Our gracious host, Rochelle, is asking us to get
creative in 100 words or less using the photo
seen below. Welcome to Friday Fictioneers.
This is where the prompt took me.
I watch the pigs fly, their translucent wings catching light like stained glass. Yellow, green, orange bodies ascending on invisible strings toward a ceiling that breathes.
The black chandelier spider watches everything with bulb-eyes. Patient. Ancient. It knows I know it’s alive.
My hands aren’t my hands anymore; they’re memories of hands. They feel like giant water balloons.
Someone left the lamp burning inside that glass prison on the table. I can hear it humming secrets about the chair backs….they’re not chairs. They are sentinels guarding the threshold between rooms that keep multiplying.
When did the walls start to exhale?
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100 Words
This is “Flying” by The Beatles
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The Elephant's Trunk 
Dear Nancy,
Those were the days…;)
Love the surreal imagery and the song, of course. Hope you’re feeling better.
Shalom and Happy New Year,
Rochelle
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Thanks very much, Rochelle, and Happy New Year to you.
These days when we come down with something, it takes forever to get over. Fortunately, we rarely get sick.
Shalom
🕊️
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nice day dream????
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Something like that! Thanks, Nandini.
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A surreal story Nancy!
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That’s exactly what it is, Sadje. Thank you.
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You’re very welcome my dear friend
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Pigs fly etc. Just fab, Nancy!
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Yes, they do; I’ve seen them myself! 🐽
Thanks very much, Chris!
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Stream of consciousness poetically delivered. So beautiful! ✨
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Writing this version of an acid trip was more difficult than I imagined. Still it was fun and I suffered no ill side effects! Thanks for your lovely comments, Michele.
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A vivid imagination and safer, artistic option. 👏🏻 You’re very welcome and thank you! I greatly enjoyed your post.
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☺️
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Groovy story.
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Thanks so much, Dawn.
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Like “When Harry Met Sally” I don’t know what she’s on, but I’ll have some, please 🙂
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Very good, Li! That’s such a memorable scene with Estelle Reiner. Thanks.
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Nancy is that Rob’s mom then??
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Yes it is.
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This is what happens when you put your hand in the mystery cookie jar… you don’t know what trip you will go on!
Groovy stuff, darlin’
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Exactly! Hope you had a lovely Christmas. 🎄
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Haha! I did, thank you.
Was yours wonderful?
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Christmas Eve was. Then we got sick overnight and have been bundled up for the past 2 days! 😷🤒🤧
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Ugh. I unfortunately feel you. I was fine all the way up until last night. This morning, my nose started running, I started sneezing. I am NOT pleased. That’s what happens when you run yourself ragged, don’t sleep well (enough) and overindulge!
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We were supposed to go to the Met Opera House tomorrow for the children’s Christmas performance of “The Magic Flute”, but because we’re sick we can’t go. The only saving grace in that is we are in the middle of a snowstorm so the performance may be canceled/re-scheduled. We’ll know more tomorrow.
Hope you feel better soon, cara amica. 💖
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Oh man… That’s too bad. But like you said, maybe you’ll be lucky and it will be postponed.
Feel better, amica mia 💞💝
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The supernatural or drugs.
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Maybe both. Thanks, James.
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This is the craziest party I’ve ever seen…
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Really! Who invited the flying pigs?!
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That guy in the corner with the shades!
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Those flying pigs will get you every time and stay away from the brown acid.
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Good advice, Jim!
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This brings back some memories I could have lived without! hehehe
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You and me both!
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Pigs flying with sparkles on their wings, next thing you’ll be telling me, “there’s a pink elephant’s trunk breathing and trumpeting Hallelujah from inside the wall” … 🎶💕🐘🐖
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Haha! Anything can happen!
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And usually does with your imaginative pen in hand … 📖📘🥰🤗🌏🐌🐖🐘🦅🦋🌼🌅
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Hey, man. Bummer!
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Don’t bring me down, man
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Fabulous Nancy 🙌
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So glad you think so! Thanks, Ange.
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Oh I really enjoyed this
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I’m so glad you did! Thanks, Laurie.
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