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Blog / Scavenger Hunt
September 4th
Witchy Woman would like us to:
Write a flash fiction story about a scavenger hunt gone wrong in 300 words or less.

"Scavenger hunt, huh? Could be fun." I looked over the list of items thinking it wouldn't be that hard. "I can work that in."

That had been what I had said four days ago when it was a holiday Monday and life was sweet and easy. Since then I'd gotten myself out to some rustic lodge in Illinois, discovered several dead bodies and managed to write two blogs a day and remember to post them to their designated forums. My head was spinning as I paddled to keep my head above water.

I'd been diving deep into the far corners of WDC headquarters to find the necessary intel, but I could feel my sanity slipping. On the outskirts of my computer screen, life swirled. My dementia-ed mother was spinning in her confusion and I was caught in her tidal wave trying vainly to not capsize or get blown out to sea.

At present I'm in a small eddy of calm, waiting out the next possible storm. Not sure if it will pass by or twist into something monstrous. I grab a bite to eat... something healthy as I work out a story detail and consider my next steps.

How many more days of this??

I'm past the halfway point. I can make it. I just have to pray for smooth sailing and hope everything falls into place before Sunday's Eden Mills Writer's Festival. Yeah, I can do it.

Gotta love September.

Maybe it's a good thing I didn't apply for any long term occasional teaching positions.

Word Count = 255 words.