Adam — Ooooh, sand castles are a very interesting oxymoronic thing. Good choice. You got deep into the brevity exercise — really good job. The ‘sitting ducks’ and ‘snakes in the grass’ are descriptive terms that apply well to the image and take on their own life and also would make great titles for this image’s movie.

Enjoyed those very much guys.

Safe?

Emergency alarm will sound.

Deep in werewolf country two men stand guard on a fruitless campaign to thin out their numbers. An older man sits visibly shaken the younger man replies, “sitting ducks or snakes in the grass?” Night spreads over the sky like flames over the ceiling. Cries can be heard in the distance. Moments later cans on a string rustle, a cheap and semi effective warning system. The young man grips his gun tighter, his fingers turn white. The old man pisses his pants, but readies his gun none the less.

Yeah I just watched Wolf with Jack and Pfeiffer

Due to a problems at home, Chris, a pampered teenager leaves the city life to live with an eccentric Uncle Nathan convinced of an imending flood. Since Chris doesn’t have any other options or say in the matter and reluctantly agrees to live with Nathan in his trailer propped up in the tree. The neighbors that are around dismiss Nathan as crazy or even abducted and trying to return to his spaceship. But when Chris gets to know Nathan, Chris beleives there’s a flood coming and gets a whole new perspective on life.

As for my own oxymoron unrelated to the picture or story, I’m fond of the term “silent shouting/screaming” which is actually possible to do as long as you can’t be heard while you do it. It’s like dropping a brick on your foot, but only mouthing the expression of pain.