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Amie McGraham's avatar

I’ll bring the marshmallows, you bring the prompts!

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Sharron Bassano's avatar

Did somebody mention marshmallows? I'm in!

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Justin Deming's avatar

Deal! 😀

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Jack Bosma's avatar

Is it really junk?

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Justin Deming's avatar

That’s the question, isn’t it? And the answer most likely varies depending on who you ask. I imagine Billy would reply, “Absolutely not!”

Thanks for reading, Jack!

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Chris Patrick's avatar

Another great story! Love the title.

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Justin Deming's avatar

Thanks, Chris!

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Sherman Alexie's avatar

That Camaro absolutely needed to be blue.

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Justin Deming's avatar

It’s how I always envision Camaros in my mind! The father of one of my childhood friends owned an old blue Camaro (69, maybe? It had a white stripe going down the middle of its hood) and kept the thing in his garage year round.

Thank you for reading, Sherman!

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Ernie Brill's avatar

II like this story heaps and hope it doesn't waste away on some slush pile because you are really on your mettle. I suggest you start a scrap book where each wreck tells its story ie "Dam armadillos nearly got me killed. LORD why'd you make them so SLOW" "They got one gear- REVERSE!'

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Justin Deming's avatar

Thanks so much, Ernie. I honestly haven’t submitted any stories in over a year. At this point I have more fun sharing them here and chatting with others about them. Maybe down the line I’ll get back into submitting them.

And haha! I love the scrap book idea. Wow...telling the story of every vehicle in the junkyard. It might be a bit daunting of a task!

I appreciate you reading my work!

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Ernie Brill's avatar

not EVERY "veHICKLE" in the yad,my friend. a bunch. Did you peruse the every month list of no fee requests for ms of fiction and poems puby Erica Verillo and anothewoan in PUBLISHING AND OTHER INSANITIES? NO FEE! NONE OF THIS DRIFTWOOD. MAG BS THAT YOU CAN SEND WONDERFUL POEMS TO THEM NO FEE BUT YOU HAVETO BUY ONE OF THEIR "MISPRINTED" BACK ISSUES FOR ONLY $16.95 TBC

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Meg Oolders's avatar

Hey Justin.

I'd love to throw my hat in the ring for cover design if you don't plan to do that yourself. :-) Let me know! Looking forward to camping!

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Justin Deming's avatar

Meg, thank you so much for offering! That is so very kind of you. I will definitely keep you posted, and I may shoot you an email soon!

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Ernie Brill's avatar

Stories about this pile ( which by the way is actually the back yard of rambling houseof the biggest senior high school Metalica fan group's backyard in Wrinnemucka where it rains a lot and turns

veey cruddy.

and I'll bring the wipes AND the behavioral scientists but that's part of the next TBC

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Justin Deming's avatar

Yes, I can totally see that!

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James Ron's avatar

Love the hubcap farms when I come across them. Summer campfires are a great idea as is your Fifty Fifties!

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Justin Deming's avatar

Thanks a bunch, James! There is a small hubcap farm/junkyard that I used to pass frequently while living in upstate NY. For some reason I thought of it while writing this one.

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Sharron Bassano's avatar

Billy is on his way toward buried treasure. That dead blue Camaro is on its way to resurrection! Hallelujah!

Buy the way, I am already standing in line for the first five copies of Fifty Fifties! I hope the process is easier than you think, my friend. I myself could not make heads or tails of Amazon's system...

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Justin Deming's avatar

Haha, I hope he brings it back to life! Something is telling me he will.

Thank you, Sharron! That’s incredibly kind of you to say. I’m starting small, so we shall see, but it is a bit of a dive into the unknown. There are a few people who would guide me in the right direction should I run into issues, so I’m thankful for that, too. I’ll keep you posted on how things go! At this point I’m mainly formatting the manuscript and editing some of the stories. 😃

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Sharron Bassano's avatar

Have fun! We all want to see it, believe me.

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Justin Deming's avatar

Thank you so much! 🙏

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