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 on your page. Link your story URL. Then the fun starts as you read other peoples’ stories and comment on them!
PHOTO PROMPT © TED STRUTZ
Getting started
Arun counted his savings. He borrowed from his grandmother. He sold the gold ring left to him by his grandfather (he didn’t tell his grandmother), and he bought a moped with panniers.
He went to the fish market and bought some fine fish, which he sold door to door. By evening he had fish left, but he was out of pocket. He shrugged and had a fish dinner. Which fish had sold well?
Next day he did better, and the day after better still.
The motorbike only lasted two years – but by then he had a business and a van.
Autumn Leaves 
Looks like he made a great choice. A lovely story, Penny
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Thank you for your kind comment, Shweta!
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You are welcome ❤🤗😊
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An encouraging success story
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Thank you for commenting, Neil.
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What a story of hope. Getting started is so often the hardest part; sounds like he did what he needed to succeed.
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Thank you for your kind comment, Jen. Yes, Arun had thought carefully about what he needed to do.
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Good choices and planning. I think Grandmother would approve.
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Thank you for your kind comment. Yes, I’m sure grandmother approved of Arun’s hard work and success. She wasn’t awfully happy about the gold ring, mind you!
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Nice.
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Thank you for commenting, Trish. It’s always good when hard, honest work leads to success, isn’t it?
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A young and savvy entrepreneur 🙂
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Thank you for your kind comment, Linda. It all comes down to hard work, doesn’t it?
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Yes indeed!
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Enterprising lad.
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Thank you for commenting, Lorraine. As you say, Arun was enterprising.
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Quite the entrepreneur! Hard work will see him go from strength to strength.
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Thank you for your kind comment, Ali. As you say, hard work is the key to success. (A bit of luck helps too!)
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I was wondering what the story had to do with the photo prompt. Then the punchline hit me – “The motorbike only lasted two years – but by then he had a business and a van.” Maybe he should hang onto the spare parts – just in case 😉
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Thank you for your encouraging comment, Lyn. You’re right – Arun was the sort of man who would hang on to spare parts!
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Oh terrific story! What a star, learning and just keeping on. Love it.
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Thank you for such an encouraging comment, Laurie. I tried to use a voice that would reflect the compartmentalised way that Arun thought.
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Good for him, the ocean’s the limit!
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Thank you for commenting, Keith. The ocean’s the limit? Arun is a lucky man!
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I love the spirit of this. Nowadays, I know so many youngsters who think they have the right to an immediate high salary. There are a few who have ambition and plans and manage to stay the course.
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Thank you for such a kind comment, James. Ambition and plans are good, but it’s the hard graft that brings success!
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A determined fellow, well done, Penny.
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Thank you for your thoughtful comment, Mason. Yes, Arun is determined!
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You’re welcome.
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Stories of success are most often successful stories. This one is. I like it.
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Thank you for your kind comment, Oneta. I’m glad you liked the story.
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I love his entrepreneurial spirit.
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Thank you for your kind comment, Jade. Yes, Arun knows what he wants, and he’s a hard worker.
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You’re very welcome, Penny.
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Dear Penny,
It’s kind of sad that he sold the gold ring, but Arun is obviously a young man with good business sense and didn’t squander the money. Well told story.
Shalom,
Rochelle
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Dear Rochelle
Thank you for your encouraging comment. Grandmother was sad about the ring, but I’m sure grandfather would have approved.
Shalom
Penny
xx
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Very nice
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Thank you for commenting, Vincent.
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Stick-to-itiveness and hard work paid off. Good for him!
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What a wonderful word – stick-to-itiveness! Thank you for commenting, Dale.
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Thank you. I like it 🙂
My pleasure!
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A lovely story of hope and enterprise, Penny. Order from chaos through determination and learning.
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That is quite the enterprising young man. It takes guts to gamble on oneself like that.
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