No text this week, just pictures. Still 100 words exactly though.
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January 21st, 2015 at 11:24 pm
I cannot say how much I love this. I have never seen an epistolary tale told via messages in bottles – and the story is simple yet very menacing .Masterfully done.
KT
January 21st, 2015 at 11:24 pm
Also – Innsmouth newspaper… Love it.
January 21st, 2015 at 11:31 pm
Glad you caught that detail. 🙂 Just a little homage.
January 21st, 2015 at 11:31 pm
Thanks KT. I wracked my brains for a bit, trying to come up with a good story for this picture. Glad you liked it.
-David
January 21st, 2015 at 11:24 pm
David,
What a creative way to handle the prompt this week! How did you come up with this? It’s as beautiful a “found” poem as I’ve ever seen, and full of more intrigue than most.
All my best,
Marie Gail
January 21st, 2015 at 11:33 pm
Thank you, Marie Gail for the wonderful comment! Not sure exactly how I came up with it, although if I retraced my mental spaghetti trails I could probably remember. You know how it is.
January 21st, 2015 at 11:40 pm
Wow, that is a wild story, David! Oh, you should so develop this one. I think it’s fascinating. I love how the notes are crinkled and really look like a cry for help. And, he’s stranded on Devil’s Reef. That can’t be good. Masterful, David. Great!
January 21st, 2015 at 11:43 pm
Thanks, Amy! Hmm, now you have me wondering how I could develop this further. We’ll see.
January 21st, 2015 at 11:50 pm
You totally should!
January 22nd, 2015 at 12:33 am
Great use of the prompt. Loads of fun and it leaves you wanting more. In fact, do it again!
January 22nd, 2015 at 7:35 pm
What, the idea of the notes or the story itself? 🙂 Maybe I will.
January 22nd, 2015 at 2:49 am
That’s a truly creative take on the prompt. You’ve surpassed yourself this week. This is one I’ll probably have to come back to.
January 22nd, 2015 at 7:31 pm
Thanks, Sandra. 🙂
January 22nd, 2015 at 4:33 am
Dear David,
Got chills from this one. Hard to imagine such person to person correspondence via message in a bottle but I was hooked nevertheless. Good props, good story, good job.
Aloha,
Doug
January 22nd, 2015 at 7:24 pm
Doug,
I was wondering what the turn around time would be for this sort of communication. I was thinking once every tide cycle at the most. That’s why I tried to limit the number of messages. Glad you liked it though.
-David
January 22nd, 2015 at 4:34 am
Dear David,
My hat’s off to your creative take on the prompt. I’m in awe. Applause.
Shalom,
Rochelle
January 22nd, 2015 at 7:22 pm
Thank you, Rochelle. I confess this prompt gave me some trouble and I waffled over a couple ideas before I hit on this one. It took a bit of extra time, but I think it was worth it. Thanks for your kind words.
-David
January 22nd, 2015 at 4:47 am
I doubt the prompt could get a better treatment, David. This is marvelous!
January 22nd, 2015 at 7:19 pm
Ah, thank you so much! That’s very kind of you.
January 22nd, 2015 at 4:55 pm
I think i have said this before but this is one of my favorites.
January 22nd, 2015 at 6:42 pm
Thanks, Dawn. I appreciate it as many times as you say it. 🙂
January 22nd, 2015 at 7:00 pm
Well that’s just flipping genius. Well done! (humming The Police… thanks for the earworm.)
January 22nd, 2015 at 10:02 pm
Thanks, Kimberly. 🙂
January 23rd, 2015 at 9:37 am
What a clever response. Bravo.
January 23rd, 2015 at 6:48 pm
Thanks! 🙂
January 23rd, 2015 at 9:40 am
I agree with the other commentators, a brilliant piece of writing.
January 23rd, 2015 at 6:48 pm
🙂 Thanks.
January 23rd, 2015 at 10:43 am
So artfully and cleverly done. Too envious to say anything else 🙂
January 23rd, 2015 at 6:48 pm
Thanks, Sarah. I appreciate it.
January 23rd, 2015 at 3:15 pm
Wow.. the way you mix forms and media to convey a story where you still leave us stranded to the great mystery what really happened here… very very good.
January 23rd, 2015 at 6:45 pm
Thanks, Bjorn. A few other people have said I should follow up with something, but for in the meantime, you can decide. Of course, I threw in some Lovecraftian hints, just to make it more sinister.
January 24th, 2015 at 1:26 pm
wonderfully creative. Bravo. New fictional art form. Randy
January 24th, 2015 at 5:11 pm
Brilliant. A really engaging story, told with flair and imagination.
January 25th, 2015 at 2:50 pm
Dear David, Outstanding story and mystery! I would think that this is such a curious disappearance there would be many people involved in the location of the girl. Wonderful! Nan 🙂
January 25th, 2015 at 2:55 pm
Thanks, Nan. Yes, I’m sure there would be many people searching. So what do you think? Who do you think Jack is?
January 25th, 2015 at 10:34 pm
Very clever! 🙂
January 26th, 2015 at 2:03 pm
Brilliant story and presentation!!! 🙂
January 26th, 2015 at 11:04 pm
Thanks, Madhu! It was fun to do. I like to try new things.
January 26th, 2015 at 10:57 pm
This is exactly why I put you in such high esteem… you are surely one of most creative story teller I have seen around !
January 26th, 2015 at 11:02 pm
Thank you, Horus. I appreciate it. 🙂 Thank you for the comment.
January 27th, 2015 at 10:46 am
I was almost “done” reading FF submissions this week. But realized I’d missed yours so went back. Awfully glad I did. Wonderful use of the prompt. Love the crinkled up papers and the use of shells.
January 27th, 2015 at 8:07 pm
Thanks for reading it. 🙂
March 12th, 2015 at 7:35 am
what a piece, what a story telling!
March 12th, 2015 at 10:56 pm
I like this one too. I don’t always like all my Friday Fictioneers stories but I’m proud of this one.