My internet is fixed after weeks of problems, so I’m celebrating by posting my Friday Fiction two whole days early – because I can! 🙂
For those who don’t know, Friday Fictioneers is a challenge to write a 100 word story from a picture prompt. It’s hosted by Rochelle Wisoff-Fields, and anyone can play. Thanks for hosting, Rochelle! Check out the link at the end of my story to see what other fictioneers did with this week’s prompt.
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Wilting Wilfred
‘It’s so humiliating,’ Wilfred sniffed, as he stared glumly out of the window. ‘I used to be such a manly man. And she knows I’m allergic to flowers.’
If he’d known his wife Tabitha’s little secret, he’d never have slept with the lovely long-legged Clarissa. Or at the very least, he’d have been a lot more discreet.
Atishoo! Wilfred sneezed for the hundredth time that morning, causing his petals to quiver and his roots to tremble. He hoped Tabitha would forgive him soon and change him back; he was beginning to wilt.
(93 words)
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EL Appleby: Brain Fragments 
Hahahahahaha! Terrific! Loved it!
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Thanks – glad you liked it!
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Oh, no! Great story!
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Oh no? Oh yes! Thanks for commenting 🙂
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Reminded me of that show…what was it…the one where the guy’s wife was a witch…Oh, can’t remember it…Got it now!!!! Here it is:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bewitched
That’s the one! Dunno if you’ve ever seen it but its great. Used to watch it a lot. I really enjoyed it. Miss it a lot. 😦
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That was a great show!!
janet
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I’m pretty sure there was a Tabitha in there somewhere – was she the daughter?
I loved that show too 🙂
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Some old style sorcery.
Great read 🙂
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Glad you liked my witchy tale 🙂
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i loooove this! hahaha and i love Tabitha! ^^
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thanks kz – glad you enjoyed it
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Revenge with a difference! Nice take on the prompt. Long may his petals droop.
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I don’t think she’s going to change him back for a while – if ever!
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To be allergic against yourself. That’s perfect 🙂
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Yes, it’s a cruel fate – though I think he deserved it 🙂
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Oh this is sheer brilliance! A manly man doesn’t do what he did anyway, but that’s beside the point, just so funny, so unexpected! Little tiny hints I see, when I read again, but so clever! And there he is, forlornly ‘hoping’…and ‘wilting’ too..!
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thanks pirate man! I wish I’d thought of the word ‘forlornly’ I’ve not heard it in a while but I love it! Glad I made you laugh with my silly tale 🙂
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Let it be silly…but making something so..(silly I mean) takes precise crafting!
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Haha, nice take on this one! Nothing like a good revenge story 😛
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thank ellynvv – glad you liked it
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Very sly and quite enjoyable. If you forget which witch is which, you’re going to have trouble in your life, petal.
janet
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love your witchy comment!
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Very funny, I love his sulky little description of himself as a ‘manly man’ – quite fitting she turned him into a flower. It suits him.
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Thanks Trudy – glad I made you laugh. I liked ‘manly man’ too, although my manly hubby said men wouldn’t call themselves that!
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Hilarious! It would be nice to be able to do that, wouldn’t it?
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Yes, and if you were really unlucky in love you could start your own florist shop!
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😆 Maybe cousin Sabrina will come and help. She has a soft spot for the fellows. Great story.
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I forgot about Sabrina – but I’m sure she would help 🙂 thanks for commenting
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🙂
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Will she let him wilt and die, or perhaps return and slowly dismember him? Nicely done.
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Bad enough that he was turned into a flower and now you want to dismember him? Remind me not to get on the wrong side of you! Thanks for commenting 😀
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Poor guy turned into a wilting flower….Nice job. Maybe she wear him as a corsage on a date….
Tom
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No doubt she’d like to jab a pin into his cheating…
…petals.
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Love the idea of her doing that – that would be doubly cruel! Even if he does deserve it.
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Very clever and amusing.
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Thank you very much 🙂
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Dear El,
I’m chuckling as I write. I can hear the poor lily sneezing. Funny Funny.
Shalom,
Rochelle
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thanks Rochelle. I’m not sure he’s a poor lily- a cheating scumbag lily maybe! Glad you liked it 🙂
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[…] 100 words for Friday Fictioneers, a mixed bag of writers who each week produce flash fiction based on a photo prompt. This week’s picture was graciously provided by Lora Mitchell. (Get well, my friend. We miss you.) All the stories are here. Check them out. Usually some diamonds in the rough. […]
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I liked that a lot. Was reading on quickly to see what the hell was going on… Then the last line sealed it. Not too different from my take really either, yay!
Well done,
D x
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Hi Delilah – glad you liked it – funny that we both went with witchy themes. Thanks for commenting 🙂
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Funny story and I liked this one a lot!
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thanks Michael – glad you liked it 😀
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Good for Tabitha! I hope she lets him wilt for a bit longer – he’s not even sorry yet.
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Absolutely – you’d think he’d be a little bit sorry, but all he’s thinking about is how he could have kept her from finding out!
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Tabitha…Darrin and Samantha’s little one all grown up? I remember. Nice!
Thanks for stopping by Semi de ‘Lillium’ – our elder still remembers her name though the days of the week often get mixed up. But hey when your in your 90’s you can have someone else keep track of days. 🙂
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She wasn’t called Tabitha originally, but then Bewitched popped into my head and I thought, why not! Enjoyed your tale this week too. thanks for commenting 🙂
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Ah Samantha and Darrin’s little girl is all grown up. She was full of mischief all during her arc on the show. Now she has extended her reach to dealing with the unfaithful husband. This may actually begin a trend if wives and husbands could determine how to make it happen.
So glad your internet has been fixed so you can bless us with your talent! I love your writing!
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Aah, thanks Joe – you’re always so sweet! Let’s hope nobody finds out how to do this for real though or we’ll have a lot more lillies and a lot less husbands!
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That’s the ultimate revenge, to be allergic to yourself. Hopefully she forgives him soon and doesn’t plant him where the neighbor’s dog can get him.
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HI David
Well, I’m seeing a different side to our normally gentle Friday Fictioneers this week – there’s you with the dog, JKBradley talking of dismembering Wilfred, Tom Poet wanting to wear him as a corsage, and even Rochelle wants to jab him with a pin in the petals! Looks like revenge brings something out in you all – I might have to watch what I write in future! Loved your alien lily by the way 😀
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Didn’t know what was happening until the last. Well done!
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Thanks – glad I managed to surprise you!
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I really lovel the fun in this 🙂 Frankly it serves him right
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Let’s hope he’s learned his lesson 🙂 Thanks for commenting!
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It’s good to read a little humour after so many dark posts this week. I liked the nod to bewitched as well, one of my favourite childhood shows. Good story. 🙂
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It has been a very dark week, hasn’t it. I suppose that’s what you get for using a prompt with funeral flowers. I find myself unable to be serious though, so if you ever need a bit of light relief, pop over to my place 🙂
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I have a lily right now that has lost all its leaves. Hope Wilfred doesn’t end up in that poor condition. Don’t mess with a wife who’s a witch
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I hope your lily gets better. Thanks for commenting 🙂
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As a woman scorned in a previous life, I loved this!
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If only we could do this in real life, maybe they’d think twice!
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lol
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Had to smile at this one. Good job. ;0)
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Thanks MythRider – glad I made you smile 🙂
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Awesome story enjoyed it – a winner ! I didn’t know the background cause the show doesn’t run in my part of the world.. amazing creativity.. and great writing ! 🙂
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Reblogged this on Shreyank's Blog and commented:
An amazing story !! 🙂
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Thank you so much for the reblog and the lovely comment. Shame you never got to see Bewitched, although I think it would look a bit lame now after all these years!
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I love how you managed to put such a beautiful story into 93 words! Very nice!
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Thanks for your sweet comment. I should’ve used those extra seven words though – I couldn’t find a way to use them when I wrote this but I feel a bit wasteful coming in at 93 words!
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Oh ho! Another goody El! That guy deserves to be a quivering, trembling flower. Wonderful job!
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Quivering, trembling and sneezing! Glad you enjoyed it!
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Wow, what a punishment! Samantha would never have been so mean! A very creative use of the flowers allergy motif to thwart us guys from ever having any fun.
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We don’t mind fun, Perry, just certain types of fun we witches object to 😀
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Love it. I wonder what sort of man he’ll be when she turns him back – slightly less manly and attractive?
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I fear the wilt may have set in permanently 😀
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Definitely a fun story–and what is the long-stemmed Clarissa’s fate?
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Dear El,
Love your work. Consistently funny and well written.
Aloha,
Doug
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Thanks Doug. You’re very sweet – just posted a new story – a bit longer than FF but good for a laugh if you’re in need of one 🙂
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Lovely job, still smiling. Great work as always
Dee
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I love it! Very clever! It made my morning!
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Just as well she didn’t catch them together and turn Clarissa into a caterpillar at the same time 🙂
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