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!
Short ride in a fast machine
There were rusty old vehicles abandoned all over Jake’s farm. He was a typical small farmer, easy-going as long as you didn’t try to tell him how to run his business.
His sons, Darren and Clive, ran wild across the farm.
“Here, look – this pick-up’s still got the keys in it,” said Clive, a speculative note in his voice.
Darren pushed past. “So it has,” he said, and climbed into the driver’s seat.
The rusty old pick-up drove surprisingly well – until it rammed a stone wall.
The boys had to pay for repairs; Jake was, after all, a typical farmer…
Autumn Leaves 
A nice picture of the costs and bemefits that come with being a “typical farmer”
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Thank you for that very kind comment, Neil. I admire the heck out of the way a small farmer can get the most out of his resources.
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I’m just glad they survived the crash! Nicely done.
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Thank you for your sympathetic comment, Iain. You should have heard the boys bragging later, about how they were doing 50, no, 60 miles an hour! (5 or 6 mph more like!)
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Dear Penny,
It sounds like Jake was also a responsible father, teaching his sons about consequences of their actions. A good story that left me smiling.
Shalom,
Rochelle
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Dear Rochelle
Thank you for your thoughtful comment. Yes, Jake was a good father, and his sons grew up into fine young men. I’m so pleased my story left you smiling!
Shalom
Penny
xx
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Looks like the fun is over, back to work boys. Perhaps they will be more respectful with their new trucks when they get older. Fun read.
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Thank you for your thoughtful comment, James. Back to work it is! I’m glad you feel the story’s fun.
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Fun story. There are boys and girls driving pickups all over the place “out yonder.” Well done.
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Thank you for commenting, Bill. I’m pleased you thought the story was fun.
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🙂
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Sounds like we were all lucky not to get run over by these characters and once again I’m overjoyed to be living on the other side of the ocean and a long way away. It really came to life.
Best wishes,
Rowena
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Thank you for your kind comment, Rowena. I’m glad the story lived for you.
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Life on a farm means more liberties…and chances for mishaps. A lesson learnt. Nothing teaches better than having to empty one’s pockets! Thankfully none got hurt physically in this tale.
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Thank you for your thoughtful comment, Dale. You’re right – economic sanctions are a good way of teaching responsibility! And no-one got hurt. (After last week’s story I really wanted a happy ending!)
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That’s the important thing! And variety – the spice of life!
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At least it was fun while it lasted! A bit expensive though.
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Thank you for your kind comment, Keith. Yes, Jake made sure it was expensive, to teach the lads a lesson.
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what do you expect? boys will be boys. 🙂
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Thank you for commenting, Plaridel. As you say, boys will be boys. (And girls will be girls, but that’s another story…)
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So glad the boys are alright. I wonder if they learned on the first wreck or if it took another?! I’m sure they had a great time up until the exact moment of the crash.
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Thank you for your kind comment, Kirsten. Once the pick-up was fixed, I expect Jake gave the lads driving lessons – strictly in the fields!
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Boys + cars = trouble. I think Farmer Jake’s a wise father.Well told.
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Thank you for your wry comment, Margaret. Boys can cause trouble with almost anything! That said, they can also be heroes. I reckon this pair grew up to be fine young men.
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Live and learn. I bet they will be both fun and responsible adults.
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Thank you for your warm comment, Lisa. I’m sure you’re right that they turn out to be both fun and responsible adults.
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A lesson learned. I love the matter-of factly statement of Jake being a typical farmer. And I love the title.
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Thank you for the specific comments, Gabi. It’s helpful to know what people enjoyed about the story. Most farms that I’ve visited have odd bits of rusty machinery – in the corner of a field for example. They’re also very conscious of costs – it’s a really tough life being a farmer. If you’re interested in what it’s like, I can strongly recommend “Under the Rope” by Clive Venables, which is available from Amazon. https://www.amazon.co.uk/Under-Rope-Clive-Venables-ebook/dp/B07YX3N95C
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They took a dead liberty and they’re lucky they came out alive. Good on Farmer Dad for hitting them in the pocket. They will never forget that part of their life story.
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Thank you for your passionate comment, Jilly. The boys could certainly have approached driving more safely.
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Lucky they survived the crash and learnt a lesson too. Good take
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Thank you for your kind comment, Vartika
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interesting the way it ended
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Thank you for your kind comment, i b.
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I hope they wise up once they find out the hard way how hard it is to pay for things like that
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