Here’s my second go at Friday Fictioneers 🙂 It’s ended up being a bit of a play around with dialogue.
This Beautiful Life
“It’s broken” Janet mutters, her arms embracing the contents of the wash basket.
“What? The toilet?” My hands stop short at my belt.
She’s already half way down the stairs, a trail of dirty socks in her wake. Big sighs escape her as yet more stray items free themselves from her grasp.
“Janet?” I trip over a Twirly Woo.
“Daddy!” cries my youngest appearing from a bedroom.
“Have you been eating chocolate Gracie? Your hands are covered…”
“It’s poo” calls James from his room “She got it out of the potty”
“You are shitting me!”
“MUUM! Dad’s swearing again!”
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Word count: 99 words
This was written as part of the Friday Fictioneers challenge hosted by Rochelle Wisoff-Fields. The idea is to write a short story (just 100 words) based on the photo prompt provided.
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Thanks for reading x
Dear Anna,
This is all too real. I could hear it, see it and smell it. 😉 Very funny.
Shalom,
Rochelle
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Ew.
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This was very real indeed. I loved the trail of dirty clothes… and what is it about young kids and poo? My niece and nephew used to play in their diapers and smear the walls… so gross.
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Yep- they’re so gross and awkward, noisy, smelly, mardy, difficult….
Adorable little things 😃
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Absolutely…😉
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OMG! 😦 That would call for a “you need to see to your daughter” line.
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LOL! Great pun.
Wait… this is supposed to be dark?
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No – this was me moving away from the dark stuff that came to mind first 😃
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Oh, yuk yuk! But very funny too!
Susan A Eames at
Travel, Fiction and Photos
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Disgustingly funny!
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Ha ha ha! I love this Anna, so beautifully written and very funny x
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Thank you x
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Hahhahhha. LOL.
A great read😀
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Ewwww…. but I laughed.
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You’re shitting me! Ha ha ha ha ha. Loved it.
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A good but smelly take on the prompt
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I’m still laughing at your story too! You are so funny and an enjoyable tale!
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So believable!
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Yea — Mom can fix this. Right Mom? . . as I leave to go outside.
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Oh boy, the memories! I had one who used the contents of his diaper to paint his crib, the walls–anything he could reach.
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Eww… my two thankfully didn’t get into their nappies (well one is still in them but I think he would have done it by now if he was going to (touches wood furiously!! Ha!)
My little girl pooed on the floor once during potty training and stood in it – that was the first and last time she did so outside the potty- she was NOT impressed with that feeling 😂😂
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