Fall Back Before Sleep
The sun slowly filled the room with light. He stretched, yawned, and viewed the yard through the window. On the street young moms hugged their children and then sent them up the bus ramp. The bus ramp! No, no, no! He fumbled around for his glasses and grabbed his watch. He laid back on the pillow and vented. Overslept again!
Typically, the alarm went off before the sun rose over the mountain. Unless, the alarm failed to go off. Now was when he should be leaving the house. Now was not the time for a shower. He considered leaving without one then he remembered his big meeting. He would just have to be late.
The commute took longer than usual; one of the reasons he woke most mornings before the sun rose. Stop and start. He nearly sloshed his coffee when the car leading him stopped suddenly. Damn! He made the lot just in time to sprint to the office.
"Sorry, I'm late. Overslept," he mumbled as he dove into his seat in the conference room. "No worries mate," a voice from the videoconference interrupted his thoughts. "Time changed overnight. We still have an hour for the meeting."
"Great."
Day 292: 5 Minute Freewrite: Tuesday - Prompt: overslept by @mariannewest
Copyright © 2018 Michael Shawn Sommermeyer
hahaha - that has happened to me too - not the commute, but thinking I am late and being early LOL
two things- we started a discord for freewriters who are either serious about publishing and/or about supporting the Freewrite House.
Here is your invite: https://discord.gg/5BZhe2Q
Also, I do love Steempeak - just discovered how useful it is a few days ago. That said, I think you get more votes if you drop your link from the Steemit platform. If you are not signed into steempeak, you can't place a vote. And for many people - figuring out how to join a new platform is just too much. Especially if they are on their phones....
Thanks for the heads up on the link. I will fix the problem. Also, I am very interested in publishing or figuring out how to pitch my stories. I've been writing for fun; I would like to make it into a career.
cool!! See you on discord :)
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Looks amazing, nice picture :)
nice one.