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Saturday, July 05, 2014

Flash Fiction 55


Fifty-five proof 

I'd sip it from a Liqueur Glass
And not swig it down like the clown
The village clown who sits and swigs
He swigs his gin like I'd drink beer 
But I won't even swig my own
anise-flavored Absenthe cause
I'm a tea-totaler straight, a Hill
Billy Boy from the Bible Belt

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Picture and Poem Copyright, © 2014 Jimmiehov, All Rights Reserved.

 
[The picture is my 'screen print' from the Wikipedia linked Absenthe word in the poem]
Today I'm linked with Mama Zen  at the Real Toads, Flash Fiction 55 (link)

-- M.Z's. instructions were:  "Give me something hot and fresh in 55 words; no more, no less."  I did use ONLY 55 words, title included, counted by Microsoft Word.  The logo I used is from her post at the Real Toads link.
 
-- Today's poem is entirely fiction, not one iota relates to ME.
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13 comments:

  1. HannahSaturday, July 05, 2014 4:06:00 PM

    Tea indeed!

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  2. MargaretSaturday, July 05, 2014 10:09:00 PM

    Ah, the good old Bible Belt. They do have great tea. But it is even better spiked. ;).

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  3. Kerry O'ConnorSunday, July 06, 2014 4:04:00 AM

    What fun, Jim!

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  4. audrey`Sunday, July 06, 2014 4:21:00 AM

    Wow! 55 words exactly, Dr Jim :)

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  5. FireblossomSunday, July 06, 2014 7:46:00 AM

    Coca-cola for me, too, Jim. I want you to know that I was tickled that you compared my wampus cat to Mustang Sally. I think she would have approved.

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  6. Maude LynnSunday, July 06, 2014 11:44:00 AM

    Another Bible Belt tea-totaler here!

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  7. MarianSunday, July 06, 2014 11:56:00 AM

    straight edge. i'm no bible-belter but am a late-blooming tea-totaler. or is that tee-totaler? *running off to look*

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  8. Magaly GuerreroSunday, July 06, 2014 12:27:00 PM

    Coffee and fruit juice for me. I'm kind of watchful of most drinks that look radioactive.

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  9. Sherry Blue SkySunday, July 06, 2014 5:35:00 PM

    I enjoyed this, Jim!

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  10. HelenSunday, July 06, 2014 7:09:00 PM

    I'm guessing we aren't going to have a chat over a few beers? Smiles, Jim!!

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  11. AnonymousSunday, July 06, 2014 10:05:00 PM

    Very cute! Thanks, k.

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  12. audrey`Tuesday, July 08, 2014 12:15:00 AM

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  13. Susie ClevengerThursday, July 10, 2014 2:58:00 PM

    I too reside in the Bible Belt, but I imbibe :)

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