Challenge
July Drabble Challenge: MURRICA
Tell me a story tied to the USA in exactly 100 words. Winning entry will be selected by me and will be a prose, not poetry, submission. Wow me with your lean, mean, American tale in honor of the Fourth of July. Take it in a patriotic direction, an ironic spin, tell a war story, or examine the modern United States with a critical eye (or all of the above). Tie in to the theme in any creative storytelling way you can. I'll read and judge the entries in early August.
Rez Life
Father raging against Mother, again. Her oft-repeated transgression? “Taking the cheese”, which was blasphemy in our house, so he’s laying into her.
The mere sight of government white labels and block letters drives him insane, yet she sneaks their processed reparations in whenever she can. But if not for handouts, we’d go hungry.
They’re a constant reminder to Father of his miserable upbringing on the reservation, all “they” took from our people, and his shortcomings to provide for his family.
“There’s no shame in taking what you need.” Mother shrugged.
Father smiled satirically, “What a very American thing to say.”