I came across this photo by © Sarah Potter and couldn’t resist the temptation to write a Flash!
It’s my first time on Friday Fictioneers, which is a weekly challenge hosted by Rochelle Wisoff-Fields. The task is to write a story in 100 words based on a photo prompt. Read the rules, and follow the Froggy on Rochelle’s post to read the other posts and link your own here.
Here’s my take.
Before The Snow
“Mummy, what if it never stops snowing?”
“It’ll stop, Alice.”
“But if the snow covers all the houses and we can’t go out ever again, so we have to dig a tunnel down to the centre of the earth and build a new world called Deepland?”
My father shook his head. “Where did that idea come from?”
“Nowhere. I made it all up.”
He sighed. “She needs to go back to the psychologist.”
“She’s just creative. Maybe one day she’ll be a fantasy author,” said my mother.
“Yes, I will. I’ll write about what it was like before the snow.”
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Thank you, I’m glad to be part of such a supportive community of flash fiction writers and bloggers 🙂
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Welcome to Friday Fictioneers, Luccia!
And if that is enough for a ride to the psychologist, there must not be a lot of imagination going on in that house… Nice job!
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😂😂 creative children/people are sometimes misunderstood, although fortunately Friday Fictioneers know better and embrace creativity💗 Thank you for your warm welcome💖
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That is so true!!
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Her imagination should be encouraged, hopefully the parents will come round to her way of thinking. Nice take.
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I agree. Creative people are sometimes misunderstood, which is a pity. So glad I found a supportive group of flash fiction writers. Thank you for dropping by and commenting 🙂
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Dear Luccia,
I agree with Alice’s mother. Creativity should always be encouraged. Lovely story and a hearty welcome to Friday Fictioneers. I hope you won’t be a stranger.
Shalom,
Rochelle
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Thank you, Rochelle, for hosting this weekly challenge and for the warm welcome 💗
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That last sentence is brilliant. And so it the tone of the story and the voice of the girl. We are left wanting to know so much about her… and about what might come.
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Thank you so much.💗 Fortunately her mother values her creativity and will encourage her, unfortunately not everyone will have the same attitude, so she’ll need to deal with rejection, too.
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Great! I think my story would be before the heat came!
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Heat/snow, whatever inspires you! 💖 Don’t you get snow in Australia? 😀
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Not in my part – only limited areas further south. 🙂
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There’s not much snow in the south of Spain either. Only in the Highlands. There’s a ski resort in Granada called Sierra Nevada (Snowed Highlands) which is very popular.
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Sounds beautiful!
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Welcome to FF! Lovely story. She’ll make a fabulous author.
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Thank you, lovely to be here💖 I’m sure she will, too😀
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Creative minds always thin outside the box. Nicely done …
Isadora 😎
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Thank you, Isadora💝
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That kid will become a great writer, I wish I could read her books. And welcome from me, too. 🙂 Beware, the Friday Fictioneers are addictive.
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Thank you for the comment and the welcome. Looking forward to meeting up every Friday😀
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Love this. And I love that you love writing flash. Because I love reading it. (Writing it, too, as you know.) There is so much love in this comment. 😀
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Thanks for all your love! Feels grear to receive it💗💗💗 I’m on a short break. Back to work and routine Wednesday. I’ll be in touch!
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Wonderful!
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Thank you.💗 So glad you liked it and let me know.
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It feels good when someone comments on what you’ve written, whether they liked it or not, something drew them to it. I try to comment on everything I read.
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A lovely take on the prompt. I do wonder why people misunderstand creativity as partial insanity! Hope her parent do come along. Cheers. I’m fairly new to the Friday Fictioneers too. Welcome!
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Thank you for your comment and your welcome 💖 Unfortunately sometimes schools and patents tend to curb creativity.
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You are right!! The fierce competition to get to the “top” forces people to avoid the road less traveled. Where is the room for creativity?
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Welcome, good to have you with us! That was a nice story, sometimes it is better to feed the fire instead of quenching it.
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Thank you for dropping by, commenting, and your kind welcome💗
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A great start to an amazing storyline….
I read it backwards….but thats the beauty of your tales…. They stand alone, and yet they are sewn into a bigger picture…you can start from any side or middle and embrace the fabric. 😀
Keep writing…. And as i said earlier…when is Alice’s story going to get published?
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