May 3rd Sunday Write (for Me) Comes in June

Be it mostly on me that, not for the first time, the Bloomington Writers Guild’s “Third Sunday Write” on Facebook (see April 23, et al.) gets reported here closer to the first Sunday of the next month. I generally make a point to not even look at the prompts until I have some time I can put aside to sit down and write, more or less on the spot, on the one that “speaks” to me. Or even decide which prompt that one will be. And this May’s closing days, as luck would have it, were busier than most (cf., e.g., May 31, 30).

But as life will have it, here it is now.

(Prompt 3) *What would you have in your picnic basket? Maybe share a recipe or two. Who would you share it with? Where are you?

The vampiress planned, for her picnic basket, yes. Catheters, of course, as well as a blanket. Nice bowls, with a flowery pattern perhaps to celebrate summer, even if they’d be eating at night.

Or would that be drinking?

Some bottles as well, to receive donations — some of the guests would not be going back when the meal was over. That would be the main course, enjoyed on the spot still warm, directly out of its original containers. But always one still had to plan on leftovers. And — that reminds her — some raw meat too just in case the werewolf should happen by?

And a few pre-filled blood-bags, chilled before leaving. A bracing, cold soup — in lieu of a salad. Beverages however should be no problem. Perhaps, though, some drinking straws?

Then for dessert a nice blood pudding.