Joke's punchline falls flat,
Eyes dart, seeking an ally—
Crickets sing instead.
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Talia Meadows
MA in Theological Studies, MA in Depth Psychology, and an MS in CIS. Living on our Highland cattle ranch in Colorado, I am inspired by the land and animals.
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Garden Produce
all garden produce not just taste and nutrition a feast for the eyes. Note: Here you see a platter of guava, pea stalks, fenugreek, spring onions, calendula, and mustard, from the garden. I feel great just by seeing it. Encouraging ypu to try growing something.
By Seema Patel2 days ago in Poets
~ Fired ~
— Ai Intrusion ~ Are you Next ~ Is Ai Evolution after your job? — Few workplaces haven't been affected. Ai is in supermarkets, at doctors' offices, and even monitoring farms. I just can't think of anything this machine is not getting into, can you? For instance: Education ~ Law and Tech jobs will one day have a major influence or be taken over by these inanimate machines, with accuracy and vigor. From mechanics' diagnoses to a wide variety of everyday jobs, including fast food workers, with this input having the ability to cut their unnecessary work hours. I'm certain all of us have been touched by this with our short stories and colorful headings, have you? Even comments are very questionable 'Non-Robot' insertions.
By Jay Kantor5 days ago in Journal
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Thalia - I'm so glad I've discovered your marvelous original storytelling, not a lot of us around of late, and I'm sorry that we haven't seen you around the VillageBucket lately - the platform has gone far too radical for me. Speaking of yourself in the 3rd person, I'm so impressed with your 'eclectic' education. Reminiscent of my Sister who was an English Prof at Berkeley but kept getting alternative education perpetually: I used to tease her, since she was so good at her learnin', such as if you're a good bowler, you like to bowl a lot. I do hope you take this quip as a compliment, Talia. You may not even go on the site anymore. But, just in case, may I introduce myself: I'm just a retired legal professional morphed into a silly storyteller with my goofy sketches leading into them; nothing more. Jay, Jay Kantor, Chatsworth, California 'Senior' Vocal Author - Vocal Village Community -
Crickets sing instead. Awww, that's so sad! Loved your Senryu!
Aww, poor comedian! I love how you worded this, painting the visual and awkward feeling through the character's actions!