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Daniel, Son

Daniel recently had a son.

The word “recently” means different things to different people. For some it represents a couple of days. To others the cut off could be a few weeks, maybe months. For Daniel and his sleep-deprived mind, he was starting to count “recently” in decades.

New movies were being remade.
“Remade” had been relabelled “rebooted”.
His favourite games were retro, and the exciting albums he was still recommending to his peers were celebrating 20 year anniversaries.

Christ, even his son had grown a beard.

He looked at the message on his phone. “Dad, It’s a boy!”


Listen to me read, below.


Written as part of Friday Fictioneers. Find out more from Rochelle’s page here, or jump straight in with this week’s photo prompt and read other stories here.

This week’s prompt had me thinking of Daniel-San of Karate Kid fame, and my own mortality. Weird, right?

Responses to “Daniel, Son”

  1. Bear

    Nothing like the birth of a grandchild to leave you feeling old, right! Great story, Daniel-pappa.

    1. MrBinks

      Thankfully I’m not quite there yet but I’m sure it’ll creep up on me sooner or later! Thanks for commenting.

  2. msjadeli

    They say time is relative and in your story time was *a* relative. Nice write/read, Mr. Bink.

    1. MrBinks

      I see what you did there 😉

      Thanks for reading!

      1. msjadeli

        You’re very welcome.

  3. Sandra

    You nailed several truths here. 🙂

    1. MrBinks

      Thank you (Unfortunately)

  4. rochellewisoff

    Dear Mr. B.

    And the circles they go round and round. Love the all-too-close-to-home story and your reading. Well done.

    Shalom,

    Rochelle

  5. Tracey at Whatsfordinnerdoc.com and TraceyDelaplainMD.com

    Really loved the black and white photo. It gives this prompt a whole new perspective. Aging is tricky business, time does get distorted.
    Tracey

  6. athling2001

    Recent can mean many things for sure. Well done.

  7. James McEwan

    You show how imprecise the english language can be. Recent may refer to the latest thing.
    The author explained the plot of his recent book, but then again it may have been written recently in the last decade.

  8. Nobbinmaug

    It’s crazy how recent stretches as we get older. Very well said.

  9. Dawn M. Miller

    I totally see how you got there from here. Nice use of the prompt.

    1. MrBinks

      Thanks. I was hoping people didn’t think it was tenuous because it truly was what popped into my head when I looked at it!

  10. poetisatinta

    Indeed, where does that time go – great take 🙌

  11. CGraith

    Gold star! Best writing so far this week!

    1. MrBinks

      Wow, high praise indeed. Thank you for reading!

  12. granonine

    This is a wonderful piece, especially for those of us who clearly remember all the things you mentioned. Loved it.

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