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The Last Post

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Written for Crispina’s Crimson’s Creative
Challenge #080. I chose Pic #4.
Here’s where the image took me.

© Crispina Kemp

Nobody told Bob the war was over.

For eighty years he’d floated and bounced in the North Atlantic, doing his job …. or trying to. Ships would approach and Bob would think “this is it, this is my moment”, and then they’d veer off at the last second. Every single time.

It was demoralizing, frankly.

When the harbor authority finally fished him out and planted him in this park, he’d hoped for some dignity. A plaque, perhaps. Instead, children poked him with sticks and pigeons used his horns for target practice.

Still, Bob had to admit the grass was nice. The trees. The misty mornings.

A jogger ran past and glanced over. Bob sat very still, wearing his most menacing expression.

The jogger took a photo and kept running.

“Eighty years”, Bob thought, “and not once.”

NAR©2026

This is “The Thing-Ummy-Bob (That’s Going To Win The War)” by Gracie Fields

Crimson’s Creative Challenge #080

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32 thoughts on “The Last Post”

    1. Michele, you may be the only one who commented on the tongue-in-cheek meaning of his name and for that you get a gold star! ⭐️ Thank you for your most charming comments; it’s always a thrill to know my creative efforts are appreciated. I am so pleased you enjoyed my fun little story. 😌

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