Some prompts just grab you from the start and with all this dark fiction that abounds lately I wanted to write a short, snappy, funny story...
So here's my take on Lillie McFerrin's Five Sentence Fiction this week, the picture was just as much of a prompt as the word... Enjoy!
Detour
Everybody told me not to buy the cheap too-good-to-be-true
SatNav from the market.
It looked so pretty with its sparkly cover – I’m a sucker
for a bit of bling!
Water gurgled up through the rusty holes of my beat up car.
Squeezing out my sopping wet hair with my left hand
I stared at the useless piece of rescued technology in my right.
I wonder if the man at the market will give me a refund?
Great story.
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Don't you just hate it when that happens? I agree this is a delightfully more upbeat view of the prompt then I went. I always enjoy seeing how a given prompt flows through the creative process of different minds. Nicely done!
ReplyDeleteI agree it's always fascinating to see where the prompts lead different people - thanks for dropping by!
DeleteHow fun! I can just imagine it! Thanks for putting a smile on my face.
ReplyDeleteI do love to make people smile :-)
DeleteLiked this Sarah, how often does that happen? (Not sinking in the car...but the satnav getting it wrong?) You made me giggle!
ReplyDeleteyoungest son said this story reminded him of the ATMOS system in Dr Who! At least he liked and understood this story - I read one to him this morning and he thought it was rubbish!
DeleteNow this was fun! We've had some interesting results from our GPS from time to time, but this tops them by far... very creative, a nice light read... thanks!
ReplyDeleteThere's been quite a lot of dark stories just lately and the picture was just screaming out for a funny story - in my opinion! ;-)
Deletei hope you get a refund! :)this made me chuckle as i can relate to this x
ReplyDeleteI love writing this sort of dizzy character I think she is my alter ego - not too hopeful about the refund actually - I suspect the stallholder from the market has scarpered and she's been well and truely done!
DeleteHey Sarah - many thanks for stopping by the Hearth, it's a pleasure to have your company there :)
ReplyDeleteYour FSF put a smile on my face, and thank you for that. If you can put a smile on someone's face each day, no matter who they are, then you have a gift :)
Thanks Mark
DeleteI wrote so many posts that made people cry after my husband died that it is an absolute joy to spread my wings and bring a little laughter!
You met your goals. This gave me a smile.
ReplyDeleteNow - back to the dark side . . .
JzB
A lovely, lighthearted bit of fun - I really enjoyed this!
ReplyDeleteI read somewhere that laughing is good for your health. I hope that's true. This was great. Cheers,
ReplyDeleteW.
A nice light hearted approach to the prompt - made me grin.
ReplyDeleteMore cheap Chinese crap! One day we're all going to be buried under it. In my post, my protagonist ended up in the same mess, but it was her own doing.
ReplyDeleteFun take on the prompt, Sarah. :)