I woke with the most intense craving for cheese. As luck would have it, the fridge had registered there was only a hardening heel of Stilton left and ordered a divine selection. The Sainsbury’s drone dropped it off as I punched for an espresso on the auto-chef.
As I nibbled on the edge of an oatcake brimming with rich and creamy brie, wisps of my dream came back. Cheese. The theme had been cheese. Possibly, I’d been a mouse.
What didn’t come back was the advertiser’s message I later found embedded in my dream-maker. ”Lovely creamy brie.”
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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 
Reminds me a bit of the British claymation show “Wallace and Gromit.” Wallace was always going on about cheese.
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Perhaps his dream was about being Wallace
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I find myself with an intense craving now for Brie. Well done.
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Thanks so much, Sandra
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Sandra, that was my thought here too – because we have not had a good brie in a long long time –
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Is it just me that is not looking forward to drone deliveries?
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The dream-maker’s OK with you?
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Yes because I am not a good sleeper and miss dreaming very much 😴
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Love it! You threw us into a future world with very familiar tricks!
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Thanks so much, Clare
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Lots to like about this one, Neil. First, I also included a drone in my story! I like the concept of a dream maker gadget, but, like the MC, not the ad implants.
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Thanks so much, LIsa. I agree about the ads
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You’re welcome.
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Dear Neil,
Drat, I have neither brie nor a drone to deliver it. Tastefully done.
Shalom,
Rochelle
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Thanks so much, Rochelle
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“Possibly, I’d been a mouse”. This made me snicker.
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Thanks so much, Dawn
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Quite creative and caused a smile 🙂
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Thanks so much, Angela
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Sublime marketing while we sleep. I think I’ll wear earmuffs.
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Good plan
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I’m a cheesaholic and you just tickled my taste buds!
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My apologies, Keith
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So many layers to this one: a future where the fridge keeps inventory (I believe this already exists), orders for us and a drone delivers our every whim. On top of that “Dream makers,” and it’s quite eerie. I’ve seen the amazon delivery bots, not drones but automated robots that look like metallic coolers on wheels delivering for uber eats. I’m tempted to kick it over.
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The future is here
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Oh my
Advertising in dreams…. SOB
However… now I’m hungry
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See? It works
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Better a mouse than a rat! And tonight I shall dream of brie. Cheers! 🥂
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Sweet dreams, Nancy
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Neil, I really like all that you did here, but the part that really still grabs me is “oatcake brimming with rich and creamy brie” mmm – might need to order some when out and about this spring
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Thanks so much. Enjoy the brie
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That’s what you get when everything is fully automated: ads that manipulate your dreams into cravings. A clever tale, and not an unlikely future.
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Thanks so much
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What a pleasant look into a future we can only imagine. I wish it were possible to have good dreams fulfilled so easily!
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In the future, all dreams will be fulfilled. There is nothing to be concerned about
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Give us a few decades and we’ll probably be there. Just like something out of Futurama. Loved how you wrote it, great job.
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Thanks so much, David
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