It’s Wednesday, time for another post,
more fiction, a short story,
based on a photography.
Just 100 words, I can do it.
I am ready, can’t wait to see.
What will it be?
And then I look, and I go blank.
A beautiful picture.
I see a flag, we are in France;
an older building,
an empty street.
I sit on my desk and wait,
my fingers on the keyboard,
ready to type.
I have an idea.
No, that’s not it.
I can’t feel it,
nothing moves me today.
Sorry guys, still nothing.
Perhaps next week?
One shouldn’t force it.
Word Count: 100
The Friday Fictioneers are held by Rochelle Wisoff-Fields. It’s a fun challenge. I enjoy writing as much as reading.
Today, however, I had an off-day and one has to acknowledge and embrace an off-day. See (and read you) next week.
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Very funny, you got a story out of not having one, clever
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You nailed it! 🙂
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It happens like that some times….
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You could always go with the old standby from my youth,
I see Paris, I see France, I see someone’s underpants. 🙂
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“I see London, I see France, I see someone’s underpants.” Gosh, you make me feel old. 🙂
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Sorry about that
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No. I meant that’s what we learned back home (Austria/Italy) here in the U.S. it’s your version I belief. Both are correct. 🙂
Goodness I didn’t mean to correct you. How could I.
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Actually I though the picture very hard as well…. but at least France is in the news.
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Yes all eyes are on France right now.
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Well you did write what the picture inspired you to write. I think it was well done.
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Thank you
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At least you wrote something! One time I looked at the picture…walked away….came back and still nothing…this happened for a couple of days. Yay you!
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If it ain’t there don’t worry, take a walk or tend the garden, have a nice meal, well that’s my philosophy. Loved your piece this week.
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Thank you, Michael. You did forget to list the glass of wine. 🙂
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Whatever is your tipple.😉 Sadly good wine sends me to sleep.
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Ha, when it isn’t there, it isn’t there. Nice way to keep writing through the drought 🙂
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Thank you, Iain.
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Nice one, Bridget. It’s a story most of us can relate to! 🙂
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I am glad you liked it.
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Some weeks are like that. It happens to all of us. A very clever way of reminding us, though. 🙂 ❤
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Thank you!
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If I had a dollar for every time I was stood-up waiting for inspiration to arrive, I would be a wealthy woman 😉 I think you handled being stood-up very well!
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You and me, both. 🙂
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Forcing usually ends up in a compromised piece that you wouldn’t be happy with- I think you made the right choice- sometimes we just have to let it go!
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See, we think alike 🙂
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Dear Bridget,
We’re all entitled to a blank week once in a while. You presented it imaginatively. Just for fun, here’s one I wrote while having the same lack of inspiration. Hope you enjoy it. https://rochellewisoff.com/2016/02/17/19-february-2016/
Shalom,
Rochelle
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It looks like I am in good company then. Good to know 🙂
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We had similar thoughts this week, my story isn’t really a story either 🙂
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It wasn’t a picture that got my imagination going.
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Sometimes it’s good to just say ‘ nope – nothing’s going to come’. See you next week.
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Yep that’s what I thought.
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Very clever – I agree with Patricia
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Clever, Bridget. 😀 — Suzanne
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Thank you, Suzanne.
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