Orange Roses

Somehow today the gym seemed to take the whole day (it didn't but I'd be lying if I said I knew what else I did today) Those old Curves machines at mom's gym makes me want to look around my place to see if there is a Curves around still. I like these machines.

Anyhow what does Orange Roses have to do with anything? It's today's prompt at


It was golden rod as the main but it's not quite late enough in the year for that around here. Mom and Dad's roses are not orange (and my own are pink) so no pics this time. Instead I wrote a story featuring orange roses.


Title: The Last Mile
Summary: Guilt drives him to seek out the resting places of his father’s victims but where does this road lead?
Rating: teen
Notes: Written for brumeier for the prompt Any, Any, Why is the last mile the hardest mile? (The Smiths) and also written for the allbingo prompt of shoveling snow and the sunshine challenge prompt of orange roses.


On AO3


( Or read it here )

Thanks to those who stepped up and beta read my Mall story. You're more appreciated than I can say. Already looking for betas for the ghost story (not done yet) but don't want to keep abusing the usual betas.

And since it's music Monday and I haven't heard really new music in a while, have this newish Shinedown that I used in a lyric challenge today.

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