Magpie Monday

[ysabetwordsmith]

dialecticdreamer is hosting Magpie Monday with a theme of "Now what?"

I picked up someone else’s coffee by accident and took a sip. Now what? Jules contacted his “backup resource” when the reservation snafu shook him. Now what? (That question will be answered tomorrow, rest assured!) Wayne is facing his college graduation ceremony. Now what? And so on.

Sometimes, the simplest things can leave someone flat-footed, with no idea how to proceed.

Be as serious, specific, sarcastic, or silly as you, the reader, want to read.

This is a plot-focused prompt call, so please keep in mind “problems that can’t be solved by hitting.” Let’s use Jules’ situation as an example: hitting the annoying clerk wouldn’t solve the problem of getting his money back, and the ‘where to sleep’ issue would become ‘county jail,’ at a bare minimum. That’s not a great solution. So, if the setup includes violence, I’ll mention it indirectly, and include a warning of “implied or discussed violence, off-stage.” Then I’ll write merrily along, because there’s just TOO LITTLE of this kind of storytelling in mainstream media.

Comments

[kengr]

My kid brother built a 50 foot laser armed robot and took it to school. I talked him down. Now what?