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License to Drive: Fiction Friday
The Friday Fictioneer Challenge: Write a 100-word story based on the photo.
Photo copyright Kent Bonham
License to Drive
Phillip felt like a king. He was first among his friends to get a driver’s license. His mom’s Volkswagen wasn’t a particularly studly vehicle, but he imagined it as so much more in his fantasy realm.
Phillip’s plans to go cruising were dashed when his mom gave him the grocery list. And he had to take his sister to basketball practice and wait for her.
He spent most of his time running errands and driving his sister around. Phillip’s thrilling ascent to the driver’s seat “throne” was also the beginning of his descent into the boredom as the family chauffeur.
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To read other Friday Fictioneer stories based on this photo, select the smiley blue frog.
The photo is by Kent Bonham and he is also a Friday Fictioneer writer. Check out Kent’s story “The Ride of a Lifetime” here.
Note: The Texas Department of Transportation uses the term “driver license” and not “driver’s license.” I have a 2008 Associated Press Stylebook and it has “driver’s license(s)” as an entry. I surfed around the internet to see what some other states are using.
Arizona: Driver license
Arkansas: Driver license, driver’s license
California: Driver’s license, driver license
Colorado: Driver license
Florida: Driver license
Louisiana: Driver’s license
Maine: Driver’s license, driver license
Montana: Driver license
Nebraska: Driver license, but Nebraska Driver’s Manual
New Mexico: Driver’s license
Oklahoma: Driver license
Vermont: Driver’s license, driver license
Wyoming: Driver license, drivers license
Panning Left, Panning Right
The object of this photography session was to get a moving object in focus while blurring the background. I’m still working on it. Even so, I like the way some of the wheels appeared, as well as some of the backgrounds.
Main Street East
A new neighborhood is being built just off to the right of this photo so Main Street was extended east of the county road. Soon this area will be densely populated.
Chute Out 2017 (1)
The 4th Annual Capital of Texas Motorcycle Police Chute Out recently finished up in Buda, Texas. It’s a skills-based competition open to police motorcycle units. This year there were 160+ competitors from 13 states, from Washington D.C. to Hawaii. Even the Secret Service was represented!
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Some spectator parking.
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His hog is better than your hog.
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I have lots of blurry photos from the event. This is one of the better ones.
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Waiting.
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One event was the Slow Ride. The goal is to ride in a circle as slow as possible for as long as possible without jostling a cone, turning a cone over, or putting a foot on the ground. It’s a lot harder than it sounds.
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Batman!
It's a long story ... 