(100-word flash fiction)
“I am dizzy with going round and round,” the minute hand says to the hour hand, sitting comfortably close on 12.
The second hand (just crossing 11) overhears while lurching towards them.
“DIZ-ZY? FUN-NY-YOU-SAY-THAT,” it staccatos, lurching away.
“I wish this darn thing would stop.” Unfazed, Minute continues its rant.
“Time seems very important to humans.” Hour is wise and laidback, as always.
“They look at us with such anxiety, even dread, as though we are their enemy.”
“I only look at the baby. It sleeps when it wants, cries when it is hungry and has no use of us.”
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Wanted to write something light this week after all the gloomy and sad stuff I’ve been writing. Also, I am finding it fascinating getting into the minds of non-human things. Even though we can’t really know what they are experiencing, it’s still good to anthropomorphise 🙂 as a fantasy or empathy exercise 🙂
The flash fiction writing itch for the Friday Fictioneers starts on Thursday (or probably Wednesday, but it’s the middle of the night here when Rochelle posts her prompt :)) To participate head over to Rochelle’s page, read the rules, put your writing cap on and have fun with 100 words.
This week’s photo prompt –
PHOTO PROMPT © Jennifer Pendergast
Just Joyfulness 