You can be forgiven if you think this post title is a reference to WWYG?! generally, but that is not the case.
In fact, random stories is what Sarah and Grace request of me while we drive here and there during errands to pass the time. In form, these are impromptu tales (often--by specific request--with no teaching moral) that I am expected to construct on the fly with no preparation.
In recent weeks I have told short stories about:
1.) a brick that once lived in a wall, was knocked out of said wall, carried across town in a dog's mouth, then eventually ended up in a decorative path in front of a house.
2.) a dog named Woofy who was descended from Blackbeard's Pirate Dog, tasked with guarding the treasure chest in a Florida cave.
3.) Joe the college student who spiced up his humdrum job of advertising a barber shop with a roadside sign by dressing up in a different costume every day. He got catcalls and car honks, but his growing notariety led to a local news story and a college scholarship in the theatre department.
4.) the strange tale of a sentient bologna sandwich that led a revolt of foods against their human oppressors.
Ultimately, you had to be there, I'm sure. But I like the challenge.
-- Posted From My iPhone (so, I apologize in advance for any typos I missed)
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