Rockin’ Rochelle tempted me with another of her personal pics to inspire this Friday Fictioneer micro-fantasy. In keeping with my bad boy image, I decided to make it a deal.
Click on her foodie (prompt) photo to buzz on over to her place for the good stuff.
Genre: Micro-Fiction
Title: Family Business
Word Count: 100
I’d had a good day at the restaurant. I met some sweet ice and tips were awesome. I decided to visit Cowboy on the way home.
When he opened the door, “Hey Cowboy. How’z it hangin’, Kemosabe?”
He looked both ways. “Don’t call me that. It means idiot. Get in here. Cash only until this virus shit is done. You got green?”
I smiled, waving two bills. “My green for yours, amigo. What you got fer me?”
Someone banged on the door. “Open up. Police.”
I said, “Well, fuck!”
Cowboy said, “Nah. It’s my cousin. The man don’t never knock.”
Look both ways and learn the ropes, cliché or not.
Mind the gaps and lock the door.
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Our Literary Journey 
Haha! Excellent, my pothead friend 😉
Guess he don’t dig on mask-wearing to go to the bank…
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I so so so want to walk into my bank wearing a mask. But since covid they want me schedule a meeting. Cash tips…what else to do? 🙂
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We do walk into our banks in our masks… Oh the irony! I did a couple of weeks ago, as a matter of fact 😉
We only have to schedule meetings for things like investing money, mortgages, etc.
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Right. They have kind of forced me to use the ATM more now. Oh well.
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I hear ya. To tell the truth, I rather use it, myself most times.
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And the machine cares not about me mask. 😷
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hahahaha Nothing like starting the day off with a good laugh. Thanks, Bill.
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Glad you liked it Kathrine. 🙂
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He’s very laid back about the business. I wonder if it will be his undoing eventually. Nice chuckle.
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Depends on what ‘undoing’ means. Glad you liked it, Iain.
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Great voice in this
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Thank you, Neil.
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You gots more twist than Chubby Checker, when doing these micro-moments Bill…lean and glean
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Thank you, Doug.
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Dear Bill,
His cousin has a strange sense of humor. 😉 You put me in mind of The Far Side where I learned the true meaning of Kemosabe. 😀 Fun stuff. BTW, my mask is purple. Surprised?
Shalom,
Rochelle
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Hey, Rochelle.
We can learn from so many places.
Of course your mask is purple. I have a black silicone mask I like to call my Darth Vader mask. I love the look and sounds.
Peace,
Bill
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The man don’t never knock. So true. Great story that made me laugh in several spots.
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Glad you liked it. 🙂
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Good fun – and you drove me to the Urban Dictionary to check definitions!
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Glad you enjoyed it, Penny.
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Bill, you brought that to life. I enjoyed the jargon. You right about that knock. I saw that movie, it was off the chain!
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Glad you liked it.
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🙂
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Great dialogue and intriguing characters. And some new definitions!
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Thank you, Margaret.
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Cowboy is a popular guy.
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Business is good. 🙂
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I went straight to find the definition of kimosabe. Loved the language in your story.
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Thanks, Jilly. Chuffed that you liked it.
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Surely knocking on Cowboy’s door and pretending to be the police could prove dangerous 🙂
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That’s what I thought. 🙂
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When the cops do call his dealing days will go up in smoke!
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Yep, those who are not customers. 🙂
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Green for green? Not a lot wrong with green – it’s the white stuff causes more harm.
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🙂 True.
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Great voice, I had to work my way through the–to me–unfamiliar slang.
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Thank you.
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I’ve read enough and watched more than enough TV to understand what was going on here. Really good twist, adding “the green” to this post.
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Good. Thank you.
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that’s funny. truly enjoyed it. 🙂
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I can see this being filmed. Great dialogue, B.
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Good idea. I wonder if Cheech & Chong are available. 🙂
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yes, why would a cop on duty knock?
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Just family fun. 🙂
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Ha! Nice mates ey? Hopefully the day the coppas roll up won’t take him down unsuspectingly
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’tis a risky bit of business to be in.
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I’ve heard certain greens will make one paranoid. Fun story.
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Indeed. One must research such biologicals, then test and choose wisely. 🙂
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