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He was the only one who didn’t have a name. He was the one who had to choose the other names who were right for the job.
The inside cover of the folder said:
We encounter so many inspiring makers and performers, each one of them so rich in their work, so specific in their approach to a creation, so different from each other.
They were dancers, actors, mimes, each especially gifted. He scanned their photos and read their stories. Tonight, he would select five and then begin to mold them.
Soon, they would be ready to save the world.
It’s Wednesday and once again time to participate in Rochelle Wisoff-Fields’ 24 May 2024 edition of Friday Fictioneers. The idea is to use the image above to craft a poem or short story no more than 100 words long. My word count is exactly 100.
When I approach these images, I usually try to interpret them as literally as possible. But when I Googled “mimekitchen,” among the other results, I came up with Mime Fabriek (“Mime Kitchen”). The site is based in the Netherlands and I found the idea of each performer defining their universe as a “kitchen” intriguing.
Looking at their photos and bios, I got a sort of Mission: Impossible vibe. In the original television series, Jim Phelps (Peter Graves) selected a special missions team from a group of people each experts in their field, including performers (for instance Paris, played by Leonard Nimoy, was a stage magician and master of disguise). What if the best people for a particular world-saving job were all performers?
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Oh, I like this, James. Very original take on the prompt!
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Thanks, Dale. I knew everyone else would have a “cooking” take on the prompt and wanted to do something different.
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Ya done good. I usually try to go out of the box but my mother’s story wouldn’t leave me alone!
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Thanks again. We all go where the muse takes us.
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😊
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This is fascinating, and I appreciate that you took us with you on your research. Good one!
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Thanks, Linda.
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Delightfully different, James – an interesting footnote too.
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Thanks, Keith.
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An interesting story! Congrats on your Vella story too! I just launched a story this month also. It’s the wild , Wild West but it’s fun to get a story out there and hopefully build a following. Good luck!
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Thanks. Good luck with your endeavor as well.
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Cool take on the pic; thanks for the additional info afterwards. Nicely thought out, James!
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Thank you.
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Very interesting take on the prompt.
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Thanks.
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I like this, the way you pick the creative types and then train them to give their best,
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Thanks, James.
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At least it’s a human that chooses the creatives to team up and save the world. Or is it? The no-name makes me wonder.
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The no name just means he’s behind the scenes. It’s the performers who take the spotlight.
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Is he a behind-the-scenes human?
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Yes. Sort of like a director or a writer.
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Great idea, well executed. I like it when stories go down unexpected paths from a prompt.
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Thanks, Margaret.
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What an interesting story, and learned something new about the mime kitchen.
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So did I. Thanks.
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A super hero story! I love it!
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It could be taken that way, but there are many ideas about what it would take and who to save the world.
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Dear James,
Mimes saving the world? Russell needs to know about this. 😉 Unique take on the prompt.
Shalom,
Rochelle
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Thank you, Rochelle.
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