Flowers and Rust

flower car

PHOTO PROMPT © Fleur Lind

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Things like the “flower Datsun” weren’t all that unusual, but people seemed to make a big deal over them.

“There’s worse ways to repurpose your old rig.”

He paused on his walk to regard the object. No doubt someone’s attempt at art or maybe a commentary on the environment.

“Plants are wilting and the chassis is rusting. Can’t really help the latter, but if you’re going to keep plants…”

He knocked on the door of the house belonging to the Datsun. No one answered but the hose was right there.

Jerry started spraying down the pots in the engine compartment.

It’s Wednesday (I swear I thought it was still Tuesday when I woke up this morning) and time again to participate in Rochelle Wisoff-Fields’ 1 December edition of Friday Fictioneers. The idea is to use the image above as the prompt for crafting a poem or short story no more than 100 words long. My word count is 100.

Many, many years ago, I used to live in Berkeley and on some side street there was indeed a car that had been repurposed to be a planter. Certainly a novelty, but obviously not unique.

I didn’t know what to do with the photo, so I just went with my feelings about the Datsun’s appearance. I did this a few weeks ago with another story, but again, the plants need water.

To read other stories based on the prompt, visit inlinkz.

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Cover art for the anthology “Pocket SciFi: Drabble Contest One”

If you don’t typically follow my blog, I just recently announced that nine out of ten of my submitted science fiction drabbles have been published in the Starry Eyed Press anthology Pocket SciFi: Drabble Contest One, available in both Kindle and Paperback formats.

I have to credit the “Friday Fictioneers” for honing my drabble-writing skills. There’s even one “Fictioneers” story that made it into the anthology with only minor alterations.

I hope those of you (or anyone) who write these Friday challenges and who like science fiction are moved to purchase, read, and (especially) review this book. The proceeds go to supporting emerging and established indie authors, so the cause should be near and dear to us all.

32 thoughts on “Flowers and Rust”

  8. The only thing worse than watering someone else’s plants uninvited is putting their cast iron skillet in the dishwasher without asking. Of course, I want to know more.

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  15. True plant lovers can’t stand to watch a flowering plant die if they can help it. I’ve done the same in one form or another many times. Good one and congrats on getting published in the drabble book.

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