Friday Night Drabble Party!

"For Old Times' Sake"

Black Friday is upon us! RUN!

Or don’t.

Black Friday just isn’t the insanity that it used to be.

Between online shopping and the pandemic, the frenzy has been lost. Where is the bloodlust over a $20 toaster that’s on sale for 13.89% off? Where is the complete disregard for our fellow humans’ safety or well-being? Where is that post-apocalyptic, Thunderdome spirit?

I mean, I used to have readers email me rage-filled screeds over the fact I wasn’t having a Black Friday sale on my books. Like I was in control of sales and prices. That’s what publishers do. You should have seen some of these emails. Brutal. Worded as if I was personally attacking their entire family structure and livelihoods because I wasn’t “letting” them buy my entire catalog for $.99.

Those were the days…

Now?

Now the online deals inundate us for three weeks prior with discounts, discounts, discounts!

WHERE IS THE HUMANITY?

Anyhoo, buy some of my stuff. Maybe some of it is on sale. I don’t know. Click around. Find out. Click the pic and bring the insanity back!

Or you can just enjoy the drabble below.

Cheers!

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For Old Times’ Sake

By

Jake Bible

“Where are they?”  Norman asked, his face a billboard of surprise and confusion. “There should be dozens of the bastards in line already.”

Talia shrugged. “There are fewer every year.”

“It’s sad.” Norman sighed. “You know what I mean.”

“Yeah, man, I do,” Talia sighted through the rifle’s scope and scanned the old mall’s dark parking lot below. “Got some.”

“Where?”

“Three clicks out. Eleven o’clock.”

“I see ‘em. Let’s let them get close. For old times’ sake.”

“Yeah, man. For old times’ sake.”

The two waited until they could hear the former shoppers’ moans clearly below before opening fire.

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