Monday, May 2, 2011

Prompt 1

Words: fish, salt, sand, trunks, surfing

Jack sat near a group of beach party-goers who danced or lounged around a huge bonfire. It was after midnight and Jack was hungry. He asked a buddy who stood nearby if he had something to eat. The drunk friend replied with a goofy grin before handing Jack a chocolate chip cookie. Jack took a bite and found it tasted odd but ate the cookie anyway. Nearly an hour later Jack felt really relaxed. He leaned back on his elbows and watched the ocean waves crash into the shore. The stars above seemed to drift, some falling from the black sky into the sea. Jack reasoned that the illusion was caused by his sleepiness.

Then he caught sight of an oddity on the surf. Jack leaned forward and crossed his legs. He focused and saw a very strange happening: it was a man dressed up in a fish custom surfing the waves. Jack rubbed his eyes, shock his head, and blinked several times. What was he seeing? Jack laid back on the sand and closed his eyes.

His now intoxicated mind swirled in loops and spins – odd visions taking over his subconscious. In one of his odd dream sequences, he stood inside a zoo enclosure holding a bag of salted peanuts by a group of hungry elephants who dug their trunks into the sack of goodies. In another dream, he was eating the raw fish he caught while fishing off a peir as a booming voice, like thunderclaps, sounded from the clouds. It was all madness.

Jack awoke dazed an confused. The beach was crowded with people in bathing suits, and enjoying themselves at the beach. Jack looked up and saw a life guard standing over him with an angry expression; with arms crossed tightly and looking down at him with a stiff, assertive stare. Jack stood and walked away hastily. As he walked towards his car, Jack felt hungry....

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