Every Friday authors from around the world gather here to share their 100-words and offer constructive crit and encouragement to each other. This creates a wonderful opportunity for free reading of very fresh fiction! Readers are encouraged to comment as well.

As always a special thanks to Madison Woods’ help in  making the transition less challenging.  

Writers:

• Depending on your preference, leave your blog link  in the comment section or use the linkz tool (or both ;)). My story follows for those who’d rather not read it before writing their own.
• If your blog requires multiple steps for visitors to leave comments, see if you can simplify it. If you can disable CAPTCHA, please for the sake of our writerly nerves, disable it. It’s frustrating to have to leave a DNA sample, your blood type and your shoe size  just to leave a comment. (So I exaggerate. But hopefully you get the picture).
• Challenge yourself to keep stories to 100 words. (If you don’t you won’t be flogged or forced to walk the plank.

Copyright-Ted Strutz

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***CIRCLE IN A SPIRAL***

            Nathan loved fairs and amusement parks. He’d coax Jeanette onto roller coasters and then laugh so loud at her terror others would turn and smile.

            Eight months ago a roadside bomb exploded in Afghanistan.

            “Presumed dead—no remains found.”

            Nothing was the same. She went to the park with her sister but greasy odors and the pungent crowd suffocated her.

            Then, from the shadows, a marine balanced on his one leg, reached for her with a prosthetic hand.

            “I’m half a man, Jeanette. I can’t—”

            She laughed so loud others turned and smiled.

           “Nathan! Shut up and kiss me.” 

Well here’s my story for this week’s prompt. This is one of my own photos that I snapped in a little, off the road cafe in Alaska. Good memories of a good time. I’ve started a file and thus far have some good ones to choose from for next week. My story a complete work of fiction. 98 words. 

Special thanks again to Madison Woods for initiating Friday Fictioneers and then entrusting me with her baby.

Copyright Rochelle Wisoff-Fields

A stunning contradiction of cropped black hair, bronzed skin and sea foam-blue eyes, Aggie McKewen’s face reflected her Inuit and Scottish parentage.

Keith, who worked at his uncle’s café in Seward County, Alaska, longed to speak to her but didn’t know sign language and she was fencepost-deaf.  Every Saturday he served her grilled salmon in shy silence.

After six weeks of night classes he felt ready to declare himself and ask her out.

With a voiceless giggle she snatched his pen and order pad. There she wrote, “I’d love to but why did you call me a tampon?”

Thanks to Madison Woods for nominating me for The One Lovely Blogger Award.  

SEVEN RANDOM THINGS ABOUT ME

1. I’m something of a drama queen

2. According to my husband I shut out everything, including food, when writing. 

3. If I can see it I can usually draw it

4. My favorite color is purple

5. I prefer a standard transmission to an automatic. 

6, I feel claustrophobic in large crowds. 

7. I can quote whole sections of dialogue from “Fiddler on the Roof” 

Now it’s my turn to nominate 15 other bloggers for the award. 

1. Lora Mitchell

2. Joyce Johnson

3. Russell Gayer

4. Swirling Turnip

5. Paul

6. Doug MacIlroy

7. Boomie Bol

8. Sandra Crook

9. Jan Brown

10. Perry Block

11. Celestine

12. Anne Orchard

13. John Hardy Bell

14. Beth Carter

15. newpillowbook

*Three hours later, I’ve finally added the links. Have fun and pass it on with your own nominations.