Spam mail can be interesting. For instance; 1) Today I learned-with out opening of course-I can meet the woman of my dreams. 2) I have a money order for $80,000,000 waiting for me. 3) I can prevent publication of my profile online. 4) There is a web site where every single team member is dedicated to me. And finally my favorite: 5) my face book account-under another email address-has been locked.
Heaven forbid! Did I forget I had another FB account under another email account? I am forgetful but not that forgetful. No, I do not have a FB account with that address so how can it be locked? Or anything else. Why does anyone care if my account is indeed locked? None of their business.
The $80,000,000 dollars-I assume I can have it if I supply my complete information as well as my bank account. I think there may be more than acouple of people I know who think I am foolish, but a complete stranger thinking so is a surprise. I’m surprised, after all the years this scam has been around, A) it is still being used and B) people are still be falling for it. After all, it would have faded many years ago if the were no more suckers to fall for this one. But there appears to be no end to the suckers lining up for quick riches.
Come to think of it, those scams are assuming I am ignorant of the ways of the world. Maybe they do know me. Now That’s scary!
My Flash Fiction. More than anything, I take from life experiences, twist it, give it some abstract and a story is born. Sometimes I just write a non-sense sentence or a few words just to see what develops. It's surprising how often the story just flows and seems to write it's self. I write as if I was talking. Then I do a lot of editing. I spend a lot more time editing the story than I do writing it from scratch. Many writers get it right the first time. I am not one of those.
