This week's Friday Fictioneer's photo prompt didn't give me any immediate inspiration. I left it to my subconscious to get to work and here's the result.
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| PHOTO PROMPT – © Rochelle Wisoff-Fields |
ARTWORK
She needed to move her latest body. But she was too busy. Who knew running a B&B to supplement her income would take up so much of her precious time?
These current guests were driving her barmy. So bloody demanding. We don't eat gluten. We don't eat dairy. We don't eat fruit.
She laid the breakfast table, muttering curses. Just one more, 'we don't eat...' and they'd end up wrapped in clay.
They ate. They left. Peace at last.
She returned to her latest body of work. Caressed the clay. It was probably her best sculpture yet.
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Dear Susan,
ReplyDeletePhew! For a moment I thought you meant body as in cadaver or corpse. Um, I don't eat gluten...;) Love the story though. So believable.
Shalom,
Rochelle
Good to know that my deliberate ploy to misdirect worked. :)
DeleteSo many needs to keep customers happy these days, I'm glad I dont work in hospitality. It's nice she has a distraction that gives her an escape.
ReplyDeleteI ran a B&B for one brief season. The guests were highly enjoyable most of the time and highly difficult some of the time. :)
DeleteThat was weird, Susan, very weird. Loved it!
ReplyDeleteOh, good! I wanted the reader to ponder what was going on. If you found it weird, I've achieved my aim. :)
DeleteHmm....I kept thinking of Murder at the wax museum. I’m not sure I would want to go to that B&B.
ReplyDeleteYes, my intention was to cast doubt! Thanks for commenting, Birgit.
DeleteExcellent! You set us up very well.
ReplyDeleteThanks, Darlene. Glad you liked this one. :)
DeleteYou did well!
ReplyDeleteJust goes to show what strange things are swirling around in my brain, Liz!
DeleteNeat bit of misdirection Susan - you caught me out!
ReplyDeleteYou know how it is, Keith Sometimes you just have to wrong foot your reader. :)
DeleteYikes! You set us up perfectly, and then relieved our fears. Excellent :)
ReplyDeleteMwaaw ha ha...! (Thanks for the feedback, Linda.)
DeleteHaha! Glad it didn't turn out to be the macabre plot I thought it was going to be! Just another starving artist :)
ReplyDeleteYes... unless there's something lurking under that clay...
DeleteI love how you misled us! And gah... is there anything worse than those who overstay their welcome?
ReplyDeleteMy aim was mislead and make the reader wonder what is really going on here. :)
DeleteI like to think that one particularly fussy eater is the "centrepiece" of her latest sculpture :-)
ReplyDeleteHe he - me too! :)
Deleteit's all in a day's work, i guess. :)
ReplyDeleteI think she's found a way to alleviate her irritation when she gets fussy guests. :)
DeleteI was thinking of Fawlty Towers but she didn't give her guests the same treatment as Basil. No one died in the end so a nice misdirection in the tale.
ReplyDeleteOh, I loved Fawlty Towers! Thanks for the feedback :)
DeleteExcellent misdirection, Susan. And you capture the frustration of a creative person having to spend time and effort earning a living.
ReplyDeleteThanks, Penny. Always frustrating when you can't get on with what you enjoy doing.
DeleteNice misdirect. I can sympathize. I hate how real life gets in the way of my art.
ReplyDeleteYes, I'm always being pulled away from my writing! Thanks for commenting.
DeleteAnd here I thought she was cooking meat-pies.
ReplyDeleteHe he - always happy to know when I've managed to get the reader thinking and wondering.
DeleteFabulous twist! I was expecting a real body. Though a clay one is certainly better!
ReplyDeleteThanks Laurie, I definitely prefer clay too!
DeleteHer frustration comes through loud and clear! Nicely done.
ReplyDeleteThanks for the feedback, Magarisa - appreciate it. :)
DeleteOh dear, I would like to see how many statues she has in her back garden. Creative arts given a whole new meaning lol
ReplyDeleteEek, yes! There might be a few out there. Thanks for commenting. :)
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