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Scatterbrained
As ditsy Penelope La Croix tumbled through the sky, her mind was all a-dither. Despite the exhilarating speed of her descent, she couldn’t help thinking she’d forgotten something very important.
‘Did I leave the iron on?’ she pondered, as she sped through the blanket of cloud. ‘Or did I forget to pay this month’s rent?’
‘Did I feed the cat?’ she worried as she hit three thousand feet. But it wasn’t that.
‘Wait, I remember! It was something the sky-diving instructor said…’
Penelope put her hands to her waist. The ground was approaching fast.
‘I’m supposed to pull the –
(100 words)
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EL Appleby: Brain Fragments 
Ha. There are moments in life when we should definitely not get distracted from the moment.
I had a parachute malfunction during a jump. It’ll wake you up in the morning, I’ll tell you that.
Fun read. You set it up well. When I read, “…her mind was all a-dither” I knew I was in for something!
I look forward to reading your next piece.
~Chris
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oh man, i’m a bit of a scatterbrain myself ^^ i guess it’d be too much to hope that she’s ok…… 🙂 enjoyed this piece
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ha ha ha ! great one El !
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Lovely EL had me in. Great story.
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The angel Azrael will have his team ready to welcome Penelope to the Netherworld with a nice gift basket and a voucher for a stay at the Netherworld Hotel. He has a soft place in his heart for ditzy Darwin Award nominees.
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Better late than… oh dear! Nice one.
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I think I’d be so terrified, I’d pull the cord too early rather than too fast. Funny one!
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That is the main reason I will never jump out of a fully functioning plane on purpose. I wouldn’t want to pull a “Penelope!”
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Great story. Can’t say that (or maybe you could) that Penelope was “all strung out.”
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“Whoops!” This is why I make myself lists. I’d better avoid skydiving, I think! Good piece!
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Look at the bright side, she cured her forgetfulness!
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Definitely Darwin Award material, even if not one of the most unusual ones.
janet
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Oooops!! Fun take on the prompt…although probably not so much for Penelope.
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I hope it occurred to her before it was too late.
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The Ultimate blonde moment. She can pass by each airplane and say, “So far, so goooooooood!” Funny, funny, funny! Thanks, El!
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Hahaha – perfect!
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This is why I don’t skydive. Good one!
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OOPS! Poor Penelope. I do hope she fed the cat.
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Dear EL,
I hope Penelope turned off the iron. I’d had for her house to burn while she crashed. That is the ultimate forgetful moment…one she’ll soon remember. Good one.
shalom,
Rochelle
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Nice one, EL! When you announced your Penelope, I thought of Penelope Pitstop, a cartoon character I used to watch on TV as a kid. An odd memory to return in the midst of Friday Fictioneering, perhaps …. 😉
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Oh, Penelope … I wonder if she will soon be a candidate for the Darwin Awards. A really fun story, EL — thanks for the laughs!
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Well El, it’s not the fall that will hurt poor Penelope, it’s the sudden stop at the end. Ouchie. I had to laugh though. 🙂 Hope you are feeling better and the headaches are all gone.
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Oh no, El!! Poor Penelope! This is exactly why I will never be doing this. How’s it going?! Good to see you. I was gone for a spell. Hope you’re well!
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WordPress won’t let me post direct so I’m replying to the email. My comment was: ‘This is the best use of a title I’ve seen since the world began. Very EL-ly, immensely enjoyable.’
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why do parachuters cross their legs ? So you can screw them out of the ground.
This was a good story, with the twisting humor we have come to expect from you.
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