The topic of the day at the No Thanks was the farm accident that took the life of Old Ted, a well-liked regular.
“What’s his wife gonna do?”
“There’s a couple hired hands.”
Mac listened to more comments then said, “You fellas could help out. Anybody can feed chickens, clean stalls, and mow the grass.”
The three young vets looked at each other. Scott answered. “Why not? Better than sittin’ here.”
Mac kept his smile to himself, remembering the reality of farm chores. “I’ll take you out tomorrow and introduce you.”
“You think we’ll need boots?” Scott asked, clueless.
Written in response to Charli Mills February 28, 2022, prompt at Carrot Ranch Literary: In 99 words (no more, no less), write about the farm life. Where is the farm and who are the farmers? What are they farming and why? How is the farm life? Go where the prompt leads!
Sue Spitulnik 
03/05/2022 at 19:28
There’s the gang! Phew.
There’s a lot could happen in the next scene!
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03/06/2022 at 07:58
And in this compilation, my author’s note was added, so here we are back with the “gang.” I also recieved notes from readers that I didn’t know were following along and keeping my characters straight. So it seems Michael’s Circle is alive and well. Thanks.
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03/10/2022 at 03:37
He’ll need more than boots on the farm. Good one Sue!
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03/10/2022 at 15:34
Oh, Sue, this was brilliant! It reminded me of the first time I visited the ranch I worked for. Usually, I worked in the city office, which wasn’t on the ranch. What an experience. LOL! They called me ‘the city girl!’ LOL!
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03/10/2022 at 15:54
Thanks Colleen. I was raised in farm country and know a lot of city folk.
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03/10/2022 at 15:55
LOL! I bet that was fun. I was, of course, the butt of many jokes… well deserved of course, because I didn’t have a clue. I sure learned alot. ❤
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