“What the…? Will you look at that, Randal? Come here and look what someone did to my sculpture!”
“What? Looks the same to me, Martha.”
“Call the Police, Randal!”
“It was plain vandalism, Officer Neoapollotano. I want fingerprints and I want the vandals found! They took Randal’s obsidian arrowhead he made in graduate school. He could make stone tools like a…Neandertal.”
“Can you put a value on the arrowhead…?”
“You are missing the point, Officer. What about the vandalism?”
“I understand, Mrs. Warwickii. I would be upset, too, if I found…THAT in my yard before I had my morning coffee.”
Friday Fictioneers
Photo prompt: copyright Douglas M. Macilroy
Word Count: 100
Photo prompt: copyright Douglas M. Macilroy
Word Count: 100
Thanks to Rochelle Wisoff-Fields for hosting Friday Fictioneers.
the EXCESSIVE GARDENER 
I laughed so much at the last sentence. Interesting last names for the characters.
Yeah. I like making up weird, yet pertinent names. Actually, I knew a guy in grad school who could make stone tools like any of the tool artifacts of the Neandertals. I’m glad you enjoyed it. Your too young to know about the title: their used to be a Motown group called Martha and the Vandellas. Lucy
I’m sadly not too old to understand the title. Great story.
Thanks. I miss Motown once in awhile. Thankyou so much for stopping by. Lucy
Very punny throughout! (I remember M & the V’s too.)
Thanks. I’m a big fan of puns and sarcasm. Thanks for stopping by. I appreciate it. Lucy
Here are two worlds that do not meet. Sad about the missing arrowhead, though. Lovely dialogue.
Thank you. A fellow grad student used to make stone tools. We called him Mr. Neandertal. Well, at least I did. Lucy
Oh, that’s why the title was somewhat familiar. I wasn’t all that into motown, but had heard the name. Very punny story, I enjoyed it. And I know people who can make stone age artifacts, too. 🙂
Thank you. Back then I listened to anything on the radio. Motown was good for while you were driving your car. Otherwise I was very into Steppenwolf. Wow, that’s a blast from the past. thanks again. Lucy
Dear Lucy,
I am old enough to remember Martha and the Vandellas. Great play on words.
Shalom,
Rochelle
Thank you. It was fun. Lucy
Very cute; would have had me dancing in the streets if not for this heat wave!
Thanks. Lucy