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 