Tuesday, June 19, 2007

couple more fiction short story ideas

  1. On Father's Day, saw a truck pulled over on highway. Dad was underneath the front, trying to repair it. His two young girls, (7 & 9?) were laying their heads on top of their crossed arms, looking patient but weary in the hot noon sun. It was a Father's Day with an unexpected obstacle but one that made his daughters really appreciate what Dad means to them.
  2. Today a female trooper, just back from maternity leave, was shot in the shoulder and shot and killed the assailant. She was investigating a domestic dispute in Potsdam, NY and is in serious condition but will live. Was it setup to be able to go home to new baby with disability pay, and her co-conspirator was unwittingly killed to hush it up? hmmmm....