Fat Chance

For Friday Fictioneers 100-Word Challenge: 3 September 2021

Photo Credit: Penny Gadd

 
It was a lovely spot by the river that reminded him of the paradise that they lost after eating the forbidden fruit.

Adam went there to keep his sanity. As you know, Eve could be too clingy like the forebear of the koala. Could you blame him if he felt like she was still a rib that hadn’t left his side?

This was one of those times. Adam hid under a tree for his much-needed space and fell asleep. Unfortunately, Eve found him soon enough betrayed by his distinctive snoring style. She gave him an earful that he wouldn’t forget.

Wordless Wednesday: Shoes on the Danube Bank

			Location: Budapest, Hungary (click any picture to enlarge)

 

Cold as Ice

For Friday Fictioneers 100-Word Challenge: 6 August 2021

Photo Credit: Jennifer Pendergast

The first time he saw her, Connor just knew. Despite the differences in their upbringing, he felt that Laila was the one.

Connor pursued her with all his heart, but she remained cold as ice. He found that Laila was like a fruit up so high that the only way to claim it was to cut down the tree that brought it forth.

When Laila turned him down, however, he didn’t have the heart to force her to break away from the tradition and culture that defined her.

Laila would eventually become the woman he loved and could never have.

Wordless Wednesday: Leafcutter Ants on the Loose

			Location: Rio Blanco National Park, Belize (click any picture to enlarge)

 

Hanging Loose

For Friday Fictioneers 100-Word Challenge: 30 July 2021

Photo Credit: Roger Bultot

 
Donald was chiseled to perfection and worked at a strip club where he earned big tips from the ladies.

On his free time, he loved to hang loose on the beach and take selfies and post them on the internet. Flaunting his masculinity, he usually wore a pair of baggy shorts with no underwear underneath. It was a gravity-defying feat that he was able to get away with.

His luck eventually ran out when he went to a newly-opened beach. Donald was cited and fined for dressing inappropriately which was against the rules. It was a nudist beach after all.