cracking and stretched like his budget
Haha! Nice one!
It was a great story, and it's a wonderful photo, but I don't think I see the two together. As I was reading your short tale, I kept envisioning a different part of the machine shop, but the same shop nonetheless. But it's great! With only a few words, you managed to flesh out Calvin as a whole
The picture though, I kept envisioning three very startled faces, and one that's equally as startled but is hooked into a virtual reality device or some sort haha I love those plug face. Gets me every time.
You are probably correct in your assessment, I started with the picture and just used it as a spark to create some kind of character. In the end a photograph relating to soiled clothing would probably have been more appropriate. What I did like about this little write was its circular nature, starting with soil pants and ending with the hands that he wipes on them.
Yeah, that didn't go unnoticed. A veritable cause-and-effect!