H
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LOL! There are a lot of retired rich people, Miami is an extension of Cuba, Orlando is a mix of everything where you can eat an entire lunch while waiting at a stoplight, and most of North Florida are true southerners. I’m a native Floridian, y’all. Then there’s the panhandle. Full of politicians. Enough said. 🙂
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Very clever response. We have two seasons too, nine months of summer and three months of cooler summer.
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LOL! When I lived in South Florida, that’s what it was like. It’s amazing how different the weather is a few hundred miles north. 🙂
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I understand the humor ….
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Not to many people will. 🙂
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