Written for the Friday Fictioneers. A story about reconstruction begins after the photo.
Genre: Urban Fantasy/Humor
Photo by: Randy Maizie
Rebuilding
Tiki stood before the abandoned apartment building, arms akimbo. “It’ll take a lot of work.”
Lita groaned. “Is it that bad?”
“I’m afraid so. All the wood needs to be replaced and the apartments need a major overhaul.”
“I had such high hopes.”
“Oh it’s not impossible,” soothed Tiki. “Merely difficult. I see you’ve made progress already.”
“Yes, the bougainvillea is lovely isn’t it?”
“An excellent choice. It’s roots will break down the cement in no time.”
“Really?”
“Yep. Now that the Humans are gone, it’s up to us Faeries to make proper dwellings from living things!”
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Every week, The Friday Fictioneers join in literary communion to compose 100-word works from a photo prompt. All are invited to join us in exploring the imagination and the written word. Here’s this week’s prompt: http://rochellewisofffields.wordpress.com/2013/12/04/6-december-2013/
EagleAye
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Fairy reconstruction? New territory for you, darling — I liked it!
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Hehe. I like to push. the envelope. Glad you liked it, Helena, and thanks! 🙂
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lovely twist! 🙂 but this line filled me with dread “Now that the Humans are gone.”
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Thank you, kz! The Humans simply “left,” and colonized a new world, with much better understanding of how to keep it clean. 😉
Thanks for stopping in!
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AnElephant particularly enjoyed the phrase “Now that the Humans are gone”!
Good story.
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Thanks Elephant! I’m happy you enjoyed it. Thanks for swinging by! 🙂
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Magical twist. 🙂 I always like “arms akimbo.”
janet
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That’s one of my faves too. Thanks for visiting and commenting!
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Well that was a twist I didn’t expect 🙂
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I like to keep people on their toes. 😉
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Loved this story. It has such a wonderful twist! Maybe the Faeries can live in harmony with nature…unlike us.
Just one correction: “It’s roots will break down….” should be “Its roots will break down….”
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Oh yes, the faeries are all about integrating with nature and even encouraging it’s growth. We could learn a trick or two from them.
Thanks for the catch! I’ll get on that. And thanks for reading!
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Dear E. A.
Hope the faeries do a better job with the place than the humans. 😉 Nice one.
Shalom,
Rochelle
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I’m sure they’ll do a terrific job. Maybe someday us humans will return and think, “What a wonderful place! Why did we ever leave?” 😉 Thanks much for your kind thoughts and comments!
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I like faeries better than zombies. Thank you!
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Yeah, me too! At least Faeries favor living things. Thanks for stopping in!
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Yay for the Faeries. But don’t they steal babies?
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Yay, but yeah, some do. Not all faerie-folk are nice. I think the majority are good, though, revitalizing and growing the forests to full health.
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This is simply too good EA-loved where you took the story-lovely surprise at the end:-)
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Thanks so much!
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🙂
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What a nice idea, using plants rather than heavy machinery to demolish buildings. It’s definitely the way forward. Nice one.
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Thank you! And thanks for stopping in and commenting. 🙂
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What a lovely story! It makes me wonder about the possibilities for a fantastical post-dystopia. Hmm… Good job!
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Thanks! I’m so glad you liked it. 🙂
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always love a faerie tale ending…
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Me too. Thanks for stopping in! 😉
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