Stony River’s Microfiction Monday #8 – Late
What with taxes and more doctor’s appointments than I care to keep, I’ve been remiss in my duties here. I especially like Microfiction Monday, a fun little writing exercise hosted by Susan at Stony River, that encourages a 140 (or less) character story triggered by a picture. Be sure to drop by and check out the many thoughts on a single image. Join in and have some fun with the crowd that follows her around that weekly image 
Hope to see you there! Better late than never… arrrgh!
And of course, ala Richard Hugo, The Triggering Town:
Alright, a bit on the corny side, but a fun stab at me fellow bilge rats a runnin’ for the fo’c'stle! (That’d be “forecastle” to ye landlubbin’ sprogs! …er the pointy end up front) 
Can’t help meself, bein’ a retired sailor and all… so speakin’ of the seafarin’ life – the scuttlebutt (rumors around the watercooler) is that I’ll be posting a book review in the very near future – featuring a great freshman novel by one of our fellow mates a travelin’ the sea lanes here… So! Be on the look out for a bit of well deserved high praise for an author who is all too typically not quite satisfied with his own work 
I’ve a few posts and sites to catch up on, so fair winds and following seas my fine shipmates!
Cheers!
@Susan at Stony River Really happy you got a chuckle out of it! =) I served on submarines and EOD special teams working with dolphins and sea lions. Though, truly, I did get LOST on the USS Enterprise (picking up mail for our sub)while I was in Hong Kong! A floating city of over 5000 folks… YIKES!
@Rosidah Abidin Thank you! I’ll be lookin’ for a wonderful week and wish you the same!
@Nessa Glad you liked it
Thanks for dropping by!
@Thom Thank you my friend – and you are right, there is nothing quite like a relationship with the sea in all her many moods!
@juliana We boys need some creative ways of referring to the wonders of life,
@quilly YES! Fun is essential =) Glad it turned the corners of your mouth up a bit! I had used that peculiar phrase in a poem and thought… hey it could work here – hehe. Thanks for dropping in Quilly, great to have you.
Oh, lala! It’s romance on the high seas! This was fun. I’m sitting here grinning.
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LOL, this was great, tempestuous estuary et all (including the naughty gull lesson)
LOL…this is just too funny. Well done my friend. Nothing like a relationship with the sea
Loved this 
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Very nice. I like the poetic touch. And I could have used the info about the pointy end of the boat before I wrote mine.
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LOL. Great MM! I love your poetic words. This week’s photo seems to fit you very well. Arrgh… Have a wonderful week.
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ROFL!! This was so worth the wait!
I grew up on the water—well, I live on an island! — so all things nautical go straight to my heart (if not my tempestuous estuary LOL)
Last week we were in town and bumped into a fellow with a US navy cap on. Of course I had to stop and chat, and when it turned out he’d served on the Enterprise, well I was in love (never mind that he was at least 30 years older than I). My poor husband had to stand there yawning the whole time LOL
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