After several years in the beautiful, isolated farmhouse, the number of running home repairs reached a critical point. Gregory Goodman couldn’t ignore them, or the disapproving looks from his wife, any longer. Sighing, he demolished the bedroom wardrobe with a lumphammer, chunks of old plaster crumbling everywhere. When the dust finally settled, there behind the wardrobe, beneath a thin coating of plaster dust, was an ancient, heavy, dark door.
A rusty key hung from the lock, invitingly.
Gregory wasted no time.
He boarded up the door, re-plastered, and hoovered, before his wife came home.
Gregory was lazy.
Not stupid.
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Ooh, a door way to yet, another tale… do tell!
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All in good time… I’ve got 99 of these short pieces to write, remember! 🙂
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Yup… I remember and am actually hanging on your every word.
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❤
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I love this story! Although I have a hard time resonating with his lack of stupidity, I mean… adventure!
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When one door closes, another one opens… this may not be the end of the tale… 🙂
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Gregory was an aesthete,Al.
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Ha ha, that’s what I keep telling myself! 🙂
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Great story: made me chuckle.
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Thank you… are you a plasterer, or a door opener? 🙂
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Bottle opener by preference, though I also open cans. Old doors with rusty keys I usually shy away from.
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I make it my policy to do the same… although they are so tempting… 🙂
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I love this and would do the same. It’s like those movies where someone goes down the stairs into a dark and creepy basement — I would never, ever do that 😀
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That was my thinking – basic horror movie scenarios, frustrated by sensible protagonists!
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Yes, let’s say sensible rather than scared out of my wits!
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Absolutely! 🙂
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I love the way this swerves from the usual. Nicely done. >
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Thanks Misky. The word count limits dictate a certain swerving from the norm 🙂
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Sensible man. Now I can get on with eating my popcorn without throwing it up in the air!
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This is popcorn-friendly story, that’s for sure! 🙂
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And there was me thinking it was the beginning (and end) of a horror movie.
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It’s only the beginning 🙂
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I’ll get the popcorn back out then. 😄
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😀
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I’m a Gemini and curious by nature. Even if O Fortuna was playing in the background, a group of people were screaming “don’t go in there you fool,” and Freddie Krueger was holding the door open for me, I would definitely look behind that door.
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It’s people like you – said in the nicest possible way – that keep stories interesting, and sensible types like me ranting at the screen/book 🙂
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Now that’s the thing. I’d be one of those people ranting at the screen/book too. When watching a film or reading a book, I am Mrs Common sense. In reality, I’m about as dumb as a Kardashian, thus proving that common sense is not so common.
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I’m really tempted to put on the Scream mask and knock on your door now. I’m getting cramp in this tree outside your bedroom window anyway
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But…but…there is no tree outside my window…
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Oh well, I’m here now. Wonder who she is?
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I don’t know. But my mum is complaining of seeing some movement coming from the tree outside HER bedroom window…
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Can you give her a call and ask her to put the kettle on? I’m freezing!
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She said ok, but to let her finish cleaning out the barrel of her shotgun first.
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Oh, that’s a shotgun. I thought it was… never mind. I’ll get me coat
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Hahahaha! Go and sit in the naughty corner Mr Lane!!
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Sequel. Get busy, Al! This was great!
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Just setting up a franchise 😉
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Now that’s what I’m talking about! Al, can I e-mail you over the weekend with some “English” questions?
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You can email me any time. I’m not around much this weekend though – off to my brother’s wedding. Are these questions about swear words??
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Haha! No but I’m calling everyone a plonker now! I’ll send and you take your time, it’s fact checking stuff not easily found on Google
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Fair enough – will share anything I know!
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Thank you! 😃
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You’re welcome… just hope I don’t come across as a plonker! 🙂
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A 42 karat plonker! I can’t even type it without giggling…. I’m so glad you sent that video compilation 😂😂😂😂
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It may be a huge mistake, but there’s no way I’d be able to resist that door. Curiosity would kill me. So whatever’s on the other side might kill me instead…!
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Perhaps Gregory’s wife is more curious than he is… 🙂
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A door?
An inviting tangent to dangle before us
Great write
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Thank you… it may dangle some more 🙂
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Well, that was an fun twist. A smart man. The wife will never know 🙂
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Secrets cannot be so simply plastered over… 🙂
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Perfect 😊
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😀
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Ha! Lazy, not stupid. I want that on a t-shirt😊
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I should bring a line out!
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I’ll buy! See money problem almost solved. An ‘Al the Author’ line of smartass casual wear. I’m so gonna order in bulk.
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Ha ha! Well, I would get right on with it, but… lazy 😉
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But never stupid 😜
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Yeah… so maybe I’ll hire someone on fiverr to get it up and running 😉
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😊
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Okay, so do we get to find out what’s behind that door even if Gregory didn’t open it?
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Maybe… next week… 😉
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One does not simply plaster over Narnia…such a tragedy!
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Why do you assume it’s Narnia? Maybe it’s Ainran…
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*Wink, wink, nod*. Let’s get back on the boat Al.
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Let’s never leave it again
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I’m sure we can set up a camera for your recordings there Al. You’re going to be rolling in the dough once we get you on youtube!
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What’s the broadband coverage like on the sea?
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Lazy but not stupid,’ Love That. And I am certain this will make for one Fine read.
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Thank you! Stick around… 🙂
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