Though How Would I Know?
A man waiting in a hospital departure lounge expressed understandable ire after being let down on the leaving front, having been supposed to have been home the day before.(He'd had to return wardwards to bed.) He talked as if, maddeningly, his home was almost visible from the window. Though I have an occasionally unconsciously creative wheelchair pushing style, and though his hot chocolate may, like his location, have been struggling to live up to its' name for him, I still suspect his unfavourable comparison of his present situation with his experience as a prisoner of war to have been excessive.
- Category: True Stories Told As Fiction
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Neville Hunt almost 3 years ago
He sounds an interesting bloke! The creative wheelchair pushing style sounds fascinating. It rather reminds me of when I was waiting for 3 hours in a hospital departure lounge - for my meds to arrive. Strange thing was that when I told them I was going home without the meds and started to put my coat on, the meds miraculously turned up within a couple of minutes.
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Jamie Clapperton almost 3 years ago
Indulged in some dramatic licence and character conflation (The hot chocalate incident happened with someone else and it was coffee.) But a man really did say his experience as a prisoner in the Korean War was better than his experience in the hospital. Our chat was affable though he was unhappy with his situation.;-)
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Neville Hunt almost 3 years ago
Dramatic licence is cool and character conflation sounds really exciting. Re Korean War vs hospital, maybe the chow mein was better than the trolley offering.
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Jamie Clapperton almost 3 years ago
:-) The food where he was held may well have been better than the sandwiches in the transport lounge. As he was going home may not see him again to ask him. ;-)
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Jamie Clapperton almost 3 years ago
Tell you what Neville , I've been meaning to do some drabbles from life for a while , in part due to a friendly gauntlet I think was thrown down by yourself a while ago, encouraging true life drabbles.
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Christopher almost 3 years ago
Those would be interesting to read, as this one was. My life has been rather dull so I tend to stick to the realms of fantasy! I was thinking about a drabble series loosely based on my time in a heavy metal band when I was in high school but I've never gotten around to starting it.
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Neville Hunt almost 3 years ago
Great idea Jamie. For me, reflecting on real life moments often lets me see humour in what might otherwise have been ordinary. For you, with you abilities in applying artistic licence and character conflagration the task should be a pleasure and a doddle.
Yes please Christopher. I’m already seeing a Nigel Tufnell or David St Hubbins equivalent crashing into the Drablrsphere!
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Jamie Clapperton almost 3 years ago
Neville, I sometimes find turning what might have been stressful situations into whimsical stories quite therapeutic . And if it's getting too close to home , you can always set it on the Moon. -)))that's what I say.
Blimey Christopher I bet tales about your days in a heavy metal band would be more exciting than The Monkees. (Much as I like them)
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Christopher almost 3 years ago
Hey, hey! Well, I didn't get nearly as many chicks as Davy Jones but we had a good time.
