Yes They Will (flash non-fiction)

Flash non-fiction if there is such a thing.

Arriving in West Virginia, from California, we stayed with my dad's brother and his family before going to our final destination, Washington D.C. This snapshot is a steeply sloping hillside spilling out of the tree covered side of a nearly vertical West Virginia mountain.  The group of children are running headlong down the slope, screaming wildly and racing haphazardly towards the unpainted wooden house sitting cantilevered below the mountain.  That's me in the group, the last to reach the house. We raced up the wide board steps, streamed through the screen door in hysteria, and watched from the windows as my uncle went out with his shotgun and blew the rattlesnake into multiple pieces. It had chased us all out of the woods, down the hill, across the yard, and into the house.  I know some say snakes won't chase you; but, yes they will.

Author's Note

I am working on some memories of my life set up as brief snapshots.

Reviews

[Dave Brown]

the memory snapshot idea sounds good, especially while it still functions properly.
I find mine has slipped a fair amount but the positive aspect of that is I get to watch the same movie every three months without remembering a thing about it

[roniO]

Yes, I have retreated from a couple myself. One of which was my fault for antagonizing him.
Enjoyed the word picture.