Welcome to Friday Fictioneers, hosted by Rochelle Wisoff-Fields. This week’s prompt photo is from Santoshwriter, over at Words.
No, I didn’t get in on time. But I did manage to write a story…one that hit too close to home, so… I went ahead and subsequently wrote something else that may get me kicked off Friday Fic… Enjoy.
100 words
Photo Copyright © Santoshwriter
“Necessity is the mother of invention,” Lorne spoke.
Damon rolled his eyes.
“But convenience…” Lorne continued. “Paves a road to hell. Speak our minds? Well, we sell our ourselves with that. And for what? The illusion of control? Fun? A cause? The Great and Powerful Distraction. The market’s invested in low patience.
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“It didn’t used to be this bad. Yes, I know, the global connectivity couldn’t exist last century. …But all freedom has costs.
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“The rain forests must be weeping, for today we have droughts. Our distracted wants have outweighed our needs.”
Damon raised his brows. “That’s new.”
The goal for Friday Fictioneers is to write a story, beginning-middle-end, in at most 100 words, based on the prompt photo. You are also encouraged to “think outside of the box.”
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