FLASH FICTION FOR THE PURPOSEFUL PRACTITIONER- 2017: Week 31

Flash Fiction for the Purposeful Practitioner is a weekly writing challenge designed for both the flash fiction newbie and the more experienced writer.
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Prompt: JulyMorgueFile file6681324364046

His life was as dull, empty and unexciting as the partition in front of him.
He looked at the floor to his right and the yellow marker that sported the words
‘DO NOT STAND FORWARD OF THIS LINE’.
Fat chance.
He’d ridden this bus every day for the last year and never had more than two other passengers for company.
Today he was the only one.

‘Hey! How ya doin’ back there?’ the driver called.
‘OK I guess,’ he replied.
‘Wanna drive?’
‘What?’
‘I asked if you’d like to drive.’
‘What? I mean, aren’t you on duty or something?’
‘Nah, I’ve finished for the day. So, you wanna drive?’
The driver talked him through the controls, the gears, the foot pedals, how to apply the brake. Soon he was driving the bus, totally confident behind the wheel, enjoying the view up front through the windshield.

He woke up from his daydream at his regular stop and alighted.
‘See you tomorrow, Gus.’
‘Sure thing Nick.’

164 words.

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I am a retired number cruncher with a vivid imagination and wacky sense of humour which extends to short stories and poetry. I love to cook and am a bit of a dog whisperer as I get on better with them than people sometimes! We have recently lost our beloved dog Maggie who adopted us as a 7 week old pup in March 2005. We decided to have a photo put on canvas as we had for her predecessor Barney, and now have three pictures of our fur babies on the wall as we found a snapshot of my GSD so had hers done too. From 2014 to 2017 'Home' was a 41 foot narrow boat where we made strong friendships both on and off the water. We were close to nature enjoying swan and duck families for neighbours, and it was a fascinating chapter in our lives. We now reside in a small bungalow on the Lincolnshire coast where we have forged new friendships and interests.

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