Everything looked normal, peaceful, suburban. So why did the hair stand up on his arms? Something was wrong, terribly wrong.
The stop sign? Arret? No. That just told Sanders he wasn’t in Kansas anymore—he hadn’t expected to be. The absence of any people? No. A feeling of dislocation fizzed at the edge of consciousness.
The bins! It should be green bin day, but there was a brown bin out. Two realities had been stitched together, almost, but not quite, seamlessly.
Then he spotted the translocator pole. And the creature who stepped through.
Sanders zenosyned.
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I think I may be channelling Laurie here. Friday fictioneers is a weekly challenge set by Rochelle Wisoff Fields to write a 100-word story in response to a photo prompt. You can find other stories here
Neil MacDonald Author 
Sanders Zenosyned, now who or what is this. Perhaps the local drug Barron
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A technology that hasn’t yet been invented, perhaps
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Dear Neil,
A very Twilight Zone feeling about this one.
Shalom,
Rochelle
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Sometimes, when you see apparent normality, you just can’t help yourself
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Time flies, even more so for Sanders!
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He may be lost in the rift for ever
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This is a very interesting story.
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Thank you, Vartika
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But there’s also a green bin. Looks like the poor chap bounces to and fro in time while the creatures step out. Scary!
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The green bin day has been sutured to the brown bin day
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I had to look up ‘Zenosyne’. Yet, love the last line.
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It’s not a real word
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Google says it means ‘passage of time’.
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Yep, that brown bin was a huge give away. And since Sanders was zenosyned, my guess is that the situation calls for some… lol, intriguing story.
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Thanks so much, Trent
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He’s got trapped in his game. I hope he can get out.
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Well he has managed to zenosyne, so there may be hope
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I want to know a LOT more! Fascinating 🙂
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Thanks so much, Linda
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You increased my vocabulary. Not sure how I can work it into a conversation. Nice!
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Thanks so much, Danny
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This was way out of your norm! I think you did get a bit of Laurie 🙂
I much enjoyed this… those bins are such a dead giveaway that all is not well…
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Good to know I was right about the bins
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Plus, they don’t get picked up on the same day anymore so…
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I hope the MC gets out of there and back where he wants to be safely. Either that or he sobers up 😉
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It was all a drunken dream. I like that
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Either reality is actually warped, or he’d better come to his senses quickly.
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Those do seem to be the choices
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When something seems to be very wrong, it probably is. Mind the bin colors and translocator poles. 🙂
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Wise advice
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i had to laugh about the bins, so many of my neighbours wait until someone else puts the bin out—and still they get the wrong one.
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Bins tell you so much
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I know it keeps you on your toes. Is it Black bin this week or is it blue with maroon or is it grey and maroon. Bank holidays and bin collection day changes are the worst.
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i think it’ll take more lifetime of experimentation to bond two realities perfectly if at all.
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I guess he’s doomed
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Wow, very, as my daughter says, twighlighty…if the bins are wrong, something is definitely wrong. Great story!
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Thanks so much, Fleur
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I must admit I never saw that coming. Intriguing!
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Thanks so much, Andrea
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It is just too perfect isn’t it! You gave me a shudder then a laugh!
Reminded me a little of the opening of Dodie Smith’s Twilight Barking (yes the 101 Dalmatians writer). Written way before Twilight, it is a great children’s read with some adult stuff in there.
Let me know when we can all zenosyn!
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Thanks so much. Early zenosyn experiments led to the disappearance of several small hamlets, but we live in hope
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This is my kind of story, with lots of weird, other dimensional hijinks. I enjoyed it, even without knowing exactly what zenosyning is. 🙂
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We don’t yet know what zenosyning is. It won’t be invented for another 13 years
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Well, I for one, appreciate you giving us all a heads up so we can be ready to invest in it when it comes on the market. 🙂
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Ooooooo fun
Realities stitched together. What a great concept !
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The bins were just WRONG
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