Friday Fictioneers – The following photo is the prompt. Does it speak to you? What does it say? (In 100 words or less.)
Copyright-Kent Bonham
“I’ve got it! I found the key!” John exclaimed, waving it in the air.
“C’mon, open it, open the chest!” Ginny teetered with excitement on the threshold of discovering the treasures hidden in Grandma’s cedar chest.
Click. Squeak. Creak. The lid opened, dust particles danced wildly in the streaming sunlight for the first time in half a century.
Yanking away the lace shawl, which sheltered the dreams within, they heard the plop of something small.
An old lollipop, shared between two lovers, a promise of lips to meet again sweetly, after the war. A promise he kept four years later.
***NOTE: The photo looks like an old, dirty lollipop to me, thus, my story.
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I like it 🙂
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Thanks Marilyn, I didn’t like the photo, wasn’t sure where I would take it, it’s only half-hearted writing, I lacked inspiration. Now, to find yours… 😉
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I don’t do this particular prompt, not because I have anything against it but because … I don’t. No reason. I think I’m already doing so many prompts, I decided I couldn’t commit to any more.
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This looks like an old dirty lollipop to me as well. Quite possibly a trick one of my brothers would play on me – close your eyes and open your mouth… ugh
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Sounds like you had brothers like mine! 😉
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That’s what it looks like to me, too.
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I’m a sucker for a happy ending!
(Get it?)
(Sucker?)
(Lollipop?)
HAHAHAHAHAHA
(I’ll show myself out…)
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Hahahaa…. I got it, I got it… 😉
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Very sweet, and your description had tons of atmosphere . . .it is a lollypop, I am sure . . . .?
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Thank you so much! 😀
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I like the amazing feeling of history in this. Well done.
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Thank you! 😀
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this was wonderful – 🙂 ❤
Click. Squeak. Creak…
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Thank you so much! I tried to capture the atmosphere. 😀
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That’s a sweet promise to keep 🙂
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Thank you! I tried to capture the spirit of young lovers. 😉
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I would never have imagined an old, dirty lollipop would be romantic. I stand corrected. Kudos for cleverness.
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I never know where my mind might take me when I start writing! 😉 Thanks so very much for your comment!
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That’s a sweet story, very nice 🙂
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Thank you so much! ;D
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Dear Swoosie,
I loved your happy story and El Guapo’s comment. You guys are a good team.
Aloha,
Doug
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Thank you! Originally, I thought I’d steer it to a more eerie story, but, I ran out of words! 😀
Cheers,
Sue
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Dear Swoozieque,
After all these years a petrified lollipop. Very sweet.
Shalom,
Rochelle
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Thank you so much! 😀
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What a lovely story Swoosie ! I like your choice for a photograph..I mean who doesn’t like a lolly? 😉
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Actually, the photograph was not mine, it was a “prompt” from Friday Fictioneers, http://rochellewisofffields.wordpress.com/2014/10/01/3-october-2014/ .
Thank you so very much for commenting!
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Hey you! I wanted to drop by and let you know I nominated you for the One Lovely Blog award. You can view it here: http://apparentlyanna.wordpress.com/2014/10/03/one-lovely-blog/ 🙂
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Oh, thank you Anna! You are so kind! 😀
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If I may say it this way, what a sweet story and it’s also funny in a delicate and genteel way. Excellent phrasings, for instance: “Ginny teetered with excitement on the threshold of discovering…” I can see her as if she’s on a seesaw or “teeter-totter,” so an awesome showing “que” to character age there, Swoosieque! 🙂 Plus, great use of the photograph.
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Thank you so much Leigh! I was happy with how that sentence transpired. It can be so difficult when words are limited, quite a challenge! 😀
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It is, and I fail Rochelle’s challenges with some regularity! 🙂 (though I still love them) Speaking of, I was reading about this free writing workshop and thought of you. Not that you need it, but actually you teaching or co-teaching it! http://writingwomenslives.com/writing-our-grandmothers/ You might also want to check out WOW! (Women on Writing) if you haven’t yet. They have flash fiction competitions regularly (plus, money prizes, yay; I can’t remember if there’s an entry fee or not)!
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You are just filling me with all kinds of smiles today! I will check those out! And thank you so much for thinking of me! 😀
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A nice romantic ‘sweet’ story – of sugar plums and lollypops. 🙂
Lily
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Thank you Lily! 😀
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So sweet, though the old lollipop didn’t look sweet.. Great take on the prompt.. 🙂
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Thank you so much for taking the time to comment! 😀
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