AnElephantCant resist
The Friday Fictioneers
He means no offence
But a couple of friends
Say come make a fool of yourself here
So this is his very first offering
He has seen that the others have class
If he looks like a hack
He just won’t come back
And as Bob says the first will be last
The idea is to write a very short story, circa 100 words, based on a picture prompt (below).
That’s it.
Picture and Sculpture by Claire Fuller
Great Minds Think …….
So, that makes it official, it’s on the fridge calendar. Ten years on Tuesday!
Wow, I don’t believe it, ten years together.
Ten fabulous years. OK, we maybe haven’t achieved everything we dreamed of, but it has been pretty great,
Almost 7 years here, in the house of our dreams. Where we planned to start a family ….
We make the perfect partnership. We like the same food, the same hobbies, the same music. We even think alike. I bet right now we are both thinking exactly the same thing, how lucky we are!
I need to leave now. I deserve better than this.
anelephantcant 
Very nice. I think you should keep it up!
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Thank you, Lovely Lady, AnElephant will endeavour to return.
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How true this is. My wife and i can see very differnt things looking or listening to the same thing. A real life moment shared in 100 words. Long live the packyderms!
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Thank you for your kind words. Sometimes AnElephantCan!
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You tell a sad story in an amusing way. I like the way you balance bitter and sweet – and certainly there are real life couples, like the speakers in your story, who see their relationship very differently!
Please, Elephant, unpack your trunk and stick around, don’t forget to come back next week. 🙂
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Thank you for your encouragement and kind words.
I will certainly be back, assuming the muse allows it.
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What a sad story! I too assumed she would be leaving – but now you’ve made me wonder….. Perhaps if they take off their stone masks and talk there may be hope for them yet… I like your interpretation of the picture.
Loved this FF! Well done. I often read the stories but have yet to try one. 🙂
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Thank you, MyBeautifulFriend, for your kind words.
Glad you liked the story.
It is for each to interpret as they see it.
Life is a wondrous mystery.
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Hi elephant, welceom to the Fictioneers! I like how you capture two heads looking at the same thing from very different perspectives. It took me a while to decide that this was two different people – maybe you could have indicated that more clearly earlier on. but I like how they seem to be going in the same direction and then you twist it at the end. Looking forward to more from you in the future.
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Hmm, you may have a point, Elmo, but it is what it is.
Thank you for your comment and your warm welcome.
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Good job.
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Hi, Shirley
This comment for some reason ended up as spam.
So this is a very belated thank you for your visit.
And a hug.
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So annoying! People never recognize what is right in front of them.
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That’s the truth! Thanks for your visit.
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Glad to have you on board :). An all true story….guess they aren’t exactly alike. I like this
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Thanks, Boomie, people – and therefore relationships – are not always as they appear.
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Was her name Emma Bovary per chance? Great story… I guess one of them is in for a lousy surprise.
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Thank you, and interesting that you assume the lady was leaving.
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Dear Anelephant…,
Your story rang true and hit home. Life has a way of locking you into arrangements and sometimes there is no easy way out, a fact that you captured perfectly.
Aloha,
Doug
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Thanks, Doug, glad you liked it.
Yes, life is not always as it seems, and people see things very differently.
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Great idea for a story, and well written. Sad though.
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Thank you, but life can be sad all too often, don’t you think?
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Dear Elephant.
I hereby welcome you to Friday Fictioneers. I hope we’ll be reading more of you. Loved the intro. Very clever verse. And your story…isn’t it amazing how miscommunication works? Nice one.
See you next week.
shalom,
Rochelle
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Thanks, Rochelle, this is a departure from my usual mince, as you will see.
And yes, of course, communication tends to break down all too easily.
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Loved the twist at the end! Welcome to the FF.
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Thank you, you are very kind.
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l’incompatibilité caché dans les visages de pierre …:)
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Bien sur, mais je crois aussi dans les visages des vivants, quelquefois. Merci, Ann, tu es tres gentille.
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Absolument! (visages vivants). We all have to make faces of stone sometimes!
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How sad that they’ve been together all this time and still have such a basic misunderstanding!
janet
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But, sadly, isn’t that often the way in life?
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This is nicely done 🙂 http://readinpleasure.wordpress.com/2013/02/01/fridayfictioneers-janus
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Thank you, I enjoyed your take also.
And recently did a very trunk-in-cheek post on Janus:
http://anelephantcant.me/2013/01/19/with-gods-on-their-side/
and Halcyon:
http://anelephantcant.me/2013/01/30/halcyon-days-zeusian-ways/
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Made me laugh out loud at the end – very nice. Welcome to Friday Fictioneers – see you next Friday 🙂
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So glad you enjoyed, your comments much appreciated.
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Ouch! They weren’t alike,, after all.. Nice story.. And your introduction before the story made me smile! 🙂
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AnElephantCant deny it
His intro’s the best bit of the post
There is no chance of glory
From his 100 word story
Writing dreadful rhymes is what he enjoys most
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Nah! I didn’t say that. You story was great and it’ll be good to have you back again next week! 🙂
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‘I deserve better than this..’ There is no end to desires and ambitions, right? a good imagination on the prompt..glad to see the elephant taking part..
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Thanks for visiting again.
No end to ambitions or just a refusal to settle for something that is not quite right?
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Well done! Very well done! 🙂
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Thank you, Penny, as kind as always.
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Good one
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Thanks, Roxi, sorry, no rhymes today, it’s a prose post!
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I still love it 🙂
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Laughing. Communication is a b**@!.
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AnElephantCant say this too carefully
He is concerned that it may turn out wrong
In this situation
Miscommunication
May be because ils ne parlent pas la meme langue
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Precisely.
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