The prompt for today is: stories around
the campfire
This is what I wrote:
We had some powerful winds during the
night, knocking our electricity out for about eleven hours. On one hand, it really sucked. I had to bootleg a couple TV shows I had
missed, I took a bit of skin off one of my fingers as I pried the ice out of my
defrosting mini fridge, and I didn’t sleep that well because I need a constant
sound like a fan going to drown out little noises that give my brain something
to think about and keep it awake. On the
other hand, I did notice something interesting.
The power went out about 8:30, but I usually go to bed about 4:00, so I
couldn’t really go, Oh, I can’t really do
anything, so I’ll turn in early. I
did spend a few hours reading by a small, battery powered lantern, but I also
spent some time sitting in the dark. And
I realized why our ancestors had started telling stories around a campfire:
sitting in the dark is boring.
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Image from Pixabay.
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