This is my submission for this week’s Friday Fictioneers that is ably hosted by Rochelle Wisoff-Fields.
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Below is the picture prompt for this week and below that is my story.
Picture copyright Douglas M. MacIlroy
Interminable
Genre: Paranormal(?)
Picture copyright Douglas M. MacIlroy
“Sir, father says you want to leave us.”
“Yes John.”
“Why? Don’t you like it here?”
“I do like it, son. No offence, but our work seems less and less …noble.
We used to wage war, carry great men, ferry important luggage, move the ailing.
Now we only work to amuse, fight mock enemies, run for the entertainment of idle men and gamblers”
“You mean you think horses no longer do important work?”
The man stroked the horse’s mane.
“No, son. I mean Speed and I need to find an antidote for the waters of immortality we drank centuries ago.”
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100 words
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Comments
I struggled with the prompt this week, especially knowing that there would be several very good stories posted, as happens every week. I wanted to write something about a unicorn. I hope someone did 🙂
I was happy to see Kenya in our Great Leader’s list 🙂
I noticed that a word was missing from my post last week. No one pointed it out. Maybe we all did not notice.
About Friday Fictioneers
Friday Fictioneers is a group that works as follows:
Every week you get a picture.
Prompted by that picture, you write a piece of fiction that is 100 words long (or as close as you can get).
You add a link to your story on the Fictioneers page, and read the varied and awesome stories by the other Friday Fictioneers.
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