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.
Every night, Kenny walked the alley alone, convinced the murals whispered secrets.
The red-brick woman with hollow eyes had watched three generations pass. The swirling mandala remembered when people danced in the street. Colorful figures pressed against each other like tenements fighting for space.
One evening, Kenny stopped. Really stopped.
He noticed a small painted hand near the ground, reaching outward… hopeful.
He pressed his palm against it. It pressed back.
Somewhere above, a lamp flickered on.
The alley had waited years for someone to finally listen… not to the noise of the city, but to its quiet, painted heart.
NAR©2026
100 Words
This is “Dancing In The Street” by David Bowie & Mick Jagger
Everything on The Elephant’s Trunk was created by me, unless otherwise indicated. Thanks for your consideration. NAR©2017-present.
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Think of all the lives that could be trapped in all those works of art. I’m diggin’ the mysterious vibes in this one.
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Interesting thought, Nobbie. Thanks for a great comment!
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Oh, it does pay to be observant!
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Especially with those two dancing in the street!
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I am hoping his vigilance is rewarded and whose ever hand that was gets a second chance
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Hear hear! Thanks, Jodi. ☺️
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Kind of sad, but a good kind of sad. Fantastic song, though!
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Can’t do much better than Bowie and Jagger! Thanks, Lois 😊
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A grand soundtrack to go with your grand, gregarious, tale my friend …
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Thank you for this excellent tune by the fabulous Elvis! It’s a great fit 🎶💙
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My absolute musical pleasure my friend 🥰🎶
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A beautiful story sis
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Thanks so much, dear sis 😊
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🫶🏼😍🫶🏼
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I love this story Nance and epic track by the boys 🙌
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Thanks so much, Ange. I love the two of them together! 💙
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