Microfiction Monday #73

Every week Susan from ‘Stony River’ posts a picture to stimulate the imagination. The challenge is to write a story of 140 characters or less, including punctuation and spaces.   It’s fun! Click here to read more and perhaps join in.

Here is this week’s picture and my response.

Was this truly Clark Kent’s grandfather? If so, what had happened to his grandmother? Had she fallen prey to Kryptonite?

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Microfiction Monday #72

Lovely Susan from ‘Stony River’ organises and hosts this weekly meme. Thank you Susan J She provides a picture and the challenge is to create a story in 140 characters or less – including punctuation!

Click here to read more marvels of microfiction – and perhaps join in. It’s fun!

Here is this week’s picture followed by my offerings.

Fairy Marigold grimaced as she leant over to clean the prince’s shoe. The ribbons on her wand danced in an effort to escape the odour.

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As Primrose put the tracking device in the shoe she noticed tentacles slithering over the front and wondered what was trying to escape.

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Microfiction Monday #71

Lovely Susan from ‘Stony River’ organises and hosts this weekly meme. Thank you Susan J She provides a picture and the challenge is to create a story in 140 characters or less – including punctuation!

Click here to read more marvels of microfiction – and perhaps join in. It’s fun!

Here is this week’s picture followed by my offerings.

This is one of our leading universities. Increased tuition fees allow us to offer the very best education and accommodation to our students.

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NHS cuts mean that some budgets will be much reduced. We don’t think the high standards of care of which we are so proud will be affected.

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Microfiction Monday #70

Lovely Susan from ‘Stony River’ organises and hosts this weekly meme. Thank you Susan J She provides a picture and the challenge is to create a story in 140 characters or less – including punctuation!

Click here to read more marvels of microfiction – and perhaps join in. It’s fun!

Here is this week’s picture followed by my offerings.

The two young couples were absorbed in each other but Walter watched the lava flow and wondered if he should warn them of impending danger.

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Alfred was unlucky with the ladies. He gazed into the distance. A beard might make him more attractive. He could feel a few bristles now.

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While Jane and Theo read poetry and Josiah dreamed, May told John the facts of life. He couldn’t wait to practise! She bade him be patient.

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Microfiction Monday #69

Lovely Susan from ‘Stony River’ organises and hosts this weekly meme. Thank you Susan J She provides a picture and the challenge is to create a story in 140 characters or less – including punctuation! Click here to read more marvels of microfiction – and perhaps join in. It’s fun!

Here is this week’s picture accompanied by my offering.

Two and seven, six and nine are interchangeable – ‘tis a witch’s clock and so when folk look out, the windows are shuttered after for fear.

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Microfiction Monday #68

Lovely Susan from ‘Stony River’ organises and hosts this weekly meme. Thank you Susan J She provides a picture and the challenge is to create a story in 140 characters or less – including punctuation! Click here to read more marvels of microfiction – and perhaps join in. It’s fun!

Here is this week’s picture followed by my offerings.

‘See, Jim,’ said Tom. ‘You can have a nice warm bath first and then you can use the ring on your chair. That’ll ease your haemorrhoids!’

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You told me there’d be treasure from that wreck – gold bars and bullion. A bar of soap won’t make my fortune, only bubbles.

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Microfiction Monday #67

Lovely Susan from ‘Stony River’ organises and hosts this weekly meme. Thank you Susan J She provides a picture and the challenge is to create a story in 140 characters or less – including punctuation! Click here to read more marvels of microfiction – and perhaps join in. It’s fun!

Here is this week’s picture followed by my offering.

Silently, stealthily the tree pulled up its roots and prepared to move forward. The humans would soon be swallowed up in the mists of time.

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Microfiction Monday #66

Lovely Susan from ‘Stony River’ organises and hosts this weekly meme. Thank you Susan J

She provides a picture and the challenge is to create a story in 140 characters or fewer – including punctuation! 

Click here to read more marvels of microfiction – and perhaps join in. It’s fun!

Here is this week’s picture accompanied by my offerings.

Horrified, he discovered that he had drawn from his scabbard not a sword but a parasol. Valiantly he battled on, blocking his enemy’s blows.

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Forensic pathologists were astounded. Cause of death? Microscopic samurai hidden under cocktail umbrella. The victim never saw his killers.

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Microfiction Monday #65

Lovely Susan from ‘Stony River’ organises and hosts this weekly meme. Thank you Susan J She provides a picture and the challenge is to create a story in 140 characters or fewer – including punctuation! 

Click here to read more marvels of microfiction – and perhaps join in. It’s fun!

Here is this week’s picture accompanied by my offerings.

‘You’re so strong,’ she gasped. ‘So virile, but one thing troubles me.’

‘Tell me’, he answered.

‘What happened to your other ear?’

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‘The cream has worked wonders on your hands. They’re so smooth. Next we should try doing something about your complexion – and your teeth.’

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Microfiction Monday #57

Lovely Susan from ‘Stony River’ organises and hosts this weekly meme. Thank you Susan J She provides a picture and the challenge is to create a story in 140 characters or less – including punctuation! Click here to read more marvels of microfiction – and perhaps join in. It’s fun!

Here is this week’s picture accompanied by my offering.

He tried to present a macho image but it was natural for him to rest his hand on his hip. Calling his companions Pet didn’t help, either.

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Microfiction Monday #56

Lovely Susan from ‘Stony River’ organises and hosts this weekly meme. Thank you Susan J She provides a picture and the challenge is to create a story in 140 characters or less – including punctuation! Click here to read more marvels of microfiction – and perhaps join in. It’s fun!

Here is this week’s picture accompanied by my offering. We drive on the left in UK!

She made brmm brmm noises, longing to be old enough to drive. She knew she’d be good. Even now she was keeping closely to the left.

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Microfiction Monday #55

Lovely Susan from ‘Stony River’ organises and hosts this weekly meme. Thank you Susan! She provides a picture and the challenge is to create a story in 140 characters or less – including punctuation! Click here to read more marvels of microfiction – and perhaps join in. It’s fun!

Here is this week’s picture accompanied by my offering.

Baby with broomstick, lucky black cat. No witch, she! 

Yowls, screams, blood under nails speak otherwise. 

Trick or Treat’s tough these days!

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Microfiction Monday #50

Lovely Susan from ‘Stony River’ organises and hosts this weekly meme. Thank you Susan J She provides a picture to prompt imagination and the challenge is to create a story in 140 characters or less – including punctuation! Click here to read more marvels of microfiction – and perhaps join in. It’s fun!

Here is this week’s picture accompanied by my story.

Pat watched the tanker’s slow swift progress. The illusion of non-movement bothered her. What was it called? Google would work hard tonight.

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Microfiction Monday #48 Mysteries!

Lovely Susan from 'Stony River' organises and hosts this weekly meme. Thank you Susan J She provides a picture to prompt imagination and the challenge is to create a story in 140 characters or less – including punctuation! Click here to read more marvels of microfiction – and perhaps join in. It's fun!

Here is this week's picture accompanied by my story.

The girls were rooted to the spot. Light shone behind them. One had grown a cross on her hat. Strange symbols appeared on her sister's coat.
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Microfiction Monday #47

Lovely Susan from 'Stony River' organises and hosts this weekly meme. Thank you Susan J She provides a picture and the challenge is to create a story in 140 characters or less – including punctuation! Click here to read more marvels of microfiction – and perhaps join in. It's fun!

Here is this week's picture accompanied by my offerings. The first one is directly influenced by the film I watched with my grandchildren on Saturday evening, '2012'.



Though seaworthy, Noah's boat was small. He watched as the wave threatened to engulf him. He couldn't believe it. Was it 2012 already?

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Canute realised his advisers were wrong in thinking that he would be able to control the tides from a boat. If he survived heads would roll.
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Microfiction Monday #45 The Skeleton

Susan from 'Stony River' organises and hosts this weekly meme. Thank you Susan J She provides a picture and the challenge is to create a story in 140 characters or less – including punctuation! Click here to read more marvels of microfiction – and perhaps join in. It's fun!

Here is this week's picture accompanied by my offerings. 

Henry was notoriously slow at making decisions. This time even he realised he had deferred too long. How would he explain to Bob's widow?

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Arthur felt eyes on him. Suddenly he started humming, 'I ain't got no body'. When he turned round, he wasn't shocked to see a skeleton.

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Microfiction Monday #44 Periscope up!

Susan from 'Stony River' organises and hosts this weekly meme. Thank you Susan J She provides a picture and the challenge is to create a story in 140 characters or less – including punctuation! Click here to read more marvels of microfiction – and perhaps join in. It's fun!

Here is this week's picture. There's a Flanders and Swann song called 'There's a bird on my head' and this image reminded me of it.

My offering with apologies to Keats ;-)

Oh, what can ail thee, Knight at arms?

What's this thing on top me 'elmet – a periscope? I ain't going in water for no-one. This stuff rusts!

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Microfiction Monday #43

Susan from 'Stony River' organises and hosts this weekly meme. Thank you Susan J She provides a picture and the challenge is to create a story in 140 characters or less – including punctuation! Click here to read more marvels of microfiction – and perhaps join in. It's fun!
Here is this week's picture and my offering.

They hadn't realised New York would have its name writ large like Hollywood. And surely the laser beams would disrupt air traffic?
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Microfiction Monday #42

Susan from 'Stony River' organises and hosts this weekly meme. Thank you Susan J She provides a picture and the challenge is to create a story in 140 characters or less – including punctuation! Click here to read more marvels of microfiction – and perhaps join in. It's fun!
Here is this week's picture and my offering.

Desirable location. Needs some refurbishment. Suit first-time buyer.
Bob sighed, How much longer could he carry on writing lies for a living?
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Microfiction Monday #40

Susan from 'Stony River' dreamt up this meme which she organises and hosts each week. Susan provides a picture and a challenge to write a fiction in 140 characters or less (including punctuation and spaces!) It's fun! Honestly! Click on her name to read more marvels of microfiction and perhaps be tempted to join in.
Here's this week's picture followed by my effort.

You'd think she'd have picked a red gerbera. Pink clashes horribly with me. Wonder if there's any water in that jug? I'm drying out here.
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