Here’s the photo prompt for #Friday Fictioneers courtesy of Madison Woods. Thanks Madison, for starting and continuing this wonderful writing prompt. Please visit her site and check out all the other Friday Fictioneers. Here’s my 100 word take on the photo:
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“Set up the satellite…” Jim turned in a circle while looking up at the moon. It made her dizzy just watching. “…here.”
Char unpacked the tech, glad to finally have a site. Jim, a brilliant scientist, was just a touch scatterbrained, a fact allowing Char’s subtle sabotage to go unnoticed. Pinging the Chinese moon base? Yeah, not going to happen.
Jim fiddled with the controls, adjusting.
“Here let me.” Char reached down, setting the dial to her preset coördinates.
“Hey! What do you…?” The com squawked with clicks and clacks, her native tongue unrecognizable to humans.
Char gazed up, her ship’s outline visible in the moon’s corona. She pulled out the bag of candy pieces, thankful she hadn’t had to resort to making her finger glow. Phone home, yeah right.
*Chuckling* Loved the humor –nice spin on ET and Reeses.
Mine: http://www.vlgregory-circa1800.vpweb.com/blog.html
Loved how she covertly sabotaged the scatterbrain’s work. Enjoyed the last paragraph where you brought in some cynical humor. Were those were Reese’s pieces? Here’s mine:
http://www.triplemoonstar.blogspot.com
Mmmm yes. Little nuggets of candy-coated peanut butter goodness
I loved the subtle link to ET with a darker edge of subversion from an alien race
Here’s mine: http://womanontheedgeofreality.com/2012/05/11/friday-fictioneers-painting-creation/
Aliens instead of werewolves aye, haha. Made me laugh at the end, great take on the prompt.
Nice tapestry of aliens among us from you this Friday. And an alien who has seen and understands ET to boot.
Well done.
Aloha,
Doug
You’ve been here and I thank you, so the link is me fishing. Mahalo, D.
http://ironwoodwind.wordpress.com/2012/05/10/last-of-the-first/
Made me smile. I’ve cut my teeth on sci-fi of the 60′s. Loved E.T. thanks for the grins. Here’s mine: rochelle-wisoff.blogspot.com
loved the ET reference! good one! mine can be found here: http://oldentimes.wordpress.com/2012/05/10/its-here-the-weekend-is-nigh-fridayfictioneers-on-buffalo-river/
Nice….here’s mine http://writeforacause.org/2012/05/11/friday-fictioneers-how-great-thou-art/
That last paragraph stopped it from being sinister in my mind. Quite funny. Lol.
My attempt: http://unduecreativity.wordpress.com/2012/05/11/she-called-to-him/
Nice one, liked the voice in this.
Mine’s at: http://castelsarrasin.wordpress.com/2012/05/10/you-called-friday-fictioneers-may-2012/
I hope Jim’s not so scatterbrained that he can’t run for help because I’m imagining a hostile invasion force!
Mine is here:
http://michaelsfishbowl.wordpress.com/2012/05/11/i-miss-you-so/
Tempering the dark side of this piece with the humor brought this piece to life. I really enjoyed this one!
nice job of showing us the alien–you did this so smooth! I love the ref to ET too..I liked it a lot!
Certainly a different take on the prompt whihc was finely done. Hop over: http://readinpleasure.wordpress.com/2012/05/11/fridayfictioneers-tanoas-baby/
Loved the humour and the gradual reavealing of Char’s true ‘nature’. Well done.
Ours (160 words) is at http://www.lazuli-portals.com/flash-fiction/moon-and-sky
A surprisingly different take on the prompt. Mine is here: http://readinpleasure.wordpress.com/2012/05/11/fridayfictioneers-tanoas-baby/
Very awesome! Love the snarky link to ET. Totally my style.
Here’s mine:
http://theforgottenwife.com/2012/05/11/friday-fictioneers/
I was looking for the bicycle in the moon’s shadows! Nice homage to a wonderful story. But I think Char may be a little more mischievous.
Nicely done.
lol Liked the alien sarcasm at the end. Cool photo.
Long distance realtionships are hell, especially when they’re inter-galactic!
Very fun and funny take on the photo. Thanks for the nice comment on my story.
Lol I like that. It reminds me of some of George Lucas’ writing.
I went all alien too, but yours definitely seems to be friendly enough (I think). I love the humour.
http://mysocalleddutchlife.wordpress.com/2012/05/12/following-footsteps/
Wonderful, so very imaginative
From the first line I thought George Lucas and ET. Very funny and simply superb!
I enjoyed everything about this. However, your first line is brilliantly crafted.The placement of “…here.” simply put me there! Excellent.
Being English, I’ve heard of Reese’s Pieces but that’s the extent of my knowledge! But the E.T. stuff I do know and it did rathe make me chuckle. The scene was set very well, completely throwing us readers off the scent of the ending! Great writing.
http://garybaileywriting.wordpress.com/2012/05/11/fridayfictioneers-moonlight-sonata/
I love it! That was definitely a unique take I was not expecting
Great! I like how being underestimated let her succeed.
And there’s no reason ET couldn’t have been female, now is there?