A response to the LiveVideo Writing Challenge #3 - "Photo Prose", posted by Dugalwest.

~<b>Spin Those Wheels ~

Kenny always had this thing for wheels. Turning wheels.

I could be working   more...on my car for hours and never see his face. Which was good. I didn’t want him getting hit by a flying wrench, or kicked as I lay across the fender, head buried under the hood trying to tighten that last bolt.

But change a tire or work on the brakes? He was right there, hand pressed flat against the sidewall, trying to spin it. That would have been the ’56 Buick with the big white sidewalls.

I can still see him kneeling on the driver’s seat, leaning on the horn ring while trying to turn that big ass steering wheel. Nighttime was his favorite time to ride in that car, because it was quiet out, and he could hear the sound of the tires on the road as we drove with the windows open.

I can still remember one of the first times he borrowed my car, right after he got his license. Later in the day, I found the jack loose in the trunk. When I asked him about it, he said he had to change a tire because it was low on air. I guess he was too embarrassed to tell me about it, because when he got home and checked it with an air gauge, it was fine. I think he just wanted to spin the wheels.

When school didn’t work out for him, I told him, “Either you go to school, or get a job and start paying your own bills.” So he started working on the loading dock with me. He was a good worker, but he was always watching the trucks coming into the dock and talking with the drivers about rolling down the road.

The next thing I knew, he’d talked the boss into letting him go out with the drivers, because that’s what he wanted to do – learn to drive a semi. I heard him joking with a friend, once, about how it was appropriate that he was reading Heinlein’s “The Roads Must Roll”. I never could figure that out. What did moving roads have to do with wheels turning? But that was him and his science fiction. I reminded him that the story sounded anti-union, anyway.

So, driving and wheels turning are what got him to stick out the job and stay in the union. He’s been driving all this time, and now he just retired. We went through some old family pictures for the retirement party, and I found this one. It was Christmas, and he was three years old. The first thing he did when he picked up that bus was to spin those wheels.
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A unique challenge...let's see what happens!
This week, anything goes!
But there's a catch...
Tell it in reverse.
Begin with the last line, end with the first.
Good luck
and have fun!

Challenge #7
"Army Cliffhanger"

Create a very short piece of fiction
with the following elements in it:

Setting; A cliff.
Characters: A kid of any age and a World War II style Army helmet.

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Use one of the following opening lines to begin a piece of fiction or non-fiction and see where it takes you:

1. "The ink hadn't quite dried on the certificate when..."

2. "Leoni looked around   more...her- all those years of learning, of dreaming, and all she had to show for it was..."

3. "The willow's branches danced in the early evening breeze, offering a welcome relief from the still, searing heat as Becka and John hid from..."  less

Challenge #
"The Elvis Effect"

Create a very short piece of fiction
with the following elements in it:

Setting: Somewhere above sea level
Elvis
and a condiment of choice

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Every other Sunday, we will add a new writing challenge for writers and non-writers alike to participate in!
Have fun!

http://www.thirtydaychallenge.com/training/2009day05.php Caro talks about writing unique articles. Find out more about the 30DC here: http://www.thirtydaychallenge.com/training/2009day05.php

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Challenge #6
"Video Game Glory"

Create a very short piece of fiction
with the following elements in it:

Setting; Any type video game environment.
Characters: A video game villain and any Dr.Seuss   more...character.

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The LiveVideo Writing Challenge #5 is to write a story with the last line coming first and the first line coming at the end.

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Challenge #1
"Fairy Tales & Bombs"

Create a very short piece of fiction
with the following elements in it:

Setting; A bomb shelter
Characters from a well-known fairy tale
and YOU

This week I share a poem I wrote to be read at my mother's homegoing service- March 3-2007. It is a reflection of her life. I hope you will share your poetry with me this week as well.

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http://www.GetPublishedTV.com Book Series This is part 3 of book series. Dale goes through the last 3 reasons why think think book series and not book. This tip alone is very powerful.

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Is Pickle Juice sports drink the nastiest thing ever invented???

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Business Blogging expert Patsi Krakoff from The Blog Squad shares the 3 Es of creating compelling content for your blog readers.http://www.onlinemarketingchallenge.com

Cinema is an audio-visual experience and yet so often sound is not a part of the process of developing cinema. This episode looks at the importance of sound, writing sound and techniques for making the   more...conception of sound a key part of your production process.  less

Hey Folks it's Nanowrimo time
That's national novel writing month!

For more info check:
http://www.nanowrimo.org

find me at :
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PIMP your nanowrimo link, leave comments with your write out gathering info or whatever. Cheer each other on.  less