Off the Cuff / My Other Journal

Titles

Out of the blue, it occurred to me to hoard titles: Not other book, movie, or song titles but what I would hear, read, or see that could make a good title for a story or a novel.

Whoosh! My brain was flooded in a short time. After writing down several pages of possible titles for two days, I realized that those titles I picked could also double up as prompts. Anyhow, anything becomes a prompt when I put my mind to it. The problem is in finding that mind, which plays hide-and-seek.

Here are a few of my titles and the stories behind them:

Man on the Roof:
While we were in the car, I saw a neighbor fixing his roof.

Wide Sweep:
The same neighbor's wife was sweeping their driveway while the husband was on the roof. (No, he didn't fall on her!)

Pouring Coffee:
You got it! Me helping myself to a cup. The phrase has caffeine in it, don't you think? In the least, it implies vigor, a Starbucks story maybe, or even something more.

To Make a Day of It:
A snippet from hubby's offer for some leisure activity.

Self-Storage:
The sign of a Storage Business. When the words are taken separately, their meanings might imply something psychological, or psycho, if you like.

Keys in Hand:
That was hubby walking with keys in his hand, but in a story, keys could mean so many things.

The Knock-off Version:
From Jimmy Cramer's Mad Money talk. Somehow this rings a bell, but which bell I can't say. Can it be the closing bell for the markets? Ahha! Here is another one: The Closing Bell

And I better stop now, before I find myself in a padded cell.