The other week, my writing group had a flash fiction exercise. We were to write 350 words on the photo below. That was it. The entire prompt.
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I had a lot of fun writing my story and decided that I would share it with you here. Let me know what you think!
The Unbridled Fury of a Woman of a Certain Age
As I merged into freeway traffic, a smile spread across my face. Ah, this is what they mean when they say precision, German engineering.
The irony of driving a vehicle manufactured by the same company that built engines for the last fascist regime to nearly conquer the free world in order to escape from the current fascist takeover of the western United States is almost too much. I mean, if this car actually belonged to me and hadn’t just been stolen, I might not care about the militarized takeover of every major city on the western seaboard.
Unfortunately, I have the great misfortune of believing in the beautiful idea of constitutional, representative democracy. However flawed the execution of it has been over the past 200+ years, there has at least been a modicum of respect for the rule of law by those who would choose to usurp it. Today, the Constitution may as well be used paper in a golden toilet.
When I arrive at the nearest resistance encampment in the Sierras, the “baby on board” sticker in the rear window will guarantee my access. I was able to procure an older model station wagon, we will have enough seatbelts to take six (not including the driver) on protest runs. I just hope that the fact that I’m not actually a mom won’t keep me from being able to join the most effective resistance faction, the Wall of Moms.
People seem surprised that the most effective, most radical branch of the resistance is middle-aged women. That’s because the patriarchal hegemony doesn’t understand the superpowers that this segment of the population possesses. It turns out that women are born with a finite number of both eggs and fucks to give. They tend to run out around the same age. This is also around the time that women discover that they have the power of invisibility.
Think about it, what would you do if you were invisible and out of fucks? Drink chardonnay and shoplift? I know, that was my plan too, until the fascists came to town.
Good job!
Wall of Moms – We brought you into this World. Don’t make us take you out of it!
I enjoyed your story when you read it to our writing group. However, seeing the words, and digesting each plot, plan and promise of revolt, made me dream of being one of the six passengers or the driver in your station wagon.
My favorite quote,”Think about it, what would you do if you were invisible and out of fucks?”
Spoken like a true revolutionary!
Viva la wall of moms!
Interesting.