Raccoons in Double Trouble - Freewrite Day 483 Entry - Prompt: Double Time

Hi everyone reading this :)

This is my response to the Freewrite prompt, a daily writing exercise that I am really enjoying doing. Thank you @mariannewest for hosting these. The Freewrite community has also graciously agreed to “adopt” me, promoting me on their page and giving me daily upvotes. It is much appreciated, and hopefully my writings will be up to their standards.

I’m thinking about challenging myself to make all of the freewrites I do match a particular theme. So far, I’ve had a suggestion to make them about wild animals that tend to get a bad reputation. I’d be curious if anyone else had any other suggestions.

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https://steemit.com/freewrite/@mariannewest/day-483-5-minute-freewrite-friday-prompt-double-time

Prompt: “Double Time”

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These two racoons always did things together. They were a pair. A team. For them, all the time was double time. Roaming the suburbs at night, exploring trash cans to salvage the food that the silly humans had wasted. Didn’t they know that the food was still good? One day, while wandering around, the pair came across the motherload of dumpsters, outside a warm building that smelled of sweet things, the local bakery. In the trash was the old food that the bakers had irresponsibly thrown out. Cupcakes, breads, danishes, a cake. The two racoons locked eyes, thrilled at their luck, and then dove in headfirst. They ate so much they got sick that night, and fell asleep in the trash, even though they knew better. Come morning, the baker showed up, and started yelling, and throwing things. Sigh. Humans always reacted like this. It’s not like they’re eating the food anyways. Well, the two racoons scampered away, mirroring each other’s movements so closely that the baker briefly questioned if they were seeing double.

That next night, the racoon pair decided to try their luck again and return to the wonderful dumpster of tasty food. They crept down the alley, and made it in safely. Tonight was going to be another great night of eating the wasted overindulgence of humans. They’d be more careful not to overeat, and would make it safely back home this time. While they didn’t always understand why humans were so crazy, they did learn. And together, they could handle anything.

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I’ve always found racoons to be such adorable creatures. Their little hands, and how they walk around on their hind legs occasionally. When I was younger, we always had racoons come up to our sliding glass door at night, and I would frequently watch them as they walked around our backyard. I’ve never understood the fear/ hatred people have towards these animals. Sure, maybe they sometimes make a mess. But honestly, if you’re throwing away that much food that you’re attracting racoons, I think you should take a long look at your purchasing/ consumption practices. Something wrong is happening. Don’t blame the racoons for taking advantage of their surroundings to survive in a world that we have made substantially less hospitable for wildlife.

Here’s a cute video of a racoon washing its food and running off.

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I had a whole lot more to this story in my head. I had to stop, and change the flow of my story otherwise I could have been writing for way longer. I am thinking that I will continue this post in the future. Maybe I’ll use the extended post for my FreeReading. Also, I would be looking for a partner for the we-write contest if anyone is interested. You can find details here.

As my RC is running low, if you’re interested in writing with me, please send me a message on discord, my username is nmcdougal#1503, or on Telegram. I’m trying to conserve my commenting power for posting things. Hopefully, as I keep gaining SP, this will eventually no longer be an issue. I’m too used to Facebook’s commenting, where I don’t have to worry about that. I’m sure it will get better with time, but it definitely puts a damper on my experience on this platform.

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