by raymond alexander kukkee
"Your vice, boy, --your marginal propensity to theft -- lead to your appearance in front of
this court! " The judge peered over his black-rimmed bifocals.
"Yes, your honour"
he said meekly, scuffing the floor with his sneaker. He was ashamed.
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| Blacksmith's Leg Vise |
"You will return the Smithy's
vise you have stolen, and tools. I
hereby commit you to 52 weeks of labour at the blacksmith's shop to learn the fine
art of Smithing." the judge said.
"Thank you, your honour. I couldn't afford the apprentice program...".
The judge winked.
" Minor, age 14!... No
record!"
Next case!"
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"The Vise"
is a work of flash fiction inspired by M3's Flash Fiction Challenge. Only 96 words, it easily meets the July
word limit of 150 words.
Is that Incoming I hear?
Awesome flash!! Love it! Linking now :)
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Thanks,Red! I had my head in a vise for a while trying to sort this one out to be most effective. I really liked that I actually got it below a hundred words when the limit was 150. "progress" comes to mind, the vice of verbosity is being addressed...":)
DeleteSmiled at this one Raymond... Arrgh if only we could educate and train our misguided youth into those long forgotten apprenticeships of worthwhile trades. I think maybe the Horse and Blacksmith will be making a comeback sooner perhaps than we think!!!!! ;-)
ReplyDeleteHi Sue! I could not agree more. The old skills should be maintained,simply because new technology fails to solve even the simplest physical problems at times. I have a forge and vice--and know how to forge steel--it will be coming back. With the price of fuel, horses may well be coming back also! We hope so. ":)
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