Over the course of the summer the neighbors house disappeared behind a hedge of spiral sand heaps each corresponding to a hole of equal but reverse volume.
Our best guess is the neighbor buried something as a method of hiding it from someone they thought may have occasion to look for it, and has in the end succeeded, only in hiding it (and very successfully I might add) from themselves.
Pity is, we’ve grown so much fonder of the Confederacy of Dunce Caps than we ever really were of the neighbor- and odds are- they’re getting close…
Word Count : 97
Photo Prompt courtesy of Friday Fictioneers
Reference made to the book A Confederacy of Dunces by John Kennedy Toole
Humorous and intriguing!
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Thanks for thinking so cubby!!
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Great. Love it. Good chuckle.
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Thanks Crispina. A laugh or two a day is good medicine..
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indeed
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Fun! What could be hidden away…
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We may never know……
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Confederancy of Dunce Caps! Who the hell at]re they? Love it, I chuckled
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Whoever they are they make good neighbors!! Thanks for stopping in!
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Yes I reckon they probably do, I’d like a T-shirt with that written on it
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The book I referenced A Confederacy Of Dunces just may have spawned one. Its an obscure book, but I know it has a cult following. oh, but the Caps part is strictly for this story purposes.. hahahha
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That was fun. Loved the phrase equal but reverse volume.
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Thank you so much for dropping by!!
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Good chuckle to start the year 🙂
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Thanks Iain!!
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Great take on the prompt!
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Well thank you Russel!
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Dear Violet,
I have to wonder what’s hidden. They don’t sound like endearing neighbors in any event. Nicely done.
Shalom,
Rochelle
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I get the feeling it’s something we’d all say, “are you serious?” when we found out…
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you see dunce caps? it’s very imaginative of you. i see the confederate army with men, swords, guns, and horses turned into solid rocks. 🙂
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Now that is what I would call imaginative!!
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Intriguing story which made me look again at the prompt. Fascinating
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Had you wondering there for a moment If I was on the same prompt? hahaha Thank you Michael!
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I feel that whatever they did it was still an improvements…
silence is sometimes better than talking.
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I agree,, sometimes the best neighbors are the hidden ones…
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They would fall under the category of “different” neighbours…
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Indeed they would, which is probably why they were not the favored…
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Haha this is great. I think we all have neighbours we’d prefer to see hidden!
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I’m sure you’re right!
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A truly unique take on the prompt. Well done.
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Why thank you Sandra for both your visit and your well done.
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Yes, you really said a lot in 97 words! And wrapped in humor…even better!
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Thank you Mary.
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