Sands sift slowly. Already, the city is half buried, and, one day, all hint of these creatures ‘existence will vanish. We can only guess at the purpose of some of their devices, but our find is clear—this a vehicle garage.
Perhaps it was a museum of transport because the power sources belong to different technological eras. The black one ran on carbon and seems the most primitive, while the grey one is electrical and must date later. The green device is mysterious and we don’t know how it was powered.
I believe it may have run on joy.
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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
Run on joy — a beautiful way of putting it. I do wonder if anything will be left for the future to find? Plastic!
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Thanks so much, Tannille
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Dear Neil,
I love the last line. Made me smile. 😀
Shalom,
Rochelle
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Thanks so much, Rochelle
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Aw, I LOVE this. The grey vehicle won’t get you very far, but it supplies quite a lot of joy, so perhaps in a sense can be used to power the green one.
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Thanks so much. I love that speculation
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Neil, I love your “punchline.”
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Thanks so much, Jade
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You’re very welcome.
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Lovely last line. Hope you’re not tired of hearing that yet!
Nice to meet you!
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Thanks so much. I can bear it another couple of times
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That’s a lovely thought to end on. Nice.
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Thanks so much, Iain
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When I scrolled down to it, your last line was exactly what I wanted it to be! Only I had delight in my head. Great little story.
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Ah. I see you understand how the trick was done. Thanks so much, Jilly
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What a delightful finish, Neil.
We miss you at the Unicorn Challenge.
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Thanks so much
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Awww…I love that!
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Thanks so much
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just like they say, it’s all about perspective. enjoy the ride while you can. 🙂
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Thanks so much
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Just to be different, a great opening! Nice one, Neil.
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Thanks, Keith. Shame nobody seems to like the middle
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If only more things ran on joy and we had enough to power them.
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Keep taking the tablets
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Oh, that last line! A wonderful, if not sad in its on way, take.
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Thanks so much, Alicia
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Now that is sweet! Run on joy!
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Thanks so much, Dale
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My pleasure, Neil.
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Awww! It’ll be interesting to see what is joy-powered in 20 years’ time. Great last line!
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Thanks so much, Fleur
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You’re welcome 😊
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I love your story Neil especially the last line ‘run on joy’ perfect 😊
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Thanks so much
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It certainly did run on joy! Well done.
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Thanks so much
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Hahaha oh that last line, I love it! What an intriguing investigation into humanity… what utter delightful confusion. Well done
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Thanks so much Laurie. You can see, it was an easy mistake for them to make
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I agree the last line is golden! May we all run on joy!
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Thanks so much
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I love how you tied the story together at the end with your title. I believe you are correct 🙂
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Thanks so much, Linda
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