TOO MUCH, BUT STILL NOT ENOUGH

Copyright: Marie Gail Stratford

We’re here again this week, gathered today in a virtual field to discuss our original stories for the week. This is the Friday Fictioneers group. Our hostess for this gathering is the gracious and talented author and artist, Rochelle Wisoff-Fields. The challenge for us is to write a story with no more than 100 words. It’s supposed to have a beginning, middle, end, and follow the picture prompt for the week. This week’s prompt was supplied by Marie Gail Stratford. Thanks Marie Gail.

To read the other stories from group members, just click on the little blue frog in the blue box after clicking on the link. The link for the other stories is as follows:

https://rochellewisofffields.wordpress.com/2015/05/13/15-may-2015/

Genre: Realistic Fiction

Word Count: 100 Words

TOO MUCH BUT, STILL NOT ENOUGH by P.S. Joshi

Frank Buford had rich land on his large farm. He was also greedy.

Every year the county took up a collection for the poor. He’d give a couple dollars so he could say he gave. Everyone knew what was happening. His silos and barns were full, and his wife was busy canning every year. He sold the rest.

One year he had a bumper harvest. He called in some workmen and commissioned them to build a couple more silos and another barn.

“I’ll make extra money.” he bragged.

After harvest, he died.

Only his wife came to the small funeral.

PARKIN’ SPACE

Copyright–Roger Bultot

Here we are once again to show our creativity by writing original stories for the Friday Fictioneers’ weekly challenge. This challenge is to write a story with no more than 100 words. It’s supposed to include a beginning, middle, end, and follow the picture prompt supplied for the week. The gracious and talented author and artist, Rochelle Wisoff-Fields, is the hostess for the challenge. The prompt this week was supplied by Roger Bultot. Thanks Roger.

For those interested in publishing their short stories, I found a great blog post with helpful information and links. The major link is as follows:

http://writerunboxed.com/2014/08/10/how-to-get-your-short-stories-published-in-lit-mags/

The link to Friday Fictioneers and all the other stories is as follows:

http://rochellewisofffields.wordpress.com/2014/08/22-august-2014/

Genre:  Humor Fiction

Word Count:  100 Words

PARKIN’ SPACE  By P.S. Joshi

Matt sauntered out of the big truck stop hotel on Route 98. He spotted a crowd standing in the parking lot around his 18-wheeler.

Someone was laughing,  hard. When he pushed his way through, there was his brother John, his shoulders shaking and head thrown back. Then he noticed the truck. Vines and other growth were wound all around the front grill, trailing under the bumper, and out onto the pavement for about five feet.

“Well Matt,” John said, tears streaming down his face, “I guess that’s the last damn time you’ll argue with a landscaper about a parkin’ space.