The Friday Fictioneer Challenge: Write a 100-word story based on the photo.
Photo copyright Sarah Potter
Ready to Retro
The Halloween party theme was As Retro As You Can Go. In the attic, Kevin found some stuff he’d worn in college. He cleaned up his shoes as the shorts and an Eric Clapton concert t-shirt were in the wash. He fondly remembered wearing them as his nonconformist uniform.
At the party, he went to the backyard where he found a group of men dressed exactly like him: scuffed shoes (no socks), plaid shorts, ragged concert t-shirts. They looked like sartorial clones. So much for being nonconformist, Kevin sighed, as he crossed the deck to be assimilated into the pod.
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This is very true – it is almost impossible to be a complete individual today – in fact the best way is probably to not try and not conform to anything! 🙂
We are unique, but not always in the way we think we are — or the way we dress.
Very true. I tell my children this.
Good one.
Nice work!
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No longer the nonconformist. These days so few are, but I simply refuse to grow stubble and wear ripped jeans!
My 100-word story
I’m right there with you! After a nail ripped a hole in my favorite jeans, I went shopping to replace them. I was dismayed to discover the jeans in the store had more rips than the ones I wanted to replace. I didn’t buy any.
You said it all and said it well. How we kid ourselves! 😉
I have often noted that everyone wants to be different the same way. Example? Ripped jeans. Cold shoulder tops. Hundreds more.