Why are you chanting woo-ooo at me like an idiot? If you got something to say, speak. Oh yeah, right—you’re a ghost. The white sheet thing? Great to meet you. And I’m Santa Claus.
Listen, I’m telling you, you’re going to need a better story than this. If you’re after money, wait till Halloween. I don’t have a bean anyhow.
You want me to believe that’s your body, or at least your skeleton, in the glass case? No, I can’t see your ribcage. That’s a stack of pretzels.
Beat it, before I call the cops.
Friday fictioneers is a weekly challenge set by Rochelle Wisoff Fields to write a 100-word story in response to a photo prompt. You can find other stories here
Neil MacDonald Author 
Wonder what the cops would do?
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Chase away the panhandler if the narrator’s right
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They’d have a pretzel … LOL
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Ooo great answer!
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Dear Neil,
Ya gotta give the panhandler credit for creativity. 😉
Shalom,
Rochelle
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He’s a trier
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Clever use of different elements of the prompt for an entertaining little tale, Neil
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Thanks, mate
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I smiled all the way to the end
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I’m glad. I don’t often do yuma
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You have a great humour in your little tale 🙂 Loved it till the end!
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Thank you so much
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Love it. You never know what somebody’s thinking.
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Thanks so much, Joshua
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Entertaining and enjoyable, and a keen eye on the prompt.
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Thanks, Iain
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That sculpture is ghostly. And definitely disembodied. The pretzel ribcage was a unique way to go.
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Thanks, Andrea
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Great dialogue – totally believable!
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Thanks so much, Liz
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I love how you wrapped a ghost, Santa Claus, the pretzels and cops into 100-words. Thanks for the smile.
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Thanks, Alicia, My pleasure
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Reads like a really bad hallucination…. got a little too many of those little ‘shrooms on his pizza… LOL! Great Story!
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Thanks so much
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Wonderful take on the prompt, Neil. Gotta give props to the panhandler 😉
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Thanks so much, Dale
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Sounds like he’s hallucinating. Hoping the hallucination believes him…..
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He may find, like any deity, that his creations can be willful and whimsical
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🙂
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What has this world come to? Even a ghost cannot scare a man anymore! Too much science it seems!
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The true mystery of the universe, as Einstein said, is its comprehensibility
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Bah humbug 🙂
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Merry Christmas
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Haha funny. That’s a spooky way to sell a snack
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Thanks, Laurie
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This is great, love the pretzel skeleton. And the mono/dialogue is perfect.
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Thanks so much
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Entertaining story from the beginning with the one-sided conversation. You gotta give the character credit for creativity!
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Thanks so much, Brenda
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A good, well-written story, Neil. You used the prompt to great effect. I loved the bit about the ribcage. 🙂 — Suzanne
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Thanks, Suzanne. I was particularly pleased by the ribcage
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If you were very drunk and came across that holographic projection, I can well imagine this ‘conversation’ taking place.
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Oh, it’s a hologram. I didn’t realise that
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That’s only my guess at what it is, so I hope I haven’t misled you!
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It’s an intriguing possibility, which is all that matters
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Love the humor in this! 🙂
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Thanks, Sascha
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POW … and … WOW !!! Super take on the prompt.
Thought-provoking … Isadora 😎
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Thanks so much, Isadora
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Great. But your protagonist is taking a risk. What if it is a ghost?
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He doesn’t believe in ghosts
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There are living human beings who are destined to haunt the city. Wry humor.
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Thanks, Jo
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I like the humour in this and wonder if he has been drinking?
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Thanks, James. That’s quite possible
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The protagonist is really polite and patient. I would’ve told that thing to beat it right away. If only all thieves were so easy to identify. A fun take!
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Thanks, Magarisa. Yes, more polite than I would have been
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