Friday Fictioneers – The Minotaur’s Lament

~ Neil MacDonald
PHOTO PROMPT © Alicia Jamtaas

Hah! Think I’m trapped in this labyrinth, just waiting to be hunted-down by a bloke with a ball of thread and a stabby thing? Nah, I’ve got tricks, me. How do you escape a maze? Simply turn left at every choice point (or right if that’s your political inclination).

It would work, except this puzzle isn’t two-dimensional. There’s up-and-down as well, stairs ending blind, and abyssal falls.

And that’s not all. The walls move around—the place operates in four dimensions, changing over time. The nifty wheeze will be ensuring that when Theseus is, I am not. 

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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

48 thoughts on “Friday Fictioneers – The Minotaur’s Lament”

  11. This is one of your best, Neil. A most imaginative take.

    By the way, Rochelle notified me that she was taking my square down because it led nowhere, so I rechecked all the details and relinked it. Hope it works now. Thank for the heads-up.

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  12. Ah Neil, your story confirms my thoughts on the Greek Myths _ the authors knew how to write fantastic classical fantasy and convince their audience it was true.

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