Words with Wings
Jacqueline snapped her papers to hide her shaking. “I’ll keep this short.”
Lystra, her inquisitor, nodded toward Jacqueline’s massive thesis. “That would amaze me.”
“I…I…” Jacqueline blinked at letters dancing on her paper. “Oops!” She wiggled her fingers to make them behave, but they sprouted wings and swarmed like gnats. As she flailed tiny letters from her eyes and ears, her papers scattered.
“Help!”
Lystra stood and swished the tip of her wand. “Obey!”
The letters dropped to the flagstone floor. Jacqueline collected her papers, but they were blank.
“Never mind,” Lystra said. “Try again in a century.”
Friday Fictioneers: 100-word stories
Photo prompt: Claire Sheldon
July 5, 2017 at 9:32 am
Lovely whimsy
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July 5, 2017 at 9:33 am
Thank you. 😀
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July 5, 2017 at 10:30 am
Oh this is brilliant!
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July 5, 2017 at 10:42 am
Hehe. Thank you. 🙂 And welcome to reading the blog.
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July 5, 2017 at 10:31 am
Lost for words
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July 5, 2017 at 10:42 am
Ahahaha!
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July 5, 2017 at 10:36 am
Magic school?
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July 5, 2017 at 10:42 am
*nods*
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July 5, 2017 at 11:03 am
This magical take is fabulous.
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July 5, 2017 at 11:04 am
Aww, thank you so much.
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July 5, 2017 at 1:42 pm
Getting into magic school is no easier than Uni, I guess!
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July 5, 2017 at 4:39 pm
Tough, indeed! Thanks for reading, Dale.
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July 5, 2017 at 2:14 pm
Interesting take on the photo 🙂
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July 5, 2017 at 3:33 pm
Thank you.
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July 5, 2017 at 2:28 pm
Most original! Poor Jacqueline 😦
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July 5, 2017 at 3:33 pm
Hehe. Her thesis defense didn’t go well. Thank you for commenting.
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July 5, 2017 at 4:23 pm
Man, what a *witch*!
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July 5, 2017 at 4:38 pm
Ahahaha! Very funny, crow!
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July 5, 2017 at 4:28 pm
There was a time when I needed another century to rewrite my thesis! This was magical writing at its best
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July 5, 2017 at 4:38 pm
Hehehehe, funny, Michael!
Thank you. 😀
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July 5, 2017 at 5:08 pm
Oh my gosh, this is so creative and whimsical! I love the idea of words with wings.
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July 5, 2017 at 5:57 pm
Aw, thanks! 😀
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July 6, 2017 at 7:36 am
That was my last oral exam to a tee. I knew it all, but words failed… Love your analogies that fit so well. 🙂 ❤
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July 6, 2017 at 8:18 am
😁
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July 6, 2017 at 4:26 pm
Very fun
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July 6, 2017 at 4:40 pm
🙂
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July 6, 2017 at 4:44 pm
I can’t express how much I enjoyed this. What an imagination! I saw letters swirling, felt the heartache and anticipation. Five kudos to you. O.K. one more thing “As she flailed tiny letters from her eyes and ears” WOW!!!!
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July 6, 2017 at 5:13 pm
Thank you, Alicia! I’m so glad you enjoyed it. 😀 ❤
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July 7, 2017 at 9:35 pm
I LOVED this – so imaginative and creative 🙂
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July 8, 2017 at 8:21 am
Thank you. You’re very kind.
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July 8, 2017 at 10:06 pm
This is such a fun read! Magical and creative. I loved it!
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July 8, 2017 at 10:19 pm
Thank you! 😀
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July 10, 2017 at 6:30 am
What a blow. I’m suddenly glad I’m not a magical being. They seem to have problems that are hard to handle, to say the least. Your imagination took off and soared with this prompt, Kecia. Good writing. 🙂 — Suzanne
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July 10, 2017 at 7:27 am
😀 Thank you.
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