Well Christmas is pretty much over for me. It was a great weekend but now I have to get back to it! So without further ado here is this week’s Friday Fictioneers entry…Hosted by none other than Rochelle Wisoff-Fields…Look at the picture, write 100 words. Easy right? Nope. But hey, its fun so see below would you already?
The creature stood before her in the dim light, eyes glowing with accusation. Candles having long since sputtered out, she let her natural dark-sight take over as she glared back with obvious annoyance. Hours and days and days and hours she spent fitting all the images together. Would they believe her? How could she convince the Wise Ones on the elder council to hear warnings she had yet to scribe? The nearly blank page beneath the striped shadow accused her in its ruined purity. The start so far would not be enough. “Esteemed Elders, we stand to soon be threatened…”
The Pen is Mightier.. 
Better late than never 🙂 Nice story – I like the ‘eyes glowing with accusation’.
Haha, had I not fallen asleep it wouldn’t have been late! Thanks El! You’re wordpress spamming my email right now LOL. Love it. I’m off to read yours!!
Dear Tony,
I know for a fact you won’t be last. I liked the image of candles sputtering out. Striped shadow is also a good one. I assume that’s the cat? Now I’m feeling threatened. Nice one.
shalom,
Rochelle
Thank goodness. As accustomed as I am to being modest, I don’t want to be last! Indeed, the striped shadow is the cat (or is it?). I try to describe things in a way that makes them tangible, yet elusive…especially in the dark. Things are always almost what they seem. Almost.
“eyes glowing with accusation” – beautiful line. That’s a good start to the letter. Now she has to build her case to convince them.
Yessir she sure does.. That’s the hard part. It can’t just be big words and fancy flourishes. It has to be concrete. That’s where I’m HOPING the next picture will give me some leverage 😉
‘The start so far would not be enough’… ominous. Liked the style of writing.
Thank you good sir! I will try to carry this out and write something truly marvelous 🙂
Dear Tony,
Your story fits that cat’s stare perfectly. She is looking at something she knows not what, but she knows. Well done.
Aloha,
Doug
the esteemed elders will not last long enough to be much “elder” if they don’t pay attention. well done.