Flickr Fiction
There is an elf sitting on the bus ahead of me. I’m surprised - a little. I don’t know why, I guess I always knew there had to be elves somewhere. All of those stories have to have some kernel of truth right? So the fact that one of them is sitting on the bus seems perfectly reasonable. It’s like the old saying ‘Where ever you go there you are.’
Makes sense that elves have to be places too. Although obviously they aren’t in too much of a hurry if they are taking public transport.
The elf turns his head slightly to look out the window. In profile he has a bigger nose than I’d expected - not so much Grecian as Grecian urn. It looks like it’s been broken before, again not so much a surprise with an elf. If I was a few hundred years old I’d probably have suffered a few broken bones as well. The bus is fairly packed, there’s a troll driving and he’s an angry fucker.
‘Moo-wev to de back!’ he shouts, packing another 3 or 4 passengers into the crush. A couple of monkeys are swinging from the ceiling and down in the back seat some Yanqui dogs are not-so-secretly smoking. Clouds of smoke waft up the bus adding to the animal smell of musk and sweat and piss.
Either public transport has relaxed it’s standards or I really need to come down fast.
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This hallucinogenic bit of prose inspired by my hangover and Something weird… by Flickr user bernardo.borghetti. Not sure who else is in this week but check out the usual suspects: The Gurrier, Chris, Linus, Tadmack, TeaandCakes, LittleGoat and Aquafortis.
I was thinking about this yesterday evening on a particularly busy Dublin Bus journey. I like your version better than reality.
Comment by Is — October 24, 2006 @ 4:06 pm
Trolls, I have met on the bus, elves, not so much, muppets, lots.
Comment by Donal — October 24, 2006 @ 10:37 pm
Ha! Great last line!
Comment by Sarah — October 27, 2006 @ 6:32 pm
Yanqui dogs!
Mmm, I’m thinking this is SO the bus to ride. Whatever they’re smoking is catching. Like it!
Comment by TadMack — October 30, 2006 @ 7:10 pm