Leaning against the chimney, he put in his earbuds, listened to Jefferson Airplane while polishing his pocket watch. Unless the girl tripping around below suddenly became quite tall she would never think to look for him here. And anyway, she was much more interested in the March Hare, mad as he was. But it mightn’t be till May that the March Hare be less raving mad.
Yes, it was much the most interesting. The chessmen, all white too, were maddest of all, falling about in no direction.
Smiling, the rabbit flung his pocket watch into the endless blue sky.
It’s time again for the post and prompt from Charli Mills at Carrot Ranch. Many of us in the states are in our first week of distancing or quarantine, but in many ways it has been a social week. We read, we write, we correspond through all the means at our disposal. Don’t isolate socially, only physically. If you’re looking for something interactive to do, try the Carrot Ranch March 19, 2020, prompt: In 99 words (no more, no less), write a story about a rabbit on the roof. Or many rabbits. Why are they there? Explain the unexpected, go into any genre. Go where the prompt leads!
Mmm, that said I have to admit I am leaving more and longer comments that is my want. In other words, I guess I am saying, “Hello! I still exist!”. I’m avoiding that slice of mushroom that tells me to eat it 🙂
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I’m going to interpret what the dormouse said to mean Read. Best trip ever, books. And hey, that’s why we’re here, to get out and visit. Avoid mushrooms, avoid people up close, but visit on the ‘net. Say Hello to all you know.
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I heard every word you said 🙂
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This is great, Miss D.
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Thank you Miss Writes. It leans heavily but was fun to put together.
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Oh, I really enjoyed this 🙂
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Thank you. It was fun to write. Didn’t like the prompt at first then I saw that waistcoated white rabbit nonchalant up on the roof, channeled Grace Slick and done.
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Well done 🙂
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Grace Slick is always a good starting point. (K)
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Absolutely.
Thanks for coming by.
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Oh no! Now, he’s going to be late for a very important date.
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Think he figures in this mad march he’s got nowhere to go.
Thank you for coming by, and right on time.
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The March Hare Madness has sent us all down the rabbit hole.
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Warren trouble.
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I love your story. Alice will never find him. She’ll be too busy panic-buying toilet paper. It is indeed March madness, and I don’t think it will be over by May. I think we might need to cancel 2020. Can we go back to the start and choose another alternative in this adventure? If only it were that easy. Good one.
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Dang dang dang it. I have plans for 2020, things to do.
Thank goodness we have this here internet and thank goodness I figured out how to use it.
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Yeah. I know. We all had plans. Now we have other plans. Or not. No plans. Stay inside. Plan on staying inside for a long time. Yeah. Good thing we’ve got the internet. It would be difficult staying connected without it.
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Yep. Could be worse. I’ll see you around.
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‘Sacly!
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