Guess what Dear Readers? I was running in the house yesterday and somebody left a calendar on the floor and I tripped over Tuesday and landed flat on my Wednesday. Luckily, I was able to hobble to my keyboard and cobble together a 100-word story for this week’s Friday Fictioneers.
Björn Rudberg provided the picture this week. He’s a really wonderful writer and you can magically materialize over at his blog and check out all his great stuff here → Yes! I want to magically materialize over at Bjorn’s Blog!
Babette Bladderini Gets a Better Part
The day Babette Bladderini was killed in a landslide was a strange blessing. Babette was born between bullets exchanged by the Bladderini clan and their mortal enemies, the Parcheesi’s.
While being born, a bullet grazed Babette’s head, leaving a permanent part in her hair a little too far to the left, and Babette’s fate was sealed. She lived her entire existence never knowing a good hair day.
Then, a landslide. The Parcheesi house slid over the top of Babette’s head, killing her instantly while simultaneously parting her hair right down the middle.
Oh that fate. Always a day late and a dollar short.
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Until next time . . . I love you
If you would like to try your hand at Friday Fictioneers, pop over to our Friday Fictioneers’ hostess’s blog at Rochelle Wisoff-Fields-Addicted to Purple and Rochelle to get all the details. And don’t worry, she won’t give you an apron and a big stack of dishes to wash. (I think she finally got her dishwasher fixed).
Umm…at least she looked good at the wake?
I only hope mankind can learn from the horrible lessons here. When will we stop hating each other and devote our resources instead to Salon Sciences, so we can all lead happy, well coiffed lives?
LOL! Tragic but yes she looked like a million bucks at the wake. It’s one of those rare instances where the deceased will want to be remember as they were when they were dead.
You’re quite mad, but then you must know that… 🙂 🙂
I consider that high praise indeed, Sandra. Thank you!
🙂
Like Fernando on SNL used to say, “It’s better to look good than to feel good, darlings”
Or, that could have been Helena . . . I forget.
Hahah! I think it could have been both Russell! 😀
Ha!ha!Linda,your introductory note had me laughing too much to really notice the parting of Babette’s hair-poor girl! 😉
Oh I”m so glad you liked my beginning. I was rather fond of it myself! 😀 Good to see you Atreyee! 😀
:-)Good to be back Linda
So for Babette her worst day was a good hair day.. 🙂 Hopefully it put the end to the fights… after that all the children had good hair
Oh if I ever think of this story again, I’ll think of it with your happy ending Bjorn!
More splendid names – you should go and read Hamish Man’s. The two of you make quite a pair.
Oh I’m glad you liked them Claire. I will have to check out Hamish Man’s blog, thank you for alerting me to it! 😀
Poor Babtte she was destine to to lose. Good story.
If only she would have had access to some Dipity Do!
I can’t tell if that’s a good hair day or a bad hair day. But it made me laugh, so it’s a good day for me.
Ah! I love it when I make you laugh Trent!
Dear Linda,
Note to self, “Never drink when reading LV’s flash fiction.”
Charming story of the dearly de-parted. Love it.
shalom,
Rochelle
Ah thanks Rochelle! Sprayed praise is the best!
This just made me crack up! Poor Babette!
Oh so glad you liked it Tinkerbell! 😀
Sheer genius!
This is by far my favorite from you!
Two things I know I’ve said to you before, but then I suppose we’ll just have to get used to that then, right?
Gosh thanks Troy. And yes I will be very happy getting used to that comment! 😀
Nothing worse than parting on the wrong side. 🙂
janet
The heartbreak of a lopsided part is fate worse than death apparently! 😀
Hope she didn’t have a cowlick too – poor girl, no hot rollers are going to fix a bad hair life! Thanks, Nan
I think she did have a cowlick– but unfortunately it took a landslide to fix it. 😀
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Much appreciated! Thank you!
Totally fun and whimsical!
Ah! Thanks!
Hahahahaha! Wonderful story. Something fun to read! Good job.
Ah thank you! So glad you enjoyed it. 😀
Sorry Linda, I am going to have to call you on this one; that was just cheesi!
It is cheesi! You definitely have to be in the mood for this kind of silliness.