Ray arrived at the printing press early. He was in charge of deliveries, and after running a couple of errands, returned to the office for a quick coffee and a sandwich. He kept one eye on the breaking news unfolding on the television…..
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Copyright 2017- Vivian Zems
Friday Fictioneers by Rochelle Wisoff -are a talented group of enthusiasts penning down a story, a poem, a prose, etc., of no more than 100 words; responding to a photo prompt every week. Thanks for this week’s beautiful photo prompt © Kelvin M. Knight
Smell The Coffee 
September 13, 2017 at 7:03 pm
Good one! Ray better hope that no one notices his interesting sandwich! 🙂
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September 14, 2017 at 12:29 am
He’s getting sloppy…. having it at lunch time/ at work…!!!???
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September 13, 2017 at 7:15 pm
Better watch out for Ray, but is he the killer or the next victim?
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September 13, 2017 at 11:44 pm
Good one! Who know…?
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September 14, 2017 at 12:25 am
I guess Ray does one way or the other.
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September 13, 2017 at 7:29 pm
Wow! You’re so good at this!
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September 13, 2017 at 11:43 pm
Thank you 🙂 ! Still not as good as you though 🙂
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September 13, 2017 at 8:27 pm
Awesome! I wanna be like you when I group up 🙂
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September 13, 2017 at 11:42 pm
Thank you 🙂 I’m honoured !
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September 13, 2017 at 9:08 pm
Dear Vivian,
Ray needs to plug up the hole before he raises suspicion. Nicely done.
Shalom,
Rochelle
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September 13, 2017 at 11:33 pm
Yes, he has to….. that might be his downfall…. too self-assured!
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September 13, 2017 at 9:52 pm
Disposing of the evidence for his lunch. Nice one.
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September 13, 2017 at 11:32 pm
Thank you 🙂 !
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September 13, 2017 at 10:17 pm
Ha! Love a good surprise ending 🙂
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September 13, 2017 at 11:16 pm
Thank you 🙂 Glad you liked it !
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September 14, 2017 at 2:45 am
Very interesting angle to this photo and twist at the end. He sounds too nonchalant about that hole to be an intended victim.
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September 14, 2017 at 3:37 am
We’ll never know now…….:) Thanks for stopping by!
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September 14, 2017 at 8:25 am
Great take on the prompt, Vivian. Really enjoyed your story .
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September 14, 2017 at 5:58 pm
Thank you😊
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September 14, 2017 at 10:35 am
Oooh!
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September 14, 2017 at 1:56 pm
🙂
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September 14, 2017 at 11:29 am
Well, at least he wasn’t terrified of dying just before the killer hits! Nicely spun tale and I liked how you turned a piece of bread into a murder mystery. Nice FF
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September 14, 2017 at 1:56 pm
Thank you! :)… but was he the killer or the next victim??
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September 17, 2017 at 2:15 pm
Ooh. Hadn’t thought of that!
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September 17, 2017 at 7:52 pm
😂
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September 14, 2017 at 12:01 pm
Your sins will find you out Ray, especially if takes clues like that to work! Nice one Vivian
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September 14, 2017 at 1:53 pm
Thank you 🙂
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September 14, 2017 at 3:05 pm
It’s always the quieter ones… Well done!
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September 14, 2017 at 5:45 pm
Always…..thank you 😊
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September 14, 2017 at 8:25 pm
Good twist to this one. 🙂
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September 15, 2017 at 5:07 pm
Wow. Great and suspenseful twist. You did a wonderful job.
Randy
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September 15, 2017 at 6:33 pm
Thank you ! 😊
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September 15, 2017 at 9:37 pm
Nicely written. That ending was really unexpected, he seemed like such a normal guy.
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September 16, 2017 at 3:09 am
Beware the normal-looking ones! 🙂
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September 17, 2017 at 12:32 am
You might also enjoy https://carrotranch.com/
99 word flash fiction. My last entry was poetic, but the one before it was fiction.
(I have three sites…short verse, longer verse and fiction in an attempt to stay organized.
The last couple of 99 fiction pieces were part of a series…not everyone likes serials.
I also like the prompt site I wrote this short fiction piece for where I used a wordle list:
Iron Wills
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September 17, 2017 at 12:45 am
Wow! Thanks Jules. This is all what i’ve been looking for 🙂 I’m joining up asap….actually, i believe I followed Charli earlier (carrotranch). I’ll check the other site out. Can’t wait!
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September 17, 2017 at 1:43 pm
I only follow a few prompt sites – do you also do https://sundayphotofictioner.wordpress.com/
Those flash fiction can be about 200-250 words.
I used to do the one you follow – the 100 word one…but when I started with some serials… it got complicated. And I also felt bad because I just can’t read all the folks.
I do try very hard to respond to those who visit me. And some of the folks I’ve gotten to know over the years. But after a vacation this year I fell way behind again…
But I like to write so, I do what I can. I also used to do almost every MLMM prompt – now I am more selective and just do what really interests me. We just can’t be everywhere at once 🙂
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September 17, 2017 at 12:37 pm
So clever! I love your writing style! I’m a new follower. 🙂
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September 17, 2017 at 12:43 pm
Thank you. Welcome on board 🙂
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September 18, 2017 at 5:04 am
What a dumbo!
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September 18, 2017 at 8:49 am
Criminals aren’t always as smart as they think. Thank you for reading 😊
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September 18, 2017 at 9:09 am
👍
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