Mondays Finish the Story – June 15th, 2015
This is a unique flash fiction
challenge where we provide you with a new photo each week, and the first
sentence of a story. Your challenge is to finish the story using 100-150
words, not including the sentence provided. Don’t forget to
use the opening sentence… This challenge runs from Monday to Sunday!
Get creative and have fun finishing the story!
Please include the photo with
your bit of flash and a link back to this post. Do not forget to click
on the blue frog and add your link so that others can enjoy your story too! Now
let’s have some fun!
This week, thanks go out to
Eric Wickland of Momusnews who
came up with the opening line to go with this week’s photo!
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© 2015, Barbara W. Beacham
Finish the story begins
with: “At first, it looked like an ordinary marble, but it
was far from it.”
BOYS
“At first, it looked like an ordinary marble, but it was far from it.”
Sean and Charlie scrabbled down
the hillside, scraping their knees and scuffing their shoes, little thought as
to what their mums would say when they got home. They were ten year old boys out on an
adventure.
The weather was cool for the
month of June but the boys hadn't bothered to wear a coat, they were tough,
young and immortal. No harm could befall
them, no danger for them to be aware of; they were just out and about having
fun.
The shiny round sphere had taken
their eye and that’s why they were plummeting down the banks of the grassy
knoll. Excitement shone from their eyes
as they both grabbed for the ball at the same time.
The sudden explosion rent the
sphere apart, shattering it into millions of pieces, disappointment led to
words their parents would never want to hear from their mouths.
Word count: 146
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Darn word count! I hope there is a part 2 opportunity so I can learn what it was.
ReplyDeleteBad little boys using those words parents use but don't want to hear from their offspring! Lovely descriptive tale! And a whole other take on an unusual prompt. Love it, you always surprise Sally!
ReplyDeleteBoys will be boys!! Great story!
ReplyDeleteA wonderful weaving of a really good story. I enjoyed this! I could picture those boys in my mind, which is a sign of a story well written. Thank you for writing again for the Mondays Finish the Story challenge. Be well... ^..^
ReplyDeleteGreat description of the way boys out on an adventure feel! I hope nothing has been unleashed...
ReplyDeleteA very creative take on the picture, and I wonder if they unintentionally unleashed something good or bad?
ReplyDeleteLove the last line! Great belly laugh!
ReplyDeleteOh, that's terrible! The boys adventure blew up in smoke!
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