Rochelle invites us to write a story in 100 words or less, using this picture prompt
PHOTO PROMPT © Ted Strutz
Daddy made the best shine in West Virginia, and it put food on our table. He taught me his secrets. I was fourteen when I quit school and began running shine all over the mountains. I knew every back road, and our old Chevy could eat them up.
One night, Sheriff Baxter saw me and gave chase. I flew down the roads, shine tinkling in the back seat. I wasn’t worried until the Chevy blew a hose. I backed it into the woods, praying no one would find the shine until Daddy could retrieve it. No one did.
A Little Bit of Everything, With Love 
Great story, Lisa. Of course, based on the picture, I’m wondering if the father eventually came and got it or if no one ever found it. That would be quite a discovery, to find an old car full of moonshine in the woods. 🙂
-David
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You are so right, David! I am betting his father found a way to retrieve that shine. xoxo
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A lovely character and a great escapade
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Thank you! ❤️
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Love it! I am one of those people who like to see the guy get away when the crime is something like this.
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Thank you, Violet, I am with you 100 percent! xoxo
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Yes – escaped to live again, good read Lisa 🙌
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Thank you !
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Yes – escaped to live again – great read Lisa 🙌
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Thank you, yes, back in the day something like this could end badly.
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Fu8n tale about running bootleg shine.
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Thank you, James! 🩵
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This is great fun, Lisa …. a feel-good crime story!
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Thank you, Nancy! xoxo
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Did they ever find him?
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His daddy fixed the car and delivered the moonshine the next night. The boy laid low at home.
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Lisa, I enjoyed the world you built around the image.
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Thank you so much! ✨🩵
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You’re very welcome.
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Let’s hope Daddy found the shine before prohibition, and the business, ended. Great voice.
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Good point! 😂 Thank you for your comment ✨🧡
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I loved the character and the unique story your created!
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Thank you so much, Brenda! ✨💚
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