Friday Fictioneers – The Glad Game

~ Neil MacDonald
PHOTO PROMPT © Rochelle Wisoff-Fields

I blame Mum. Mum was glum (see what I did there?). So, when Hettie rebelled, as all kids do, she became an irrepressible optimist. “Thank you, God, for breaking my leg, so I’d have the time to stay home and finish these books.” That kind of Pollyanna thing.

So, when the sea wall broke, and the town flooded, Hettie exclaimed, “It’s just like Venice” and bought a gondola.

Under those circumstances, nobody can blame me for strangling my sister, right?

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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

26 thoughts on “Friday Fictioneers – The Glad Game”

  3. Oh, that was really funny! Thank you so much. Waking to the news this morning out of Louisiana, I really needed a good boost. Being optomistic as I can. We walked the 0.5 mile in the sleet to get out for some internet this morning. I remembered my bumper shoot… hubby… well, he got a little wet. LOL! (snorting laughter). Happy New Year, Neil…and to your family as well. ~Shalom, Bear

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