Sorry, I Missed You

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Do I miss seeing crowded streets full of slack jawed zombies staring into their phones?

No I don’t.

Do I miss the acrid smell of car exhaust, heavily perfumed bodies sweating coffee from their pores?

No. Not even a little.

Do I miss being pushed and shoved on my way to the train? Do I miss stepping over pools of human urine and having to jump out of the way of bicyclist screeching ‘behind you’ as they tear down the sidewalks to somewhere really very important.

Like the Fro-Yo place on the corner.

That’s a big NO.

Do I miss the taste of fast food, slow food served at a sit down restaurant where your choice is something beef related and gluten free chocolate cake for desert and the unwelcomed taste of cherry flavored vape from the guy in the man bun that I always end up behind in one line or another.

That’s a HELL NO.

So why do I wonder when my smelly, confusing world will all come back- and most of all…

why do I hope it comes back exactly as it was before.

Salted Caramel Prompt: 5 Things You Missed During the lockdown.

Five Things: Movies

Dr. Tanya asks us to list 5 movies we love to watch over and over again and into that mix I decided to add a few short- and I do mean short films. I also included an interpretation of classic that I never actually watched at all.

First up- Five Million Years to Earth- because it deals with Devils and Martians- OMG IN THE SAME FILM- how perfect is that?

I also listed A Christmas Carol because it is one of the best Ghost Stories EVER.

This Is ” Scary Mary “- which I think was a hit for awhile because it took Mary to another level. However, I felt like it actually told a fairy tale in the traditional fairy tale style- which is always dark and always wicked. Love that tradition.

This is what I reach for when I write a short story- to see that in a film was pretty amazing. Aside from the obvious- the characters ( who I felt I had a handle on in a flash ) , the plot, that ending were perfect:

The Silent was one of those stories that everyone thought they pegged and labled.

It turns out that didn’t happen very well because no one could ‘explain it’.

However what everyone agreed on was that it is haunting and it does get under your skin and I’m sure that was the point:

Prompt: 5 Movies you love to watch over and over again: