Friday Fictioneers
Aha,this time it really is Friday-at least for me.Over at FF,our immensely talented host,the wonderful Rochelle Wisoff-Fields posted the photo prompt some 3 days back,setting the bar high with her amazing story.As I write this,already 81 writers have spun their magic using the photo prompt,provided by one of my favourite writers on FF,the admirable Sandra Crook.Thank you Sandra .:-)
I am late for two reasons-one I was rushing to get too many things done and second,c’cos this prompt had me stumped.However,after untangling my scrambled neurons and soothing my jangled nerves,I came up with my 100 words which follows just after the photo.
In case you are interested in participating or reading what other fantastic story tellers from around the world have come up with in just 100 words,do click on this link and pop over there to check it out http://rochellewisofffields.wordpress.com/friday-fictioneers-2/
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Sleep Baby, sleep
Maude drove the tractor –trailer out of the farm at an easy pace.
Ricky’s trench coat and boots sat well on her.
She pulled the cap a little lower and adjusted her sunglasses.
Not that anyone was around at this time.
Soon the town was behind her.
Ricky sure had been surprised to see her.
He thought she was dead.
Maude touched the scars on her face.
All through their marriage, Ricky’s constant complaint was,”I am going to pieces woman, let me sleep.”
Maude turned her head.
Between bales of hay, lay Ricky, finally sleeping.
In pieces…
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@Zebra Crossing 
Nicely done.
Thank you YS:-)Will come back to read your’s and others after having tea:-)
Plain tea or with murri 🙂
No plain-am not so fond of muri unless it is “jhal-muri”-yumm!
oh snap…there are lots of sharp implements on the farm…the wood chipper for one….might make decent fertilizer….ha….at least he can be of use now…smiles.
Ha!ha!True!Thank you for reading Brian:-)
Love it.
Thank you Adam:-)
I love you to pieces just took on a whole new meaning. Wowzers! Nicely written- murder, or justifiable homicide?
Ha!ha!Thank you Ken :-)Who knows-maybe culpable homicide-that in case they find out 😉
Ooooo…so she was dead! Great tale. Wonderful twist. 😉
No,she was not dead but she had killed him-cut him into pieces-she escaped-he had tried to possibly burn her or something;-)Thanks for reading and now I like the twist you added-maybe she should have been dead-ghastly,lol
Oh my…now however did I miss all this, obviously I didn’t read carefully enough! He was quite a monster!
No Georgia(I hope I got your name correctly-am becoming so forgetful-I hope it is not Georgina?),I liked what your mind saw-sometimes we may read things into a piece which the writer fails to see and that adds an interesting dimension-I love it and thank you so much:-)Yes,that he was-so he was wiped off ,lol!
lol..my name is Georgia…though for W.P. I’m Bastet but never Georgina. I’ve seen over a period of time people read one of my poems or shorts and yes, they see what I never thought to write…which is cool, so I can understand your point of view. In any case, your story grabbed me! 😉
Ah,what a relief that I did not goof up over your name at least-thanks Georgia-it is always a pleasure to read good writing and so happy that you liked my story 🙂
🙂 must agree about reading good writing! This was a pleasure!
Aww,so sweet ,muaah! 🙂
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In pieces…– absolutely evil. loved it. 🙂
Thank you so much Kz-that makes me very happy:-)
I love a good tale of vengeance… well done.
Thank you so much Sandra:-)
A chilling tale, well told.
Thank you so much:-)
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oh dang it…there’s such a thing as revenge…
Ha!ha!Thank you Claudia-so sweet of you to come by to read and leave such a cute comment :-)Unfortunately,my mind is still a blank re the dverse challenge 😦
Haha! Who is sleeping now!
Lol,sleeping beauty ;-)Thank you so much for stopping by Dawn,appreciate it:-)
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What the hell is going on with your tangled neurons! That was scary; you better smell some fertilizer and calm down…
Ha!ha!Will do that Perry-thanks for the tip 😉
I think he deserved that…that prompt would have had me stumped as well. What a fun hop!
Tina @ Life is Good
A to Z Team @ Blogging From A to Z April Challenge 2014
Thank you so much Tina :-)Very sweet of you to come by
Perhaps others also think Maude is dead–wouldn’t that be handy now that she’s misled people into thinking that Ricky’s alive and driving the tractor. A thinking woman, that Maude.
Absolutely;-)I agree that she is Vb :-)Thank you so much for stopping by always
Chilling!
Thank you so much Bryan:-)
Ew, that’s gruesome! What’s more disturbing than the ending is the fact that I laughed at! It was like the punchline to a good a joke. May he rest in pieces, um, I mean, PEACE 🙂
Ha!ha!Janna,you just made my day-thks a ton.I had hoped that ppl will see that-me & Sam were also laughing too-we def have a dark sense of humour ;-)Btw,do chk out Sam’s story-she really “crushed” me with her’s – ;-)Why don’;t you join in the fray -100 words is not much and FF gives a long time to think,write and read-that’s what I love about it the most and yes the community is very supportive too:-)
Sweet revenge (I’m assuming he tried to kill her first?). I like the “in pieces” thing changing from metaphorical to reality!
Thank you DR-you are spot on!Yes,he did and so he got his reward-glad you caught that about pieces:-)
Hi Atreyee, I loved this . I really love when they give back. Very nicely done.
Thank you Indira-yes,I love it too specially cos in real life,it hardly ever happens:-)
ha! he should have complained less or maybe not at all!! good one, Atreyee 😛
Ha!ha!I know-thanks a ton Sun:-)
Ah, the dark twist at the end. Commendable. So he rests in pieces, I see 😀
He!he!Thanks Shailaja for seeing those “pieces” 😉
Atreyee
Ah, Ricky should have known to be careful what he wished for, looks like Maude granted his request only too well 😀 Great job!
Ha!ha!Yes,she took it to heart;-)Thank you for reading tikerbelle
Oooh, revenge, a murder and all wrapped up in a twist ending with a well-placed pun. It made me smile!
Thank you so much Hala-am glad you liked it:-)
Having toured the vast outback of my country -Australia- and hearing the tales of how many ho missing there I have often wondered what screts are hidden there…like in your story 🙂
Ha!ha!Thank you TM,am feeling beter about my piece of fiction knowing that it may be true -wink,wink!
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If that’s what you write when your neurons are soothed, don’t write when they aren’t!!
janet
Ha!ha!Guess they were not that soothed;-)Thank you so much for stopping by to read Janet
This reminds me of my studies of criminal law at university. Sometimes, the worm just has to turn, and with good reason. Well done.
Oh wow!You studied Criminal law-am envious Freya!Now am pleased, for it means,am not that far away from the truth,eh?As they say truth is stranger(or more gruesome) than fiction ;-)Thanks a ton for reading & for the feedback 🙂
he finally got his wish, broken into pieces for good measure.
Ha!ha!Yes,so true-so its better to be careful when we wish-who knows who is listening,right? ;-)Thanks so much for stopping by to read:-)
Ah! so he rested in pieces 😛
Well he has nothing to complain about, he did get what he wished for 😛
Chilling! And a wonderful twist 🙂
Loved it!
Ha!ha!So true-one better be careful what one wishes for 😉
Thank you so much:-)
Ha.. yes, a great tale.. my favourite type.. great work
Thank you Bjorn,my friend:-)
Somehow I don’t think this is the kind of sleep he had mind. Ha ha. Great job!
Ha!ha!I agree ;-)Thank you Amy
Dear Atreyee,
Going to pieces will never have the same meaning for me again. Yikes. And well done.
shalom,
Rochelle
Ha!ha!Thank you for the fun comment Rochelle 🙂
Karma is a woman on a tractor, loved it 🙂
Ha!ha!Loved your comment Helen,thank you so much:-)
Oooh, that’s wicked, and wickedly humorous too. I like that she drives out at an easy pace, setting us up for a nice little tale… 😉
Thank you so much Sarah-glad you saw the humour in this 😉
She probably stole a piece of his heart in the end. Great job.
Ha!ha!Thank you Subroto:-)
There was a Three Dog Night song titled “Pieces of April.” I guess I finally know what it means.
😀 Thank you Russel
Well-written story. Gruesome things in the hay. Nice twist at the end.
Thank you Patricia:-)
I love the character of Maude. sounds like Ricky got what he deserved
Thank you so much:-)