The Friday Fictioneers. It is more than a collection of eclectic wordsmiths hailing from all regions of this great big world. There are mothers, fathers, sons and adughters, brothers and sistrers, aunts, uncles and cousins. Namely people of every age and nationality who love to use a simple singular photo as the startin gpoint for a quick 100 word journey.
Obviously you have some attraction to writing since you are here. Fiction too, or you would not know about FF. So what is your desire as you circle through the bevvy of writing beuaties offered this week? You can find a variety of stories to satiate your wishes. What follows is my attempt.
Ted stood mouth agape at Humbert’s words. His mentally limited friend asked him to help him put a ship in a bottle, one of his favorite hobbies. Ted loved to spend time with Humbert, always had. But . . .
“I called you because you’re my smartest friend,” Humbert said.
“Humbert you do realize you put the ship together in the bottle?”
“Well, how’re we going to do that?” Humbert said.
Ted sighed heavily and his head dropped slowly until his chin was on his chest.
“We need a bigger bottle!” Humbert said with his index finger pointing straight up.
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An extremely big bottle. Nice story.
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Not an easy task
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LOL… where has logic gone
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Oh dear, he’ll have fun explaining the logistics of that I bet. What a wonderful little story, very amusing.
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What a great friend. Maybe he also knows a glass blower?
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Nice pun on the line from “Jaws,” well done!
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So much easier that way!
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more often than not in real life we keep trying, putting a ship in the bottle
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I’m reminded of Bullwinkle Moose when he used to try and pull a rabbit out of a hat (and wound up with a lion), “No doubt about it, I gotta get another hat.”
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Dear Joe,
An imaginative take on the prompt. Well done.
Aloha,
Doug
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Thanks Doug, it came to me right away.
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Dear Joe,
I’ve always wondered how they got those ships into bottles.
shalom,
Rochelle
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What a great take on the photo – of course it has to be a bigger bottle!
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Yeah, I wondered what the response was going to be. One person mentioned my reversal of the Jaws “we’re going to need a bigger boat.”
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Thank you for the smile! 🙂
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You are welcome, thanks for letting me know I gave one!
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The simplest solution is always the best, right? Thanks for the smile. Lovely story. (Might want to spell check your intro, though.)
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I like that so many people smiled when they read this. Humbert is ever willing to follow his friend’s advice, without question.
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I like the way the guy thinks. Never be put off by size.
Randy
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Appealing charaacters. The dialogue shows their relationship beautifully. Lovely story.
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I’m no one’s adughter, sistrer and not really one of the writing beuaties either!
Just saying’ Tay. 😉
P.S. Nice story; referral especially.
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Lovely story with great interaction between the characters. It really made me smile. 🙂
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You really caught the camaraderie between these two characters. It was a very enjoyable read.
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Dear Joe, What a clever imagination you have and entertaining too! Well done! Very enjoyable. I once watched an artisan build a ship inside a boat (well half of it because it took a long time). Good job! Nan 🙂
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Thanks Nan. It came as clear as day when i saw the picture.
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