Written for the Friday Fictioneers. A story, about art so good it pulls someone into it, begins after the image.
Genre: Speculative Fiction/Humor
Photo by: Douglas M. MacIlroy
Situation 14
Captain Brandt exited the orange Coast Guard Rescue Chopper and walked inside.
Penny winced at the coastguardsman’s flight gear and apologized profusely. “I’m sorry, Captain. I told the operator my husband fell into the waves of computer art, not real waves.”
Brandt scowled. “It’s that painting by Katsushika Hokusai, right?”
“Yes.”
“Not a problem, ma’am.” Brandt turned. “Jones! Situation 14!”
In moments. Petty Officer Jones installed ‘Rescue Chopper’ on the laptop and an animated helicopter fished her husband from the painting’s waves.
“Thank you!” cried Penny, hugging her sopping-wet husband.
“No problem,” said Brandt. “People fall into Hokusai’s wave all the time!”
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Author’s Notes:
Japanese artist, Katsushika Hokusai is famous for his painting, “The Great Wave off Kanagawa.” More info here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hokusai
A sample of the painting is below:
Each week, the Friday Fictioneers commune for a litany of lots of little literary links to flash fiction from an image prompt. Check the link for more stories based upon the image at the top of this post. Have fun!: http://rochellewisofffields.wordpress.com/2014/06/04/6-june-2014/
EagleAye
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Fantastic 😀
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Thanks Al! 🙂
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Dear EA,
Situation 14 was a fine tribute to a master. Well done.
Aloha,
Doug
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Thanks bunches, Doug! I hoped it would shine some light on a classic artist. Great photo by the way. Thanks for stopping in! 🙂
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Dear Eric,
I find myself falling into Hokusai’s waves, too. But I don’t mind staying there. 😉 Fun story.
Shalom,
Rochelle
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Yup. Me too. That’s the mark of a master, and Hokusai was one of the best. Glad you had fun, and thanks for swinging by. 🙂
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Wonderful story! What an original idea. Genius!
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Thank you, Jan! I do try to go outside the envelope. Thanks so much for the positive words. They keep me rolling. 🙂
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“[…]and walked in the inside”
Maybe you could have said that differently. 🙂
I really liked the story. I loved how routine this sounded to Capt. Brandt. 😀
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Yikers! That’s what happens when editing while in a hurry. Thank you for the catch. I fixed it. Yes, that’s what is funny about it for me. He should’ve been flummoxed and disbelieving if all things were normal, but he takes it stride. It’s just another product of my bizarre imagination. Thanks so much for stopping in!
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That’s really good. What a fun read.
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Thank you, Patrick! 🙂
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Oh, this was a delight to read. Proof that technology can save anything…right? 😛 I really loved this!
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Hehe. Exactly! It’s good to hear such a reaction. Thanks so much for sharing your thoughts. 🙂
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This made me laugh.
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Glad to hear it. Thanks! 🙂
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That must be terrifying! 😉
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Haha! Yes it is! 😉
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Absolutely terrific take!
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Thank you Shandra! I appreciate that. 😉
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That was an imaginative take on the prompt. Very well done.
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Thank you kindly, Sandra! 🙂
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Such a funny story, you did well.
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Thank you! I’m glad you got a laugh from it. 🙂
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Loved this! 🙂
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Thank you so much, Freya!
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Very nice take. Loved it.
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Thank you much!
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BRILLIANT! (And charmingly humorous!)
I am amazed at so much creativity from all the stories I’ve read so far on this prompt.
Thank you for your completely funny and original take on it!
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Cool. There’s a lot of very talented writers out there for FF. I’m glad you had fun. I’m happy you enjoyed the humor in mine. Thanks so much for writing in your thoughts. I really appreciate that.
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Ah, this is really cool. Love, heroes, sci-fi all rolled into a very good tale.
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Thank you kindly, Alicia. I love scifi and heroes all together too. Thanks much!
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Eric, That was fun. 🙂 I could just imagine a little helicopter being animated to fish someone out of the painting’s wave. Just another painting rescure for the Captain. Well done. 😀 —Susan
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Hehe. It’s a ho-hum moment for the Captain. He gets this a lot. I’m glad you could imagine the little helicopter along with me. Thanks much, Susan! 🙂
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Dear Eric, What a wonderful imagination you have! Good job – I love it! Glad they retrieved her husband from the wave. This is why I like writing so much – for every mishap, there CAN be an safety door or exit!. Epic story Eric! Excellent, Nan 🙂
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Thank you so much for the wonderful comments. Wow, I just want to write some more after reading that! You’re right, with enough imagination we can put our characters into grave danger and pull then straight out of it again. Very much appreciated comments, Nan. Thank you. 🙂
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Another great story!
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Thank you kindly, Robin. I appreciate that. 🙂
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I stand in awe of your ability to twist a prompt into anything. Another stonkingly good story!
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“Stonkingly?” Never heard that one, but it sounds cool. 😉 Thanks very much, Lyn!
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It’s a Brit slang word that I just love. It means ‘very’ — only to a greater degree 🙂
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Ha yes that happens a lot.. love the animated chopper…
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Hehe. Thank you. It’s a good thing the Coast Guard uses them. 😉
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A fun read and a great tribute all at the same time 🙂
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Thank you! Glad you enjoyed it. 🙂
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