Iain Kelly

Fiction Writing

DEMOCRACY

They wrangled back and forth.

Neither would accept the result.

We waited for violence to escalate.

In the end, Saskia won and Scooby-Doo went on. Dad would have to watch the football later.

Written for the Weekend Writing Prompt, hosted by SammiScribbles. This week’s prompt was: Wrangle. Click on the link to read more stories by other writers.

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31 responses to “DEMOCRACY”

  1. rochellewisoff Avatar
    rochellewisoff

    Dear Iain,

    I’m surprised Dad lost that round. Love it.

    Shalom,

    Rochelle

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    1. Iain Kelly Avatar
      Iain Kelly

      Not in my household, I always seem to miss out! Thanks Rochelle.

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  2. ceayr Avatar
    ceayr

    Laughing.
    Nice one, Iain.
    My piece has the same title…

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    1. Iain Kelly Avatar
      Iain Kelly

      Thanks CE. I hope yours has a more democratic outcome!

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  3. D. Avery @shiftnshake Avatar
    D. Avery @shiftnshake

    Thank you for the chuckle.

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    1. Iain Kelly Avatar
      Iain Kelly

      You’re welcome 🙂

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  4. Tina Stewart Brakebill Avatar
    Tina Stewart Brakebill

    Hopefully it was an episode without Scrappy. 😉

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    1. Iain Kelly Avatar
      Iain Kelly

      🙂

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  5. robertawrites235681907 Avatar
    robertawrites235681907

    Ha! Clever Iain.

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    1. Iain Kelly Avatar
      Iain Kelly

      Thank you 🙂

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  6. Na'ama Yehuda Avatar
    Na’ama Yehuda

    Ah, Dad being the grown up in the room! 😉 Nice!

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    1. Iain Kelly Avatar
      Iain Kelly

      It’s easier to concede defeat! 🙂

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      1. Na'ama Yehuda Avatar
        Na’ama Yehuda

        Yep. For some … (then there are those who prove they cannot be an adult, let alone the adult in the room … 😉 )

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  7. magickmermaid Avatar
    magickmermaid

    Made me LOL! 😀

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    1. Iain Kelly Avatar
      Iain Kelly

      Thank you 🙂

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  8. Dora Avatar
    Dora

    Nice misdirection there, Iain. What a relief it was just a wrangle over the telly!

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    1. Iain Kelly Avatar
      Iain Kelly

      Thanks Dora – if only others admitted defeat so easily!

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      1. Dora Avatar
        Dora

        Things are never as simple as we want them to be, especially when the stakes are so high.

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  9. joyroses13 Avatar
    joyroses13

    LOL! Yay for Scooby Doo! 🙂

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    1. Iain Kelly Avatar
      Iain Kelly

      Yeah, Scooby is pretty good too! 🙂

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  10. Keith's Ramblings Avatar
    Keith’s Ramblings

    I hope the result was worth waiting for! Nice one Iain.

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    1. Iain Kelly Avatar
      Iain Kelly

      Scooby-Doo was pretty good too.

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  11. Dale Avatar
    Dale

    Something that happens in real life, Iain? LOL!

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    1. Iain Kelly Avatar
      Iain Kelly

      I have watched a lot of Scooby-Doo recently! 🙂

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      1. Dale Avatar
        Dale

        There are worse things… Though my youngest started rewatching them a couple years ago (age 18-19 at the time 😏) and the laugh track made me nuts!

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      2. Iain Kelly Avatar
        Iain Kelly

        There are plenty of worse kids programmes I could be stuck watching. I can live with Scooby!

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      3. Dale Avatar
        Dale

        Oh, I know it! Do you guys get Caillou? I know they did an English version that was as annoying as the French one!

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      4. Iain Kelly Avatar
        Iain Kelly

        We’ve managed to avoid that one, but I’m glad we’ve moved on from Paw Patrol at least!

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      5. Dale Avatar
        Dale

        Oh gawd. You could not pay me enough to go back…

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  12. OIKOS™-Editorial Avatar
    OIKOS™-Editorial

    Intriguing! Thank you for sharing, Iain. Have a beautiful week ahead. Michael

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    1. Iain Kelly Avatar
      Iain Kelly

      Thanks Michael, and you 🙂

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