Pumpkin The Lucky Kitten

There was a six month old kitten that was black with tan spots. One day a little boy found the kitten and asked his parents if he could keep it. His parents sadly told him no because their apartments didn't allow cats. This made him very sad but he understood. The boy's parents did say they would take it to a no kill shelter where she will be safe and will go to a good home. This made him happy. At least she can be given to someone else who will love her.

When the boy and his parents went to take her to a shelter, the high energy kitten took off chasing a bug. She was so fast that neither the boy or his parents could catch her. The boy became sad and worried for the kitten. His mom tried to comfort him and told him the kitten would be okay.

When the kitten finally caught the bug, she realized she was lost in a small wooded area. She looked around and started meowing hoping someone would hear her. She then went exploring to try and find some food and water. Bugs were good but they didn't fill her tummy.

A couple of days go by and she still couldn't find a good meal. She tried to get some birds and squirrels but they were faster than her. She finally made it out of the trees and sat beside the road. She started meowing once again. The poor thing was scared, alone and hungry. 

A car with a little old couple spotted the lonely kitten. They stopped and picked her up. They just didn't have the heart to leave her out there like that. They took her to the vet to make sure she was okay to give her some shots to keep her healthy.

The couple couldn't keep her but decided to give the kitten to their granddaughter. Their daughter and granddaughter were going to move nearby and they thought the kitten would be a wonderful gift.

The couple bought some cat food and cat litter. The kitten was exhausted and still scared but at least she was now in a warm place with food and water.

The following week, the couple's daughter arrived. When they told her about the kitten, the mother said her daughter would love it. Boy was she right.

When the little girl Elizabeth saw the kitten, she squealed with excitement. Elizabeth decided to call her new kitten Pumpkin. The tan spots looked orangeish and made her think of Halloween which made her think of a pumpkin.

Later that day, Elizabeth and her mom stopped at the pet store to get a few toys and a collar. The collar had a little bell. The color of the color was white with a green decoration. The white part of the collar reflected when light hit it especially in the dark. This made it easier to see Pumpkin at night.

A few days later, Elizabeth introduced her new kitten to a new friend that she met the day she moved in. When the boy saw the kitten, he became really excited. He told her, "that's the kitty I told you about that ran into the woods!". He was so happy to know that Pumpkin was safe and that he would get to see her sometimes.

Elizabeth loved Pumpkin. It took awhile for the kitty to get used to everything. She soon became relaxed and was back to her hyper curious self. Pumpkin was very happy to have a loving family. Now if she could only stop being so curious and get into everything.

My Crazy Day

Chapter 1

What a crazy day I've had. When I woke up this morning & headed for the bathroom, I some how tripped over my own feet, slamming myself into the wall while stubbing my toe.

I go into the kitchen to make myself breakfast, didn't see my cat walk right in my path & stepped on her tail. Poor thing. I pour my cereal, went to get the milk but it was gone. UGH! So I make eggs. Everything is fine but then I saw a piece of shell in my eggs. I go to take it out & burn myself, drop the spatula in the process.

Things start to calm down until I take my shower. I forgot to check the water before I climbed in so naturally I freeze my ass off, found a bug bite on my ass, cut myself shaving, got shampoo in my eye & realized I had no wash cloth to wipe my face.

As I go to brush my teeth, the toothpaste falls off my toothbrush before hitting my mouth. How does this happen? This day has barley started & already I want to crawl back to bed.

Chapter 2 

I was planning on taking a trip to downtown but first I wanted to check a few things on the computer. I see Donnie Wahlberg on twitter giving out twitter hugs. I decided what the hell even though I've had my fair share. I just won't try as hard. My cat jumps up on the desk & is in the way as I start to type my tweet to him. The cat steps on the keyboard putting up random letters & then steps on the 'Enter' key before I can stop her!!

I am sitting there hoping that this is the one tweet he doesn't see. Then, there it is, a response from Donnie: "Um, sorry? lol"

Could this day get any worse? The embarrassment! I tweet him again explaining what happened ending it with a twug. Not only did he see my second tweet but responded again (hehe): "lmao. TWUGS!! Twugs to your kitty too!"

I have to say, his tweets brightened my day. :-D

Chapter 3 

I get downtown to do some photography. So far nothing else has happened. As I start to walk towards my favorite place to eat downtown thinking maybe my day has turned for the better, I bump into this guy.

"Oh my God, I'm so sorry. It's been that kind of day for me." I say to the guy who has the most intoxicating smell. 

As we both look at each other, I realize that the man I bumped into was Darren Hayes! I knew he was coming to the states for a little getaway but I didn't know he was coming here. He recognized me from interacting with him on the internet. We chatted for a bit. Both of us mentioned how hungry we were so I nervously asked him if I could treat him to my favorite place. He accepted. Holy crap, my day is getting better.

We are having a good time talking, eating, laughing & being silly. At one point Darren said something really funny (you know the side splitting funny things). When I went to put my hand down, it hit my fork which sent it upwards & flipping in the air! SERIOUSLY! Why now? Why in front of Darren?  I turned so red but it just got us laughing & making more jokes. I guess it's not all that bad, but still! 

I finally get home & in one piece. Maybe I shouldn't have gone out with the day I had but then I wouldn't have met Darren.

I'm lying there on the couch thinking about my day & just random things in life. They were coming & going like lightning. I decided to write (at least try) what was going through my head. I reach for my pen & paper then bam, the thoughts flew away like a bird. Grrrrr. I smack my head with the pen still in my hand. Ouch, that hurt! It left a pen mark on my head.

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After chatting with a friend on FB for a few hours, I figured I would try to relax with a movie & a small bowl of ice cream. As I am scooping the ice cream out of the container, a scoop got away. It fell on the floor & rolled under the refrigerator! DAMMIT! Ice cream is supposed to go plop, not fucking roll! It rolled far back enough that I couldn't get to it. I'll just clean it up tomorrow.

I end my day by watching my movie & getting all snuggly in my bed. I reflect on everything that happened to me today. Wow, what a crazy but pretty awesome day I had. I just smiled & went to sleep hoping the next day will be better, well some of it anyways.

This is obviously a fiction story. It just came to me when I went to write a blog about the things that were going through my head. There is a little truth to it though. I think one time me or somebody else hit a fork & it flipped in the air. Donnie has sent me several tweets & one of my fears is that my cat will step on the computer & hit enter when I am chatting with someone like Donnie or Darren. I do have a favorite place to eat downtown when I can go there. There have been times when the toothpaste has fallen off my toothbrush as I am putting it in my mouth. Random & crazy things do come & go in my head faster than I can write which drives me nuts. Now the ice cream thing really did happen to me!  lol 

I was hoping that instead of writing another story, I could finish the one I have been wanting to finish but really stuck on (the magical islands one). Hope this means my little brain is becoming active again & I can finish it. Hope you enjoyed my story. :D

Elephante'

***Note*** The 'E' at the end of elephant is pronounced 'A'. Since there is nothing on the keyboard that has the mark to go over it, I have to use the ' mark.

Elephante' was an elephant who was different from the others. He was fascinated by everything, enjoyed music that others weren't into, was into art, liked to create stories and pretty much kept to himself. He always felt alone and out of place. When he would try to make friends, he was ignored and they talked mean to him. They thought he was weird, looked at him like he was something from the sewer pits and whispered things behind his back.

One day Elephante' went out with his mom to some garage sales. On one of their stops, he started looking through things on his own when something caught his attention. It was blue overalls with little white specks, trimmed in another blue and had gold like snaps. He didn't know why but he feel in love with them. He wanted them so bad. His mom was unsure at first because all the elephants didn't wear clothes; it was in their nature after all. She decided why not, no harm in it. He was so excited.

The following Monday, Elephante' decided to wear his new overalls to school. Everyone started pointing and laughing at him. "Freak!" "Why are you so weird?" "You're so stupid!" Even the teachers thought he was being a little weird.

Elephante' felt even worse about himself. He wondered why they couldn't accept him the way he was? Was there really something wrong with him? The parents of the other elephants were also making comments. They couldn't understand why or how Elephante's parents could allow him to be that way. They didn't want their kids to be around him. His parents tried to talk to the school but all they said was that he shouldn't be wearing clothes and acting so weird; that he is causing a disturbance. His parents were outraged. They told the school that he should be however he wants too be without worrying about his safety, emotionally and physically.

Elephante' didn't want to go to school anymore. He didn't even want to go outside because no matter where he went, he was teased. He felt so lost and alone. Nobody was doing anything about the issue and his parents could only do so much. He had no choice but to go back to school.

The next day he didn't wear the overalls. The kids teased him even more so. "Where are your clown clothes?" "You're a weirdo." They even started to throw things at him and threaten him. He couldn't take it anymore and tried to stick up for himself. It turned ugly and he ended up getting into trouble along with one of the bullies. Later that nigh he felt the worse he has ever felt in his life.

When he woke up in the morning, he just laid there. He didn't want to face another day of teasing. He took a deep breath and decided to wear his overalls. He was being teased no matter what so why not continue to be himself. Then it hit him, so what if he was weird? It's what made him different than the others. Different is a good thing. At least he was being true to himself and did what made him happy. That's all that really mattered. He knew he was going to do something good with his life.

Elephante' put on his overalls and went to school with his head held high. It was very hard but he knew he didn't need those negative elephants in his life. He would rather be friends with someone who was nice and liked him for who he was even if it took a long time to find that elephant friend.

As time went on, the other elephants started to see a change in Elephante'. Soon the teasing became less and less. As the years went by, Elephante' learned how to make his own clothes. He also got into making hats and scarfs.

Elephante' also got more into his art. He would take his clothes and art, give them as gifts and to sick little elephants. At first no one knew what to make of the clothes. As they put on the clothes, they realized it was all pretty cool. It made the little elephants excited. This is what he wanted to do, make clothes and art for everyone.

As Elephante' got a lot older, he made some friends and even a girlfriend. He started his own clothing line and store. He sold his art to bring in extra money. His clothing store was a struggle at first because it still took awhile for others to get into wearing clothes. After a couple of years, his business finally took off.

Elephante' soon after got married and had kids of his own. He then started making clothes for other animals. One night sitting on his deck porch, looking at the stars, he thought back to everything that has happened in his life. He was so glad he worked hard and pushed through all the negative things that happened in his life and stuck to being himself no matter how tough it was. He has made himself a better elephant and a happy one. For those bully elephants, they are now wearing his clothes and are not truly happy with their lives. 

No matter how hard things may be, how lost and alone you may feel, if you stay true to yourself and work hard, one day you can be like Elephante'.

The Strange Guest

So awhile back when I was scrolling through Word Press, someone posted a sentence and wanted others to tell what happened next. I am usually not good at creating stories "on the spot" like that but I thought I would challenge myself. Well I came up with one. After posting it and reading it a few times, I realized I should have added a few more things. So here I will post what I wrote with the changes.

Daily Prompt: Unexplained Guest – “You walk into your home to find a couple you don’t know sitting in your living room, eating a slice of cake. Tell us what happens next.”

What a long day and it barely started. I had an early morning photography meet-up at a lake and couldn’t wait to get back home even though I had fun. It was 11am as I was walking up to my house. I was so ready for a shower and a nap.

As I started to turn the key to unlock my door, I heard weird noises coming from inside. I carefully opened the door and there I saw two strange people sitting on the couch eating a slice of red velvet cake.

I looked around to make sure I had the right house. Since I did just unlock the door, it would make sense that I had the right house. I slowly stepped in holding my tripod over my head with the pointy feet facing out, ready to stab and beat someone.

“Who the hell are you? Why are you in my house? And how did you even get in?”

The frightened couple  looked up at me with red and white stuff all over their faces. Hey, why are they scared? They are the ones that are in my house eating my cake.

As I stared at them, I noticed something really odd about the strangers. Their skin was a pale blue with tiny like scales all over, their hair was almost white, their eyes were round and pink and they seemed to be thin but not boney.

“*^#@x?A%~” said the short-haired one in some weird language.

“Please don’t harm us. We are not here to hurt you. We are visitors and just want to experiment your kind’s lifestyle.” said the long-haired one.

Their voices had a synthesized tone to it. It was kinda cool and creepy at the same time.

“Um, okay. Visitors?”

“Yes, we’re from the planet Zuna. We find Earth interesting and want to try out things here on your planet.” said the short-haired one.

Even though I was still freaked, I lowered my tripod and sat my other things down on the coffee table.

“You know, you shouldn’t just enter people’s homes and start eating their food. It’s rude and you’re likely to get hurt if caught by the wrong people.”

“Sorry, we didn’t mean to be rude. On our planet, everyone is like family and we don’t have those customs. My name is Dezmia and this is my husband Zurkla.” the long-haired one said.

“How did you get into the house since it was locked?”

Zurkla said, “We can teleport. It’s how we get around most places.”

I gave them some milk to wash down the cake. They thought both the cake and milk was interesting. When I explained to them what milk was and where it came from, they got a weird look on their face.

Dezmia stared at her milk and said “So, you squeeze white stuff out of an animal and drink it? How very interesting.”

They asked about my gear and I explained about the concept of pictures and showed them what I took. They thought our planet was very pretty and explained what theirs looked like.

Their planet was what we would know to be very cold, like below zero temperatures. Their structures were like ice buildings. They also spent a lot of time in the water but could also breath out of it. Their food was what they would find in the waters. They could talk with just their minds, move things without touching them and their hearing was like sonar. They were a peace-loving species.

When I asked them how can they be on earth with our warmer climate, they told me that they are able to adjust to the temperatures in their surrounding area. They also told me even though they have sonic hearing, sometimes they can still get distracted and not hear something right away. It's how I startled them when I walked in.

I then told them a little about our culture. They were sadden to hear that we are not so peaceful and fight over the smallest things. I also explained to them about movies, tv shows and music. I played some 60′s-today’s music, told them about the people I liked and why and we also danced. Their way of dancing is so weird-looking. It looked more like they were having seizures. It was funny to watch and come to think of it, some of our dances are not much better, hahaha.

I gave them a list of tv shows and movies that they should watch. We did end up watching ‘Star Wars’ (they picked it, not me). I had to remind them that it wasn’t real. They did tell me that something similar did actual happen in their galaxy between two other worlds. How freaky is that?

It was getting late and they had to get back home. They thanked me for having them and I thanked them for not killing me.  I think I actually might miss them. I was able to take my shower but it was too late to take my nap. I just wrote about my experience and turned in early thinking about my very weird day.

The Music Man

There was an old man who loved is harmonica. When he played, it took him to another world where everything was peaceful and good. It brought him joy.

He would sit on his front porch and just play for several hours. His neighbors enjoyed it and would hang out at his house to listen. Kids would dance and some brought him cookies and some drinks. He loved making people smile and so he wanted to do more.

He first went into the city along an outdoor mall. He stood there along the stores, playing his harmonica, going into his own world bringing joy to others. He never asked for money but some people gave it to him anyways. He took the money and gave some of it to kids and some of it to charities. 

He loved being on the street but again he wanted to do more. He started to walking through the parks while playing his harmonica. People passing and people that he would pass, would smile and pause to listen as he brought more joy to people.

The man would play his harmonica for people four times a week, taking turns on where he played it. People started to know who he was and couldn't wait to hear him play. They came up with a name for him, 'The Music Man'. The man who brings joy to people all around with his music.