Here is another grab bag from last week's meeting. This time, we all used the same words. The category was fiction. The words were: Symbol, cantaloupe, chestnut, fire, ornery, destitute, cowboy, focus, flag. "Focus, cowboy! You're a fucking symbol in this town, and the whole goddamn place is looking at you." It was a destitute place, broken and run down. Half the houses on any block had set fire, and nobody bothered to rebuild them. The sky was a permanent gray, and when the people were hungry, they were like squirrels fighting over chestnuts.
The anthem began to play as the flag rose above the end zone. "Listen kid, I know I can be an ornery old man, but I'm just looking out for you. I hope you know that. I don't want you being stuck here, like the rest of us." "Yea." "So get out there and focus." "Fuck yea, dad." "Fuck yea. Crush 'em like cantaloups, son."
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