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The Wrong Way
I get lost easily. Took years to learn how to read a map. And now they have those GPS gizmos. But the programmers haven’t got the bugs worked out of all of them. And I had to go cheap when I picked mine.
So here I am in Death Valley when I was trying to get to the Grand Canyon. I wonder which way I should walk to get gas. I can’t remember when I last noticed a station. Or a road.
Was that a coyote? This is the last time I travel out of state for vacation.
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Comment by: karjon Online- 2008-03-25 13:06
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Oh, this could have been written for me - I have no sense of direction (or spatial awareness), so this is exactly the kind of thing that could happen to me.
Very well told, Kirsten - made me smile in recognition.
Cheers
Karen |
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Comment by: LouiseKay Online- 2008-03-24 10:45
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| I'm so glad everyone likes this. The scenario is based on real events - I don't think I'll ever buy one of those GPS 'thingies', but I have become quite adept at reading a map as well as road signs. Doesn't mean I don't still get lost on occasion, but at least it doesn't happen nearly as often as it used to. Have a great day, everyone! *hugs* :) |
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| Oh, dear, how I relate. Still can't read a map well. Feel sorry for MC, good read. |
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| I love it. I have a terrible sense of direcion--get lost in brown paper bags, map and all. LOL Janet |
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Comment by: Juan2 Online- 2008-03-23 17:11
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haha, this is great! I can just see this narrator, in the middle of nowhere, probably doomed, and yet almost chipper about it. And that first paragraph is fantastic, so self-deprecating. Very entertaining read, love the ending.
happy writings. |
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