‘Hello, New Age Opticians…’
‘Oh hi, I’m having trouble with the contact lens you supplied me this morning.’
‘I thought we’d sorted this out?’
‘It’s still not right.’
‘So what seems to be the problem now?’
‘It’s making my eye water. A lot.’
‘I see…’
‘No actually, it’s more of an ocean. In fact there’s a dolphin in my field of vision right now.’
‘Oh how lovely… I mean: that is serious. Is it in the left eye or the right?’
‘Neither.’
‘Oh, the third one.’
‘Yes, my mind’s eye.’
‘Then there’s nothing to worry about, Sir, you’re imagining it.’
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Friday Fictioneers (FF) is a challenge open to writers all over the world: write a 100 word story using the week’s unique photo as inspiration. This week’s picture is supplied by Jean L. Hays.
More hows, whens and whats of FF can be found here at Rochelle’s site. (Thank you, Rochelle, for hosting.)
Read more FF stories here.
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Very convincing after sales service there! Nice one.
Thank you, Sandra.
This is wonderfully imaginative.
Thank you kindly, Yarnspinnerr.
haha 🙂 loved the conversation. this was really fun to read out loud.
Thank you, kz, that is one of the greatest compliments anyone could have given me.
Aww, I like the service rep – I think I’d see it as a bit of an advantage too!
Everyone is polite and positive in New Age Opticals – you can’t help but like them.
This really made me chuckle. I just loved the matter of fact way everyone behaved in the story. very charming.
Thank you, Linda. Isn’t this story a typical situation in everyone else’s life? : )
That was so clever, great job 🙂
Thank you, Helen.
Clever and fun, a perfect combination! Really like how easy your dialogue came along.
Thanks, Dawn. Really, it wrote itself – in a supernatural way… : )
I love when that happens! 🙂
Dear Mike,
A contact lens for the mind’s eye? Fun dialogue. I enjoyed this.
Shalom,
Rochelle
Thanks, Rochelle. Contacts are easier than glasses.
Hi Mike. You had me laughing out loud. I love the way you lead me along to a completely unexpected ending. Or am I imagining it…
It’s all in the ‘focused’ mind, Karen : ) (Thanks)
Mike, you worked out a great one. I’m starting to notice a trend in these flash fictions that I never even thought of: fiction as dialogue. It truly has a beginning, middle, and end, but is completely in the voices of two characters. I’ve always been hesitant to start out a story with dialogue — much less the entire thing!
Very inventive.
Thanks MBP, it comes from years of evesdropping conversations on buses and trains. And now with mobile / cell phones the trick is to write a one-sider…
That was clever and amusing. Great dialogue 🙂
Ah, the voices in my head : )
that made me smile – your story was the first one I read this morning.
Thanks, Lizy. That’s the way to do it, start the day with a smile, your day can only get better now.
Wonderful. Where did it come from?!
The fifth corner of my mind,
the one next to the windmill : )
For a minute there I thought you were a cyclops 🙂
That’s daft, Russell. Cyclops doesn’t exist : )
Without meaning to (I guess) you’ve drawn attention to the very fine line between ‘imaginating’ and ‘hallucinating’, if there is one … 🙂
Thanks, Anna. The doors of perception have been left ajar.
Oh, no, I’ve used ‘too’ instead of ‘to’. I’ve disgraced myself as a proofreader! I’m going to blame it on sloe gin – I must have had two much last night. 🙂
Too, two, or three – it’s allowed, this time of the year : )
🙂
Perfect perspective.
Thank you, Dawn.