Due to unforseen events I was unable to join in last weeks Friday Fictioneers and I’ve been itching to get back to it since. So here’s my contribution to this weeks photo prompt. I hope you like it 🙂
If you’d like to have a go, visit Rochelle’s page to see the prompt and write whatever comes to mind in no more than 100 words. Good Luck!
Ice crusted over the lense. Scrib chiselled at it, then wiped it away.
Silvery light hit the ground, shimmering like water. He warmed his hands and made his way to the next one.
After the great flood, everyone had left.
Everyone but Scrib.
He stayed to man the laboratories – monitering the rate of melt. This was his home and he wasn’t about to abandon her now.
He trudged to the next lab. The crunch of his snow shoes echoed in this white wilderness.
They said they’d return when the ice melted.
They said.
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Good piece.
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Thank you Mick 😃
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Nice story. I think he might be alone for a while yet.
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I think so too 😀
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Love how he says he won’t abandon ‘her’. It really shows his love for the environment, and says a lot about his personality. I suspect that he will die there, though. 🙂
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I hope not, but it doesn’t look good! Thank you so much for reading 😊
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Hope someone comes back. Nice story, enjoyed it very much.
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Me too. Thank you for reading 🙂
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Nicely scary.
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Thanks Sandra 😃
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A gentle description of a scary scenario. Nicely done.
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Thank you so much ansumani 🙂
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I hope they come back!
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Me too 🙂
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Great twist of suspense at the end. Do they return?
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Thank you Joseph, I hope so 😃
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Most welcome!
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Dear Cheryl,
I felt his desolation. I wonder if they’ll ever return. Nicely done.
Shalom,
Rochelle
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Thank you Rochelle.
I wanted to try a piece without dialogue, great prompt this week, thank you 🙂
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Fantastic take on the prompt Cheryl and your discription is beautiful. I really feel his determination to stay when everyone else has deserted. Fingers crossed they come back, until then I hope he has enough to keep him entertained 🙂
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Maybe I should throw in a snow monster to keep him busy 😉 Thank you Heidi x
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Hell yeah, some kind of hybrid chasing him round lol 🙂
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Lol, that would be awesome!
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He’s hopeful but worried, I think. Good speculative piece.
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Thanks for reading Brian, I’m glad you liked it 🙂
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Good story. The sense of desolation comes through really clearly. I wonder whether anyone will ever come back…?
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Thank you for your lovely comments…I hope so, he’s a decent guy 😉
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I love his dedication and attachment to the place. I’m afraid he’ll be alone for a long while, though. Great story.
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Thank you Gahlearner, I’m glad you like it 😀
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Great atmosphere and feeling. I’m interested that you wanted to write without dialogue – you’ve succeeded in doing that and still creating a strong character.
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Thank you Margaret, I’m experimenting with my writing and I’m so glad that his character still came across. It’s exactly what I wanted 🙂
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Well told Cheryl. The loneliness comes through in this story strongly.
KT
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I’m glad you liked it KT, thank you for reading 😃
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A great take on the prompt. Let’s hope the thaw starts soon and they remember to come back for him. Somehow I’m not over optimistic.
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Me neither 😬 thanks for reading Mike, I’m glad you liked it!
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I sure get the feeling of isolation in your story that is reflected in the photo. Great job! I’m new to this challenge and am enjoying reading the various stories! 🙂
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Thank you Lorna 😃 there are so many great writers here, it’s hard to get round them all!
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Yes, I noticed that. It helps that the stories are so short! 🙂
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I love that despite his loneliness and isolation, he still mans the labs and refuses to leave his home. I hope the others do return.
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Thank you for reading Amie, I hope so too 😃
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He is a dedicated man and obviously feels the responsibilities keenly. I wonder if they will ever come back?
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Thank you for reading Irene, I’m glad you liked it 😃
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Nice descriptions, clearly he is going to be alone for a while.
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Thank you subroto 😃
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Some lovely descriptions of Scrib’s snow shoes crunching in the white wilderness and his dedication to monitoring the rate of melt in the area he loved so much. His loneliness comes across really well and we can only hope that the others will return one day. Lovely story, Cheryl.
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Thank you for your lovely words Millie. I hope they do too 😃
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