Every week, Rochelle Wisoff-Fields (thank you, Rochelle!) hosts a flash fiction challenge, to write a complete story, based on a photoprompt, with a beginning, middle and end, in 100 words or less. Post it on your blog, and include the Photoprompt and Inlinkz (the blue frog) on your page. Link your story URL. This week, I just couldn’t resist having another go!
PHOTO PROMPT © Karen Rawson
Conspiracy
“Dang this dang dark!”
Despite his torch Jed had stumbled on the flaky, rotten step. He paused, listening. Had his expletives been heard by the occupants of the cabin?
All was still. No light showed but he knew they were in there, waiting.
He rapped four times, da-da-da-dum, and heard the wooden beam lifted, the door creak open.
“Quickly, inside before you’re seen!”
The door was slammed behind him, and the blackout blanket replaced. His three co-conspirators looked stern. He could smell the bourbon on their breath.
They sat down around a small table.
“Texas holdem suit you, Reverend?”
Liked the set up and the last line twist! 😀
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Dear Dark Netizen
Thank you for reading and commenting. I’m glad you enjoyed both set-up and twist!
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🙂
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Nice twist
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Dear Neil
Thank you for reading and commenting. You just made my day!
With very best wishes
Penny
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Dear Penny,
That last line made me laugh out loud. Who knew? One of my FF favorites for the week. 😀
Shalom,
Rochelle
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Dear Rochelle
Thank you for reading and commenting, I’m delighted that the last line made you laugh. I guess our pastors are just folks like the rest of us!
Shalom
Penny
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Very clever, I love the ending so much! =)
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Dear Brenda
Thank you for reading, and for your kind comment. I’m so glad you liked the ending!
With best wishes
Penny
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Ha! Great last line. The lengths they go to for a game.
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Dear Laurie
Thank you for reading and commenting so perceptively. You’ve identified the back story where their wives have banned poker sessions!
With very best wishes
Penny
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I loved the twist at the end. The build up implied something much scarier!
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Dear Clare
Thank you for reading, and for your kind comment. I’m glad the build-up enhanced the twist at the end!
With very best wishes
Penny
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Great twist, Penny. Think I might join them in a bourbon myself – only when the sun’s over the yard arm, of course 😉 Best wishes, Jilly.
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Dear Jilly
Thank you for reading and commenting. I’m glad you enjoyed the twist.
With best wishes
Penny
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I hope he knows just when quit. Very clever write..
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Dear Yarnspinnerr
Thank you for reading and commenting. Not many people know when to quit, I think!
With very best wishes
Penny
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So true & always welcome.
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Great fun.
A feisty man of God. I like that.
Wonder where else he might have been?
Hmm.
Randy
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Dear Randy
Thank you for reading and commenting. I’m glad you felt my story was fun!
With very best wishes
Penny
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Nice twist and a great take on the prompt.
https://trailbrooklane.blogspot.com/2018/05/the-stairs.html
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Dear Evergreenmeadows
Thank you for reading and for your kind comment. I’m glad you liked my take on the prompt.
With very best wishes
Penny
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I didn’t quite expect poker, which means you win. 🙂
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Dear Sascha
Thank you for reading, and for your delightfully witty comment!
With very best wishes
Penny
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Wonderful! thanks for the laugh:)
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Dear Linda
Thank you for reading and commenting. I’m delighted you found the story amusing!
With very best wishes
Penny
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So glad I decided to come back to see what I had missed! THis was wonderful and laugh-out-loud funny!
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Reverend with a poker face playing Texas Holden that’s a nice conspiracy theory !! Great writing 👏
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