Every Friday writers from near and far are challenged to create a 100 word fiction story from a photo prompt. If you’d like to join in the fun, get all the details here: Friday Fictioneers. Click the frog at the end of my post to see other stories from this week’s challenge and to add your own.
Copyright – Jean L. Hays
“Ha!” He didn’t know where that had come from really. It escaped his lungs the way air from the hose at a gas station does when making the PSI just right, sounding as if the H should have been replaced by a P, or, at the very least, preceded by one. The signs made him do it and now they couldn’t be unseen. How many times had he come to a crossroads only to turn and look behind him for guidance? Countless. No more. These signs couldn’t be ignored. They were begging him to begin. Start anew. Unthink what’s been.
I think he needs one of Dr. Ali’s memory wipes. Then even if he looks back, he won’t remember what’s there. š
janet
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Thanks for reading Janet.
I love that reference! Man would it be nice to have a selective version of that process at times.
Chris
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Great take on the photo prompt! Loved it
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Thank you for reading!
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( the PSI just right -I think you need an “is” in this) Unthinking what’s been. Great line.
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Thank you Alicia!
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It sounds like it’s time for your protagonist to get some direction in their life. I like the way you used the signs, crossroads and so on to describe their life decisions.
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Yes, it does seem time! Thank you for reading.
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Dear JTS,
A fine story whose last line I loved.
Aloha,
Doug
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Dear JTS,
Sometimes we can’t see the road for the signs, eh? Nicely done.
Shalom,
Rochelle
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Dear Rochelle,
Absolutely! Thank you for the inspiration again this week.
Chris
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He’s freeing himself from the past and this is his moment! Well described. I love how you’ve used the signs here.
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Yes! The signs are the trigger and the threshold for a fresh start I think. Thank you for reading.
Chris
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We all look for signs, but don’t always recognize them as a source of direction because they may appear in an unexpected manner. This piece was obviously written with great cogitation. Well done.
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Beautiful description of a person at a crossroad. Signs, seen and unseen; directions, taken or ignored… Very evocative.
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I think it might be autobiographical. : )
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Good use of the prompt. It looks like this person needs advice before continuing on. Good story and well done, justthrowsstrikes. š — Suzanne
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Thank you Suzanne!
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