The waves rushed in as the Thames Barrier was breached. Water laps around Buckingham Palace, and Greenwich Hill has become an island. The King has moved to Scotland, and rowing boats ply the Chelsea road.
It’s not like we weren’t warned. But there was always something more important. And the hotter things got, the less we listened. When throngs of desperate people began to bang on our door, we turned them away. Full up, we said.
Is it too late now? For London, yes. But not for you. Yet.
Can we come to yours?
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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
Neil MacDonald Author 
Definitely too late for London now, I agree. Dystopia draws ever closer.
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But will they take us in?
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Dear Neil,
Well that was disturbing. And with all we’ve seen in recent years that didn’t seem possible even twenty years ago, your scenario doesn’t seem all that impossible.
Shalom,
Rochelle
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PS Love the title.
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Thanks
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Thanks so much, Rochelle. All too probable now. Perhaps it will take a major city underwater to make our leaders wake up
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A business opportunity for a would-be Noah!
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Maybe, but I’m not sure an Ark is the solution
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So much truth in “And the hotter things got, the less we listened”
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Thanks so much
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This is not as far off as I think we think it is….
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And then it will be us seeking refuge
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Evocative writing, Neil. Someone asked me yesterday, “how far until we hit bottom?” and I am wondering.
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Thanks so much, Lisa
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You’re very welcome.
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told ya so, indeed
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Thanks for reading
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🙂
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Its frightening how we ignore Nature and it’s warning signals.
But at the same time I was amused by your description of Buckingham Palace being under water and the king rowing on Chelsea Road.
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Thanks so much
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Nicely put. My dodgy brother-in-law has set up a project training people to get rich quick by selling hills.
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Thanks so much, Patrick
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We live in a world full of water, let’s not drown in self-pity. London always gets hit with human misery, it’s alright for the King with his country homes.
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Matter in the wrong place, my friend
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We are definitely getting very close to the point of no return – nicely done Neil 🙌
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Thanks so much
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prescient, there is no gratification in saying, “told you so.” I find it ironic that people (USA) use the word “woke” like it’s an insult when people really do need to wake up and take heed. So it goes.
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Thanks so much. My understanding is the “woke” insult was appropriated by the right from an original positive meaning of being aware
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We are the stars of a reality TV horror show and the channel is stuck. We’re gonna need a bigger remote.
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Nicely put, Nancy
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Nicely told. We just don’t listen to the warning signs.
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We listen and we stick our fingers in our ears and go “Na na na”
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