(Currently I am on a trip and writing this on my phone so please forgive me if I am late reading your stories.)
copyright Erin Leary
Fog Sale
“Fog for sale!” Keppler shouted from his soapbox. “Authentic river fog, blessed by a gen-yoo-wine water spirit!”
The man looked skeptical. “Water spirit?”
“Yeah, her name’s Brittany.”
“What’s fog good for?”
“Good for what ails you, my good man,” Keppler said. “For instance, you seem like a man who has trouble getting a girlfriend– Hey, come back!”
Brittany, the water spirit appeared next to him. “Of all the snake-oil salesmen I could have taken up with…”
“Why do you even need money?”
“Paying off a class-action suit,” she said. “Apparently my water’s too dirty for some cry-babies. Life’s hard, man.”
The Green-Walled Tower 
January 15th, 2014 at 11:12 pm
if a magical being says that what will we say?
January 15th, 2014 at 11:21 pm
I knew I’d like this from the moment I read “fog for sale” 😀
January 20th, 2014 at 10:30 am
🙂 Thanks.
January 16th, 2014 at 12:14 am
Fog for sale… some people can sell anything. Nice one.
January 20th, 2014 at 10:30 am
Or in this, they can *try* to sell anything. Keppler might need a bit more practice.
January 16th, 2014 at 12:25 am
Ah,and here we thought only us earthlings have problems,lol!Cool take David-loved it:-)
January 20th, 2014 at 10:29 am
Thanks! Glad you liked it.
January 22nd, 2014 at 5:18 pm
🙂
January 16th, 2014 at 2:11 am
I love your take on this prompt. You could have a lot of fun developing Keppler and Brittany further. They make quite a funny pair.
January 20th, 2014 at 10:29 am
They could be fun. We’ll see what happens, depending on the upcoming photos. It’s always fun to write slightly dim characters, which I think these two are.
January 16th, 2014 at 2:13 am
Delightfully strange, David. I enjoyed this a lot!
January 20th, 2014 at 10:28 am
Thanks, Amy. I like delightfully strange. It’s usually how my mother describes my writing. 🙂
January 16th, 2014 at 2:44 am
I had no idea where you would go with this once I saw the title, but I love what you did with it!
January 16th, 2014 at 5:33 am
Nice. Interesting and modern. A water spirit having a hard time- well-penned.
-HA
January 16th, 2014 at 5:40 am
got a good chuckle from this. Creative as always.
January 20th, 2014 at 10:25 am
Thanks!
January 16th, 2014 at 10:44 am
Dear David,
I must commend you for writing a story on your phone. I’ve read stories on the phone when we were on the road but I’d be in a mell of a hess if I tried posting from the phone.
As always, a clever and unique take on the prompt. 😀
Shalom,
Rochelle
January 20th, 2014 at 10:25 am
Thanks, Rochelle. I’m back home now so I’m able to reply properly to comments, but I’m off again tomorrow so it looks like I’ll be writing this week’s on my phone as well. I should probably be thankful for technology that lets me do that, do I don’t have to miss a week of Friday Fictioneers. 🙂
January 16th, 2014 at 4:19 pm
Fog Sale! Great idea and take on the picture! I enjoyed it a lot! Thanks, Nan
January 20th, 2014 at 10:23 am
Thanks. 🙂
January 16th, 2014 at 8:59 pm
What a combination: a snake oil salesman and a water sprite. With a little ingenuity, I’ll bet they could come up with a more profitable product. Fun story.
January 20th, 2014 at 10:23 am
They could do a lot better but I’m not sure how intelligent either of them are.
January 16th, 2014 at 10:17 pm
Well, that was an original take on the prompt. Class Action suit and dirty water and a spirit named Brittany. Hmmm.
January 16th, 2014 at 11:30 pm
I don’t think I’d believe anyone who says a water spirit’s name is Brittany, even if it was.
January 20th, 2014 at 10:21 am
It’s probably better not to believe her in any case. 🙂
January 17th, 2014 at 4:11 am
I think you have captured the essence of magic quite well… love the end… dealing in polluted fog..
January 17th, 2014 at 11:07 am
Totally brought to mind the old traveling carnie salesmen… captured a mood and imagery so well, Dave. As always, your stories are fun and evocative. The only glitch… Brittany? I’m with Adam on that one! 😉
January 20th, 2014 at 10:20 am
Glad you liked the story. The name Brittany was intentional; I was going for something totally unlike something a water spirit would be called. Seemed funnier that way. 🙂
January 20th, 2014 at 10:25 am
It worked. 😉
January 17th, 2014 at 5:57 pm
lol! enjoyed this a lot. love that her name is Brittany 🙂
January 20th, 2014 at 10:16 am
I was going for something very un-water spirit-ish. 🙂
January 20th, 2014 at 11:36 am
i know. that was actually my favorite part in this story. 🙂
January 20th, 2014 at 12:42 pm
p.s. im 50 % done with giselle 🙂 it’s great
January 20th, 2014 at 3:19 pm
🙂 Thanks. Glad you’re liking it.
January 17th, 2014 at 7:24 pm
Oh that was fun!
January 20th, 2014 at 10:16 am
🙂
January 18th, 2014 at 2:00 am
Is is sold per bushel, cubic yard? My wife is forever having yard sales. this sounds like another item she can throw into the mix.
January 20th, 2014 at 10:15 am
Maybe they bottle it and it comes out in a spray. Not sure, but it’s best to just fork over the money and don’t ask too many questions. I can see somebody buying it in a yard sale.
January 18th, 2014 at 5:27 am
Fun story. Nice names.
January 19th, 2014 at 2:50 pm
“class-action suit” against water spirits? But of course, only a natural progression of things. Loved your take on the prompt.
January 20th, 2014 at 10:13 am
If it were possible, some lawyer would try it, I’m sure. 🙂
January 19th, 2014 at 5:02 pm
Nice! Clever story and great characters and dialogue.
January 20th, 2014 at 10:13 am
Thanks. 🙂