Friday Fictioneers – Nevermore

~ Neil MacDonald
PHOTO PROMPT © Jennifer Pendergast

The heat hunkered down inside the house like a beast, squat and mean. Outside, a cool evening breeze threshed the air to yield up its lowering burden. In the world beyond, the sultriness broke, a flock of dark wings heading skyward. But not in here.

Open wide I flung the shutters and stripped to the waist, a sheen of sweat oiling my skin. Still the thing would not quit my home.

“Begone, foul creature,” I cried in desperation. “Your brothers and sisters have already flown.”

Nevermore. You are mine, and glad of me you’ll be when winter comes.

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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

35 thoughts on “Friday Fictioneers – Nevermore”

  2. That’s the way the heat here has been through most of July and the first week of August. Hurricane Debby has brought a slight reprieve. I hear that goose down is nice and warm in the cold weather 🙂

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