This is a story for Friday Fictioneers, which is hosted by Rochelle. Every week you are challenged to write a 100 word story based on a photo.
Thanks to Victor and Sarah Potter for this week’s photo and also to Rochelle for hosting the challenge.
Thanks to all the readers for their time, too.
PHOTO PROMPT © Victor and Sarah Potter
Marie’s stay at the spiritual retreat was relaxing.
Her home smelled of closed container, as she unlocked it.
Keeping her luggage, she walked towards the kitchen to find something to eat.
She made some scrambled eggs. Pulling the stool to sit, she screamed like a siren at her new neighbour — Mr.Spider —who was dangling like a disco-ball on top of her head.
Her eyes moved everywhere… looking for something… a weapon.
The kill was made. Marie’s gaze fixed on the latest edition of the spiritual magazine….now in dustbin. On it was written: Act and be kind to all living beings.
Emovere 
Spirituality lessons got forgotten!
Spiders & arachnophobia bother some…
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I guess so, Anita. Thanks for reading and commenting.
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I expect she was very spiritual… while she was actually at the retreat. Now back to life 🙂
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…yah, back to life. 🙂 Can’t blame her though. Life is where there is a lot of action and some reaction sometimes.
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Now that was a case of reflex kicking in before sensible thought!
Susan A Eames at
Travel, Fiction and Photos
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That’s a very sensible thought Susan. Can’t disagree with you there. 🙂
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Oh the poor spider, if only Marie had remembered that magazine before her new neighbour was done for 🙂
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I don’t know if she’ll be feeling sorry for ruining her magazine or killing the spider or her action. But now she’ll at least feel safe, though. 😉
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Dear Norma,
Kindness, the perfect weapon. Love the disco ball analogy. Good one that made me laugh out loud.
Shalom,
Rochelle
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Happy to share smiles and laughter with you Rochelle. 😀
Thanks for reading and commenting Rochelle.
Since it is my first FF for January, wishing you and all your loved ones a very happy new year, Rochelle. 🙂
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Hmm… a little late to read that…
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…guess so. Mr.Spider has lost its identity completely, by now. 😉
Wishing you and all your loved ones a very happy new year, Dale. 🙂
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And to you and yours, Norma!
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🙂 Thanks Dale
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These idealistic spiritual lifestyles can be hard to stick to in the real world!
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…hmm! Wise words Iain. 😉 After all real world is where the real life happens.
Wishing you and all your loved ones a very happy new year, Iain. 🙂
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Oho! A little literary irony. Nicely done 🙂
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Thanks Linda. 🙂
Wishing you and all your loved ones a very happy new year, Linda. 🙂
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Thank you, and the same to you 🙂
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🙂 Thanks Linda.
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At least Marie seems to be recognising that she could have done better! Will she have the courage to clean spider bits off the magazine and read it, I wonder?
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Good to see you Penny. 🙂
Don’t know that.
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Your well written tale made me chuckle. I believe in being kind to all living things, too, but in my mind this means dispatching them swiftly and not making them suffer needlessly. So Marie’s passed the test of kindness by my standards. 😉
Belated Happy New year to you, and thanks for visiting my blog. 🙂
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Nice to see you Christine. Wishing you too, a year filled with happiness, good health, abundance and prosperity. 🙂
I’m glad that my story left you with a smile. 🙂
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