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The Photo and Sentence Prompt: “They say that life is a game of chess…”
They say that life is a game of chess. Okay, I’m good with that, after spending (in my previous post – the story for Sunday Photo Fiction) a cold, drafty hungry weekend at a castle, I’m really into the whole game of chess thing. Just one question – who made the queen so powerful?
Could we have a little more sharing of powers going on here. I mean the king can barely take a step in any direction without getting stomped on, and he’s the king. You know, head honcho, main dude, Number Ono, and the big prize on the board, still he’s pretty much powerless. But perhaps there’s a truth in this.
Maybe it’s true for everyone. Perhaps the meaning of life is that the king’s not much different than the lowly pawn. Well, except the king has people wait on him and wears groovy clothes and things, but other than that, oh and he probably eats really well and has people (probably the pawn) help him find his way around drafty castles”… no wait this isn’t working out the way I thought …
I guess life is like a game of chess because they both confuse the heck out of a person.
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Thanks for stopping by and reading,
~ Penny
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Penny, Good, humorous, well-written take on the prompt. Poor king. 🙂 — Suzanne
Hi Suzanne, thanks, it was fun to write. 🙂
Wouldn’t it be nice if we all had the same power as each other and treated each other with the same respect. Great story
Thanks, yes it would be wonderful Alastair. I stay hopeful! 🙂 xo
Loved your story, Penny. It was right to the point. The queen is the ine with all the power. The king is henpecked.
Hi Susan, Yep, I’d agree with that one too! 🙂
I think the King sits and watches for the most part – while the Queen does all the work. (Grin)
I think you’re right! No, I know you’re right! 🙂
For some reason the pingback is not working. It usually comes in as a comment, and it did not do that even though you have the link. Another WP improvement?
No doubt, sometimes I think they feel like they have to make some fancy change (that wasn’t necessary) every day, it is irritating!
It sure is! Did you see the new stats page? You have to keep scrolling and scrolling and scrolling. The original is a single snapshot with a single scroll to see what you need to see! xoxo Have a great weekend!
Good story Penny! I started thinking about The Game of Thrones…Now there is a chess game! Hugs and be well! Stay tuned because I am thinking that you will like the upcoming Mondays challenge! xoxox! B