Our gracious host, Rochelle, at Friday Fictioneers
asks us to use the photo below as inspiration
to write creatively in 100 words or less while
making every word count. This is my flash.
Marianne, a 45-year-old suburban mom, decided it was time to shake off her mundane routine. With a little encouragement from her free-spirited teenage daughter, she agreed to try LSD.
As the colors of her living room morphed into a vibrant psychedelic wonderland, she found herself caught up in a conspiracy theory with her houseplants who were plotting world domination.
Midway through a frenzied lambada with her vacuum, Marianne screamed “Oh shit! I forgot the oven!” She dashed to the kitchen, but instead of a mess, she found her lasagna had transformed into a bubbling masterpiece, just like her newfound perspective.
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100 Words
This is “Out Of Space” by The Prodigy
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A Mind-blowing post! Your imagination knows no bounds 👏💐💞
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You are so very kind, KK! Thank you for a lovely comment. 🥰
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Dear Nancy,
Inna Gadda Da Vida, baby. 😉 I find myself wondering what the lasagna really looked like. Groovy story in any event.
Shalom,
Rochelle
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Good enough for Marianne to eat. I hope she doesn’t regret her decision-making in the morning!
Thanks for a great comment, Rochelle. Glad to know it was a good trip for you!
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Far out!
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That’s funny, Dawn. Far Out was the original title of my story!
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Great minds and all. 😉
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What a hilarious story. A trip from reality is often tempting. Those days of tripping are long over for me, and I am thankful I made it through them unscathed. Too many bad decisions that seemed good at the time. 🙂
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I hear ya, Brenda. We had great fun back then but there were some close calls. I’ve led a full life with no regrets and I’m grateful for every day. Now when I tell my grandkids I saw Black Sabbath they think Grammy is very cool. And they’re right; Grammy IS very cool. Great comment, Brenda! Thanks!
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You really are!!
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A fun and engaging story 🙂
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Thanks so much, Dahlia!
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I cannot even imagine tripping for the first time at that old. Personally I had to quit tripping by the time I was 18, because I was having too many trips that sent me on dangerous missions! Excellent write!
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I don’t miss it at all; it got to be very weird and freaky. But I’d give my eye teeth for a few ludes. Thanks!
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Right on 😁
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😅😅😅
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No innocent lasagna were endangered in the writing of this story! 😂
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You’ve made me crave lasagna now 😋
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Lol! Well played Nancy! 😎
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Thanks, Tiffany! That was one trippin’ photo, for sure! 😵💫
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haha – very funny and what a trip!
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Thanks, Anon! No lasagne were jeopardized in the process!
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Puts a whole new perspective on housework and cooking.
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I’ve never danced with my vacuum under any conditions!
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Nah, I’ve delegated that job to husband. I just can’t seem to do it right…
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She may have gotten lucky this time… but what happens when luck runs out?
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I don’t want to be there to find out!
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Damn Nancy, how do you find these videos? 😂😂 Who knew LSD was the key ingredient to perfect lasagne?
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Ivor must be rubbing off on me!
Luscious Sunday Dinner! 😂
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😂😂
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Pro-tip #1: do not take LSD midway through making lasagna. Your story had me laughing. Favorite part:
she found herself caught up in a conspiracy theory with her houseplants who were plotting world domination
Truly surreal story that meshes perfectly with the image, Nancy.
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What the hell is that place, Lisa? It was giving me a giant headache! Great Fictioneers photo. Thanks!
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https://www.rebounderz.com/city/grand-rapids/ It is … intense. The noise level in there is mighty. Thanks, Nancy, and you’re welcome.
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Haha! I see!
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I would never have guessed this song was by the Prodigy. I’m a huge fan of their ‘Breathe’ track.
Cool story btw.
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The most fun for me is seeing all the different takes on these photos. Thanks, Matt.
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I am glad that I stopped taking LSD years ago.
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I’m glad you did, too, Jim! That stuff will mess you up big time!
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Zen and the art of lasagne-making
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Lunch will be at High Noon!
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I don’t think being loaded on acid would have a positive outcome. 😉
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I for one wouldn’t want to eat her lasagne!
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You don’t know what I could see, from inside my “ITMIMS” space craft … Ivor’s-Time-Machine-In- Micro-Space …
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Climb aboard the ITMIMS for a classic blast from the past! Thanks for a fabulous song, dear Ivor!
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My musical pleasure, Nancy 🎶😍😀
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The houseplants have the right idea.
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I talk to my plants all the time! So far they haven’t talked back!
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Haha! Hope she doesn’t gets hooked on it
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Me too, Sadje! 😵💫
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This one has me stumped.
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I hope you mean the pic and not my story! 😂
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The picture! Your post was great, but I gave up after three really bad attempts to come up with a story. So I passed on this week’s Friday Fictioneers.
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I wasn’t even sure what it was supposed to be … an arcade? Rather than try to make sense of it, I just wrote nonsense! Glad you liked it.
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love this story
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A great blast from the past, Willow! Thanks!
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