Your three words, my little story
Lori’s words: tiger, diploma & houseplant

 

Lori was so proud of her DIPLOMA. She put a lot of time and effort into graduating at the top of her class. Getting her degree early worked well in her plans. Now she could open the first Veterinary shop ever in the sleepy little town of Sloan.

 

She had all kinds of plants at home, indoor and outdoor. At the moment there was only one HOUSEPLANT in the office. Hanging her diploma over the plant was great. It added a little of her decorator back ground to her new digs.

 

It was two days before she got her first phone call. She answered saying, “Lori’s Veterinary Services, what’s your critter?” She was so tickled, she couldn’t hardly contain herself. Her first customer was on the phone.

 

He said, “ My name is J. J. Johnson and I have a feline problem.”

 

“What kind of cat is it?”

 

“A TIGER. It’s a small one though.”

 

“Excuse me?”

 

“I’m messin’ with ya. I have a two year old calico and there might be something wrong with his man parts.”

 

She immediately saw dollar signs, because the vet bill on a male calico can get high. Especially if it suffers from Klinefelter’s Syndrome. “When do you want to bring him in?”

 

“Is tomorrow at nine am alright?”

 

“Let me check the calendar.” She knew she had no appointments yet. “Just so happens tomorrow at nine is open Mister Johnson. Let me get your phone number and the Calico’s name.”

Your three words, my little story

Brian’s words: pizza, house & 57 Chevy

 

The other day Brian was meeting his friends at the PIZZA parlor for lunch. He had to walk, because his truck was in the shop having a Flowmaster Dual Exhaust Kit installed. He’s been saving for months and couldn’t wait to hear the new sound.

 

He walked down the stairs and out of the HOUSE, then took a right toward the square. It was a beautiful Sloan Sunday, so he knew the old man would be on his bench to the right reading his paper and Margret would be on hers to the left crocheting and feeding the pigeons.

 

He walked between the two of them, past the Diner, Clinic and into the run down building on the corner. Everyone was at their booth and his soda was already on the table. Pizza hadn’t come yet though, no matter how hungry he was that didn’t speed up the oven.

 

A couple of hours later Brian rode with his friend to get his 57 CHEVY. After hearing the beast like rumble, he felt it was well worth the hundred and fifty dollars for the new pipes. Next comes the paint.

Your three words, my little story
Gwyn D’s words: carousel, happenstance & audacious

 

Late Wednesday evening, Gwyn was walking into the Sloan coffee shop, when she noticed a very attractive fella sitting outside with his dog. They nodded and smiled at each other, before she opened the door and ushered her niece inside.

 

By HAPPENSTANCE Thursday she was sitting at the same table with her niece, while he walked in with his dog. This time he asked her, “Do you want a refill?”

 

“No thank you, maybe tomorrow.” She said with a cute little grin.

 

“Ok! Looking forward to it”

 

Friday they met in line, she still had her niece, but he had a young boy with him. He said, “How about tomorrow we meet at the carnival. Same time, somewhere around the CAROUSEL?”

 

“How AUDACIOUS of you!” But she was trying to figure out a way to ask him something similar anyway. “With the kids right?”

 

“Oh yeah!”

 

“Make it seven and you have a deal. By the way, don’t you owe me a coffee?”

Your three words, my little story

Collin’s words: car, salt & fish

 

Collin’s CAR was good on gas, but not good in the snow. So he didn’t really want to go shopping, but he forgot to get bread, milk and toilet paper.

 

As soon as he pulled out of his long gravel driveway, he realized this was a mistake. The two lane blacktop hadn’t been plowed or driven on yet, so he tried to take his half of the road right in the middle.

 

He pulled up to the IGA and not a car or customer was there. He was actually afraid to pull into the parking lot, but it was that or keep on driving to Sloan.

 

He made the turn and headed home. It took him two hours to make a thirty minute drive. When he pulled up to his house he noticed the lights were off. First thing he thought of was the FISH in the freezer.

 

Colin piled some split oak in the fireplace and lit it up. He stood at the freezer door trying to remember exactly where the perch was at, so he could pull two out and quickly shut the door. However he pulled out two bass, which was fine. He then thawed them out and seasoned them with SALT and pepper and swung them over the fire.