MAXXimum Overdrive

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Police headquarters, or as Maxx liked to refer to it hindquarters. His client, or rather the son of his client, sat in the chair opposite the police officer answering questions. Too many questions for Maxx’s liking. Too many answers too. There were three men stuffed into the room with him, his client, Mernon – business owner, Vim – Mernon’s lawyer, Samuel – Mernon’s son and Vim’s other client. There was also one woman, Constable Sonia, no relationship with Mernon.

“And so you were in the store alone?” asked the constable.

“Yes,” said Samuel

“And you said the robber flowed-”

“No he swam,” interrupted Samuel.

“And he swam out of the mirror?”

“… And the iridescent image swims through a mirror that flows back into itself and exits the store with the jewels and the briefcase. Stop the silly games constable. He’s told you a million times what happened.”

This is for a dVerse prompt: The Prosery Challenge: Your prose—fiction or nonfiction—may be no more than 144 words. You must use the given line, and you may not alter the words, change the word order, or insert words into the line. However, you may change the punctuation.

The given line: . . . and the iridescent image swims
through a mirror that flows.”

Stanley Kunitz (The Atlantic, 1970)

I hope you enjoy! 😊

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C. Stuart Lewis creates poems with feeling, intelligence and sex appeal. His short stories and books focus on characters that feel real in real world situations. Originally from the United States he now resides in Ontario, Canada. Check out his webpage at TheAuthorStew.ca

20 thoughts on “MAXXimum Overdrive”

  2. *Laughing* On the one hand, Stew, this would make a great sci-fi story, and on the other hand, Samuel is well and truly knee-deep in it and his poor lawyer did the best he could by going max! True crime indeed.

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