Deep Dig : Saturday Centus

Although I provided a list of prompts for Jenny Matlock, off on my tangent, I have no idea which one she will pull out of her hat each week and I haven't written down any stories in advance...but there are many ideas floating or filed in my head... Go HERE to read all the creative writings and write one to contribute yourself !

Here are Jenny's rules:

THE PROMPT THIS WEEK IS: We know where all the bodies are buried in RED.
WORD COUNT - 100 words total PLUS the eight words of the prompt...108 words total
STYLE OF WRITING - Any
ADDITIONAL PICTURES IF DESIRED

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Deep Dig
by Nonna Beach

As the sun scorched ground was spun by an errant, harsh wind, Leland and Dina surveyed their packed up household. It was moving day after 50 years of living on the shores of the dead, shrinking Salton Sea.

They bought land in 1960 to escape suburbia, among other things and built their dream home. Happy memories lingered as they walked through the house and out into the back yard.


They stopped, praying over the little graves of wonderful family pets. "Yes, we know where all the bodies are buried, they thought, " and how well they covered the victims mob hit man Leland had buried deep in the desert sand... "

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Postscript:
For sweetest things turn sourest by their deeds,
Lilies that fester smell far worse than weeds..."
~ William Shakespeare ~