Checkin’ Out The Joint (Friday Fictioneers, August 2015)

Copyright Madison Woods

 

“Can you pull me up, Dwight?   I can’t seem to get over this ledge.”

“Shhh, Ruby, they’ll hear ya.”

“I thought you said this place closed down.”

“Well there’s folks in there now, new owners maybe.”

“What do they look like?”

“Whadd’ya mean, look like?  Like humans, you know, arms, legs, faces, all that stuff.”

“I mean do they look …well.. er … “

“What?”

“Liberal-minded, I guess.”

“How’d I know?  What’s liberal-minded look like?  What’s eatin’ ya Ruby.”

“Well you know, not everyone approves of lunars and crecopias mixing and all that.”

“Shoot Ruby,  just get yo’ furry ass up here and see for yo’self.”

Rochelle has posted one of her favourite stories for this week’s Friday Fictioneers re-tread.  And coincidentally, although this was quite a difficult prompt, this re-tread was one of my favourites too.  (The accent was modelled on Reginald D Hunter – an American comedian very popular in the UK. The lady moth is English, through and through.)  Glad to see that Rochelle is feeling better, and recovering in the company of her family.