Written for the Friday Fictioneers. A story of subtle magic begins after the photo.
Genre: Urban Fantasy
Photo by: Jean L. Hays
A Last Swim
“…I want Spinner to escape, but I’ll swim with him before he goes,” said Saul.
Aunt Trina relayed Saul’s Santa wishes to Aria in the kitchen. “Spinner?”
Aria pointed to the stained-glass dolphin in the window. “He named the dolphin that.”
“It’s funny,” noted Trina. “Only we were visiting Santa in a crowded mall.”
“How weird!”
On Christmas morning, Saul emerged from his room smiling, and soaking wet. “We did it, mommy!” he crowed.
“Yeah, okay,” mumbled Aria and got Saul into dry clothes. As they passed the kitchen, Aria stopped suddenly, eyes wide.
Spinner wasn’t in the stained glass anymore.
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The Friday Fictioneers meet each week for literary sport and revelry. Stories are prompted from an image and may be as long as 100 words. Here’s this week’s prompt: http://rochellewisofffields.wordpress.com/2013/12/18/20-december-2013/
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Excellent š
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Thanks Al!
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A great short fantasy!
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Thank you!
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Beautiful fantasy tale, loved it.
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A noble Christmas wish, and a lovely story!
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Thanks Jan! How could Santa refuse a wish like that? Thanks for stopping by!
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An enchanting little christmas story, well done!
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Thanks so much for the kind words, Sandra! I appreciate it.
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Wonder what Saul and Santa were up to!
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That’s easy. They followed the famous Chika parrots who build rainbows with their tails. They swam until they found Bootu, who’s tribe of mer-people spread the seashells for folks to find on beach walks. Saul walked ashore and ran with a herd of unicorns for whom green grass grows wherever they run. Saul and Spinner and Santa watched angels painting in the sky in pinks and blues to make the perfect sunset before saying farewell. It was a good day for Saul.
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Love it!
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Well that certainly clarifies things. š
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Yep. They had quite the day together. š
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oh wonderful. this is so much fun. and he’s such a nice kid with a very kind wish š
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Thanks so much, kz! He’s a great kid. That’s why Santa stopped by to personally accept his Christmas wish. Thanks kindly for visiting!
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Magic. What a wonderful Christmas.
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Thank you Patrick! Thanks bunches for visiting. š
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Very well imagined.
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Thank you kindly!
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Welcome.
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A Christmas miracle! What a fun and lovely turn for this prompt.
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Thank you much!
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Yay Spinner! What a nice uplifting story, I like how you tied Christmas into it. Nice work!
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Thanks! ‘Tis the season after all š
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Happy Christmas, Eric! A fine cartoon this would make on TV š
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Thank you, Eena! Yeah, perhaps Charles Schultz could make a Christmas Special. š Thanks for stopping in!
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Nice little fantasy tale. Perfect for Christmas. Well done, Eric.
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Thank you so much. I really appreciate your kind thoughts! š
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Dear Eric,
Clever and imaginative tale. I could see this one played out as a Hallmark channel movie. Nice one and Merry Christmas.
Shalom,
Rochelle
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I’ll call you if Hallmark asks me for the rights. š Thanks so much and a Merry Christmas to you! š
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Oh, very cool. This is a bit of magic! Great, imaginative tale!
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A bit of magic is always a happy thing at Christmas. Thank you so much for stopping in!
Merry Christmas!
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I love your speculative twist. That touch was beautifully done!
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Thanks Glynis! Thanks so much for visiting too!
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Oh, great! Very Harry Potter! Love this! There’s a backstory here, I know there is! I think there’s a typo (says Ann, in her proofreader’s hat): there ought to be a comma rather than a full stop, before ‘mumbled Aria’? š
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Thanks so much, Ann. You’ve put me in excellent company. š Good catch, proofreader, Ann. I’ve updated it. Thanks much for stopping in and commenting.
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Hire me! I’m good! š
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Thanks ‘so’ or ‘very’ (sorry).
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Aria seems to be a very unquestioning mum – how could she just get her son into dry clothes and not ask what he’s been up to?!!
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I totally agree. She was at a loss for words because the 100 word limit had been reached. Otherwise, yeah, her son would certainly have got the third degree. š
Merry Christmas to you!
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Oh I love it when Christmas magic comes to life!
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Me too! Thanks for stopping in and commenting.
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Nice Christmas wish. Cute!
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He’s a good kid. š
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