Month: March 2025

FF: A Knotty Tale

A big hello to all of you and welcome to my first flash fiction in over a year. I am thrilled to be able to participate in Rochelle’s weekly challenge of a story in 100 words – Friday Fictioneers – based on an atmospheric photo prompt kindly provided by Dale. Thank you Rochelle, thank you Dale. Looking forward to reading all the other stories on this prompt.

If you like, you may click here to read and add your own story. See you there!

Photo Prompt © Dale Rogerson

A Knotty Tale

Words 100

Ms Ghari sat in one corner, her knobbly fingers going knit purl, knit purl.

She was scowling and mumbling. “Halloween!!! Such a ruckus with no consideration for a poor old woman. You think I am mad? I will show you.”

She caressed the red wool cap she had knitted. This was no ordinary wool, it was soaked in poison and dried. Whoever wore it was in for an unpleasant end.

The doorbell rang.

Aha, a child!

Gleefully, she wrenched open the door and slipped the cap over the boy who held out a bunch of flowers, “Only for you Ms…”

– xxxx –

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Hello, hello and many more hellos for all the days, weeks, months, and year plus that i have been AWOL. And my apologies too.

The primary reason was that i had nothing to write about. It was a complete block. And it’s not that the dam has suddenly burst (Oh those were the days) and i will be flooding you with daily stories – long and short. Nothing of that sort. In fact i have been struggling for the past few weeks to make a re-appearance with a bang. But hitting a dead end, i dropped in to say hello and give an update.

Especially to readers of Silver Streaks, who are probably the only ones who have been waiting and sending mails. Again my apologies. For the most recent mails, i have already sent the password. For those who havent received the mail and are still interested, please send an email to mysilverstreaks@gmail.com. Also, sorry to disappoint all those who are/were waiting for an extension of Season 2, i am afraid i am not inspired enough to follow that path. But who knows if readers can ignite that spark with their comments, views, perspectives then i am more than game!

Moving on, in other news, i have now ventured into poetry! And published as well. Truth is stranger than fiction. So until the fiction lights are turned on, i plan to share my published poems and perhaps even unpublished poems – who else will read them, right?

On that note, i take my leave for today with my first publication:

Yup, that’s me. And that’s it from me today. Looking forward to your hellos and updates.

A rather belated Happy 2025 to everyone.