Two Left Hands [Photo Flash Fiction]
25 May
Jeff Bower suffered from a very serious condition: he had two left hands. When our paper asked if we could accompany Jeff on a recreational drive around his home town one Saturday morning, he graciously agreed. With our correspondent sitting in the front passenger seat and snapping pictures, Mr. Bower showed off his driving prowess. For instance, he was able to use three GPS devices at once: one on the windshield, another in the dashboard, and the third in his cell phone, which Jeff held in his second left hand. Unfortunately, this joyride did not end well. This photo was taken by our correspondent about one minute before Jeff hit an eighteen wheeler carrying gasoline. The camera was the only thing, living or inanimate, that survived the resulting explosion. This is a grim reminder for all of us: put away your cell while driving!
Tim Kizer is the author of Intoxication (As the Darkness Falls).
Photo Flash Fiction is very short fiction inspired by a photo.
That has got to be one strange looking dude. Maybe if he had an extra eye he wouldn’t have crashed? Food for thought.
If he had an eye on the forehead like a cyclops, the story would have ended differently, but only if the eye was steady and didn’t stare in the same direction as his two other eyes. One other thing: the left hand that is holding the cell phone has quite a reach, don’t you think? Or maybe the other left hand is attached to the right arm?