AnElephantCant play with fire
That is one thing he long ago learnt
His Mummy always says
Stay away from the blaze
Or you will get your nice trunk badly burnt
Once again it is Friday Fictioneer time.
With Rochelle as a great beacon in the darkness, superior scribes spark sensational stories.
And AnElephant once again attempts to rise from the ashes.
The idea is to write a very short story, circa 100 words, based on this picture prompt (below).
That’s it.
Copyright – Rochelle Wisoff-Fields
The Stake
She always thought she was better than us.
So supercilious, so condescending.
Her name was Joan Dark, so of course we burned her at the stake.
Man, could she scream.
Not just foul words, but vile curses.
Danny hanged himself only three weeks later, lost his mind.
Then Hughie walked off the bridge.
It is a long way down.
He was practically a skeleton by then.
That just leaves me.
The nightmares are awful, but when I waken her screams still fill my head.
I put the pistol in my mouth.
And the screaming stops.
I hear her triumphal laughter.
Sound Bite Fiction 
scary it is!
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Wickedly cool story!
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Because the only thing that burns better than witches… are more witches.
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Wow, chilling stuff! Well done.
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oh my, a good one! Very well written.
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Good one! ^..^
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Really well written. A mini-horror story in 100 words. Wonderfully dark!
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Elephant, Dark but well written. Never burn someone who knows curses. O_0 Creepy. Well done. 🙂 —Susan
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My scary face didn’t work that time. I’ll try it again.
—Susan
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Dear Elephant you are so cool
And, I am no fool
But I am laughing so hard
That I dropped my dance card
In that darn fire!
My stupid attempt at poetry – I love yours! Nan 🙂
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AnElephantCan write quick
Stories that make me shudder.
This one is more awfuller
‘Cause it’s witchcraft
T’is very scary magic
Brrr! This tale is deathly daft.
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Such a powerful woman, that Joan. An amazing story in so few words!
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Yikes! Be careful who you burn. Very well told story in 100 words.
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Oh my, the darkness at the edge of the mind slowly overflows. Loved it.
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Whoa. Dark today with a chance of no moon. Perfect. Good job, Elephant!
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Dear Elephant this is such a dark and sombre tale and you have written it beautifully.
Well done
Dee
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Dark tale and a great read
Siobhan
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Yeowch!! That was nice and gruesome and dark. Excellent.
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Dear Elephant,
Oh so dark, but oh so well written.
shalom,
Rochelle
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Stole my comment, Thieving One, but I agree. Just looking in my mouth to see if any of the words are still there. Nope. You took them all.
janet
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😀
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