A very short story …

for Friday Fictioneers.

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Ever since Pastor Justin was a Scout he’s been prepared. His friends call him Justin Case! Emergency? Just call Justin!

As a kid, he had bandaids in his pocket in case he tripped up. As a student, he had a you-know-what in his wallet in case he got lucky with a girl!

Nowadays he carries a copy of the ten commandments should he need to check what he’s doing complies! 

There’s a boat outside his church. He says they laughed at Noah and look what happened. Perhaps he should have a ladder too, in case the stairway to heaven breaks down!

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jade-li-photo-1Thanks to Rochelle for hosting and to Lisa Fox for the photo.

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46 thoughts on “A very short story …

  1. rochellewisoff's avatar rochellewisoff September 7, 2022 / 14:35

    Dear Keith,

    If any of the things he’s prepared for happens he’ll be known as Justin Time. 😉 Delightful piece…as always.

    Shalom,

    Rochelle

    • Keith's Ramblings's avatar Keith's Ramblings September 7, 2022 / 17:27

      Haha, why didn’t I think of that? Thanks so much, Rochelle.

  2. James McEwan's avatar James McEwan September 7, 2022 / 14:49

    Pastor Justin, perhaps, lives a very guilty life having to check on the Ten Commandments. Never did get lucky as a student and joined the church instead-I think. There is always humour in your stories making them fun to read.

    • Keith's Ramblings's avatar Keith's Ramblings September 7, 2022 / 17:30

      He lives life on the wholesome edge! Delighted to have amused you, James.

  3. neilmacdon's avatar neilmacdon September 7, 2022 / 15:28

    Justin may need to be prepared for plagues of frogs too

    • Keith's Ramblings's avatar Keith's Ramblings September 7, 2022 / 17:44

      Not sure how he’d deal with that! Cheers, Neil.

  4. Iain Kelly's avatar Iain Kelly September 7, 2022 / 15:59

    Oh No-ah you didn’t! I’d like to hear about the good Pastor’s student days! 😉

  5. Sadje's avatar Sadje September 7, 2022 / 16:00

    An entertaining take Keith.

      • Sadje's avatar Sadje September 7, 2022 / 18:21

        💜🙏🏼

  6. msjadeli's avatar msjadeli September 7, 2022 / 18:09

    Keith, this is just the kind of story I was hoping would be written when I snapped the picture. Thank you for the laughs!

    • Keith's Ramblings's avatar Keith's Ramblings September 9, 2022 / 12:16

      I’m really pleased Lisa, thanks for the inspirational picture.

      • msjadeli's avatar msjadeli September 9, 2022 / 20:11

        You’re welcome.

  7. Bear's avatar Bear September 7, 2022 / 19:05

    Always good to be prepared. Gave me a chuckle.

  8. Suzette Benjamin's avatar Suzette Benjamin September 7, 2022 / 19:15

    Nicely done Keith. Perhaps Justin could adjust his thinking so that he does go overboard.

  9. beth's avatar beth September 7, 2022 / 20:47

    )))

  10. trishsplace's avatar trishsplace September 8, 2022 / 06:10

    Loved it! Enjoyed hearing your voice too.

  11. Fandango's avatar Fandango September 8, 2022 / 06:16

    Justin Case! That made me laugh!

  12. Sandra's avatar Sandra September 8, 2022 / 08:06

    I like a man who’s prepared for any eventuality.

  13. Bill's avatar Bill September 8, 2022 / 16:40

    There used to be an airstrip north of one I flew out of in Fort Worth, Texas named “Just In Time” airfield, for what we thought were obvious reasons. Now I cannot find it. No more place to land ‘just in case’ you lose power on take off. Another fun and humorous write, Keith. 🙂

    • Keith's Ramblings's avatar Keith's Ramblings September 9, 2022 / 13:49

      Seems it just disappeared! Thanks so much, Bill.

      • Bill's avatar Bill September 9, 2022 / 16:47

        Maybe swallowed up in a housing development.

  14. Brenda's Thoughts's avatar Brenda's Thoughts September 9, 2022 / 01:58

    It’s always good to be prepared…just in case. Very entertaining tale! 🙂

  15. CGraith's avatar CGraith September 9, 2022 / 11:24

    You have created a character in a few 100 words! Well done.

    • Keith's Ramblings's avatar Keith's Ramblings September 9, 2022 / 14:25

      I’d have liked a few more words but rules are rules! Thank you so much.

  16. Alicia Jamtaas's avatar Alicia Jamtaas September 9, 2022 / 22:44

    Oh, boy! This brought a BIG smile to my face after a kinda crazy day. THANKS!

  17. Michael Humphris's avatar Michael Humphris September 11, 2022 / 00:15

    Great story telling. I guess that he had a raft of sermons in a Filofax

  18. Bernadette Braganza's avatar Bernadette Braganza September 13, 2022 / 10:49

    He probably already has a ladder tucked away somewhere.

  19. creatingahome's avatar creatingahome September 13, 2022 / 13:49

    Be prepared at all times.
    A man of many cautions.

  20. Fred Aiken's avatar Fred Aiken October 27, 2022 / 02:48

    i didn’t get it.

  21. britcanwrites's avatar britcanwrites November 4, 2022 / 15:50

    Love this, and the added voice recording to go along with it. Nice touch.

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