I was early. Noon was coming fast. I can’t believe the colors on stones that cover the ocean front. It’s a rainbow of adventuring, amethyst, Jasper, and quartz. My mind captured by rough seas that near come in to break on the shore.
Four winds point. Bearing the watch and its symbol I wait. The place of storms gives birth soon. Her next hurricane with come in a wisp. If I live, it’ll take me,around the world. If I have the watch.
Written as part of a challenge called Flash Fiction for Aspiring Writers, details are available at https://flashfictionforaspiringwriters.wordpress.com/2016/08/22/fffaw-challenge-week-of-august-23-2016/
Wonderful haunting story! Just want to remind you to link up your story to the story board so the others can read it too. 🙂
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Oops! I’m in the middle if something. There’s a town called Payson, AZ and they told the Postmaster of Cleveland where I work out of they want me there ASAP! I went to a busy job to moving in four days.
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Oh my gosh that is wonderful! You are in the process of moving to Payson, Arizona? Congratulations on getting that job!!
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They are asking about me being released to go. They just forgot to tell me I was going and any details like when! It’s a welcome idea. It’s the when do I need to sell a house, have wife figure out her future employee end, where do I rent some place that accepts cats …part that I need clarity on.🙃
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Wow! That is just wonderful! I’m glad you didn’t have just four days to move there! I’m sure ya’ll are really excited and I don’t blame you!! You are going to be very busy in the future!
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It’ll be extremely busy couple of months. I’m sure. Once I hear from someone.
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Hopefully you will hear from someone very soon so you can start packing, selling your home and finding a place to live in Payson.
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I’m online staring at houses that are crazy in price. But it does cost as much to heat the places out there. Maybe that’s the difference.
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I know that in my area rental prices are outrageously high. I don’t know what it costs to heat homes in Ohio but the price of gas isn’t that bad out this way. Plus, Arizona being warmer, it probably doesn’t take a lot of heat to heat a home.
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Our house is worth about a third more out in AZ by what I see online. We pay almost $200 on a budget to heat the house alone. We go through a lot of propane.
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I imagine homes are very expensive in Arizona. As large as your home is it doesn’t seem like $200 a month for gas is too bad.
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We have 1200 square feet but a huge yard. It takes a lot of propane to get through October to May. I’m thinking if I lose $2400 a year on propane, I can afford a home
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That certainly would give you more money to put toward a home! I know my sister-in-law lived in Prescott and didn’t have air conditioning. Her home didn’t have an air conditioner and she lived in a nice home! Personally, I can’t imagine living in Arizona without AC but I can imagine where you wouldn’t need to use much heat.
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I’m hoping for something like that. But I see I’ll need hear in january still
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Isn’t Payson in the mountains? If so, then you will need some heat in the winter.
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It’s tucked in behind d the Superstition Mountains. It has four seasons but January averages a low in upper 20’s. That’s the high temperature here! Yeah, the heat will be neededucted but not 24 hours a day
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That sounds really nice!!
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I heard it’s one of nicer places you can move in Arizona. I’ll be like heaven freon where I’m at now. I’ll miss how everything here is green for five months. And white for the rest of the year
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I understand what you mean. I remember that as a child, when we moved to the Four Corners I thought the landscape was so ugly. But I have grown to love it and think it is very beautiful now. When you get to Arizona you will love it! I think Payson will be a beautiful place to live!
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I’m really starting to get excited about it. Once my house here is on the market,I’ll be nervous. But a new life awaits
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You should be excited about it! You’re right – a new life awaits!!
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My wife is all worried about selling the house. But she’s willing to take a hit on the price to move.
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That’s good that she is excited to move too!
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She wanted to move more than I did. She’s just faced with how much junk do you take
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LOL! That’s a BIG decision! We usually take more than we need.
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We always do. I keep hoping for extra space in next house
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Hopefully you will be able to find one that has extra space. 🙂
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I meant the space the junk takes up. 😉
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I was referring to ya’ll having extra space for those things.
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There is a male / female line here. I see more space, gathering even more things! Not if I had more space, then I could walk around all the junk
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Hahahaha! That would be nice to be able to walk around your things. 😀
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🙂
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