He rages against the government
and hits himself in the face
with his nervous tick.
He teaches a class for concealed
weapons
and lobbies hard for open carry.
Broken capillary nose of an alcoholic
with the wide-set eyes of a madman,
he smacks himself in the face,
ogles the girls
and fears for his guns.
These days it seems the madmen are closing in. Thank goodness for an online community of writers that is healthy and diverse. Tell us a story in fifty-five words, and let the G-Man know, or just visit him for links to lots of little fifty-fivers by some very talented players.
In the meantime...
TGIF
24 comments:
there are plenty of madmen out there...and what do you do...i dunno...so glad they have guns though...sheesh....
Thanks Brian. I sure feel safer knowing they all have concealed weapon permits. Easy as 1, 2, 3.
The world is indeed full of things (and people) to fear, as well as the occasional wonderful happy thing.
I wonder sometimes which side is winning.
Thanks for doing Friday 55!
Mine's here. :)
Janna,
The side of reason and freedom from fear...I hope. There are a lot of happy things. I think I'll start concentrating on those. Thanks!
Right on, sis.
Thank ya Steven.
Wow ! interesting take! really good given current events ( sadly)
Thanks for sharing!
The world of guns is scary to me ~ Thank goodness in Canada these things are banned ~ Happy Friday ~
Yvonne...
Crazy is Crazy.
If guns were banned, these crazy bastards would build a bomb out of fertilizer and ammonia.
Loved your Maddening 55
Thanks for playing, thanks for hitting on such a touchy topic, and have a Kick Ass Week-End
There are certainly some scary people out there. You've got to wonder about a mother who encourages her son to learn to handle guns because she knows he's unstable.
It amazes me how much you can pack into 55 words. So disturbing and intriguing at the same time--a truly compelling character.
Izzy,
Thanks!
Heaven,
Seems the more guns these guys have the more paranoid they become. Thanks.
G-Man,
You're right, of course. You know I love these touchy topics. Thanks again for hosting.
Alice,
I've wondered that too. You have a mentally disturbed child so you take him to the shooting range?
Thanks for commenting.
J.B.
Hi! Thank you so much. Thanks for mentioning the central character. Nobody else has.
Methinks I have another kind of scary for this week's 55! LOL
I've got a vivid image in my head from this! Well done :)
Jinksy
Okay...I'll check it out.
Jemi,
Thank you!!
Terrifying. Very vividly described. Galen is right in some ways that crazy people will do crazy things, but it takes much more diligence and knowhow to build and set a home made device than just go out and buy and assault rifle! k.
Now that is one scary nutjob!
K.,
My thoughts completely. Thanks!!
Alex,
What's really scary is that it's a real portrait. Thanks for stopping by. I appreciate it!
You're right Yvonne, there is no shortage of crazies out there. I find it quite chilling. Thanks for keeping attention on this. And thank you for your very nice comment on my blog.
scary!
Mary,
Thank you, and you're welcome.
Heart,
I think so. Thanks for coming over.
Chilling poem. All too real these days.
Hi Theresa,
Thanks. We could try to ignore it in hopes that it would go away...
They're loud and hysterical, and that makes them seem like more than they are. But you know, I really can't recall a moment in my lifetime when the debate has been so insane.
The opposition seems to be composed of children.
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