Friday, November 11, 2011

Golden Ghost Flower

The following 100-word Friday Flash Fiction is based on the photo prompt provided by Madison Woods. Visit her blog at 
http://madisonwoods.wordpress.com/ to read her flash fiction for today and find links to other authors participating in this weekly event.



“What’s that?” Baxter asked.
“How should I know? Do I look like a botanist?” I replied
“No, you look like a smart-ass, and you smell like one too.”
“Well, it’s obviously a plant of some sort, maybe a flower.”
“You don’t reckon it’s an aphrodisiac do you?”
“Why don’t you eat it and find out? I’d enjoy watching you howl at the moon all night and running wild like you were chasing a bitch in heat.”
Baxter bent low and sniffed the plant. “It might be poisonous.”
“Could be,” I replied. “Let’s just hike our legs and mark it.”
Posted by at

12 comments:

  1. Jan MorrillNovember 11, 2011 at 9:43 AM

    Russell, I ALWAYS look forward to reading yours for a smile. You have the best dialogue!

    ReplyDelete
  2. MahjiraNovember 11, 2011 at 10:54 AM

    Hahahaaa! Loved it! You got me at the end! :)

    ReplyDelete
  3. AnonymousNovember 11, 2011 at 11:42 AM

    LOL, gives me a new appreciation for wrinkled noses! Robin

    ReplyDelete
  4. AnonymousNovember 11, 2011 at 1:04 PM

    Hahahaha, I sure hope these two dogs weren't ahead of me on the trail!

    ReplyDelete
  5. Luna ZegaNovember 11, 2011 at 1:19 PM

    Russell, you certainly put a twist on things. Loved this!!

    ReplyDelete
  6. Siobhan MuirNovember 11, 2011 at 1:41 PM

    I'm not going to be picking your flowers! LOL well done. :D

    ReplyDelete
  7. Linda PalundNovember 11, 2011 at 3:09 PM

    Pretty well written for such a naughty piece, you devil you. Something about that prompt brought our the worst in conception in you and me, not in the writing, but just a bit earthy in our perceptions...

    ReplyDelete
  8. AnonymousNovember 11, 2011 at 5:19 PM

    I didn't even get the hint with the bitch in heat comment! You got me!

    ReplyDelete
  9. RuthNovember 11, 2011 at 9:11 PM

    Hahahaha!
    You got me too. Love it.

    ReplyDelete
  10. RuthNovember 11, 2011 at 9:11 PM

    hahahaha
    You got me too!

    ReplyDelete
  11. AnonymousNovember 12, 2011 at 12:53 AM

    Dear Russell,

    This was a very imaginative and well rendered story. Good job.

    Aloha,

    Doug

    ReplyDelete
  12. Sheilagh LeeNovember 18, 2011 at 12:56 PM

    nice twist at the end.

    ReplyDelete

Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom)