A chill went up my spine. Was it the wind across the moor or just being there? I turned to study the standing stone and inspiration came in waves. A thousand and one new ideas popped up.
There was a flick and everything changed. The open moor was gone replaced by a cluttered room, obviously used by an artist and author.
I instantly recognized the photos on the wall and smiled. Yes, hundreds of one-hundred-word stories were inspired by the photos posted through that computer there.
I wondered where the “Settings That Inspired My Blog” tour would take me next.
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word count = 100
Friday Fictioneers is hosted by Rochelle Wisoff-Fields. This week’s prompt is here and uses a photo by @ Rochelle Wisoff-Fields. If you want to join or see other stories, go to the inlinkz linkup.
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For those who didn’t recognize the first stop in the story above, it was a visit to the moors Sue Vincent loved so much. Her wonderful photos for her writephoto challenges inspired so much fiction. (As have the photos posted by Rochelle :) ) Sue passed away a little over a year ago.
Oh, subtitle of this might be “Magical Mystery Tour”, even if the Beatles have already used it…
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Thanks :)
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Just lovely thank you for sharing
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Thanks
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I like the clever blend of magic and technology in this. All tied together by the last sentence. Great.
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Both magic and technology can fuel the imagination… Thanks.
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A lovely piece in more ways than one. Well done, Trent.
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Thanks, Keith.
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It is the post.
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Cool 100 words Trent. Your “Settings” are working well.
Although the news about Sue kind of took over the post.
May she RIP!
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Thanks, Resa. Sue is fondly remembered by most of the people who knew her, even those of us who just knew her from the blog :)
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I knew her from her blog. She was always a presence. Crazy I did not notice her absence for a year!!!
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She was a presence. There were one or two announcements, but they went by fast. With the way things move in the blog world, if you missed them, not too surprising you didn’t know about it for a year. And Stuart has been moving/reposting all of her old posts from her blog to their shared blog, so her face comes up on my feed a few times a day, so if I didn’t know, well, there she is!
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Thank you, Trent!
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Masterfully done, Trent. Thanks for the explanation. :-)
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Thanks. there was some crossover between the two writing prompts, but I know most Friday Fictioneer people didn’t follow Sue.
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What a lovely tribute to your blogger friend and a friendly nod at Rochelle. A great take, at first I thought we were looking at portals. Blog portals. :)
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Thanks. Yes, a portal into their world.
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Trent, I like where the photo took you in both regards.
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Thanks. Always good to give credit to those who inspire us :)
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Dear Trent,
I like where my photo took you. BTW, the photo of the lady is one of my favorite authors, Geraldine Brooks. Thank you for including me in your story. ;)
Shalom,
Rochelle
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The top left picture was the first thing I saw when I looked at the photo, and I knew where I was instantly, and so the story was written before I had time to think of who was in the photo :)
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Lovely reminder of Sue, Trent, I miss her prompts and regular blog posts. Good take on the prompt too.
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Thanks, Iain. I think all of us who followed her miss her, and more than just for the lovely photos.
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Settings that inspire!
Settings that take us on journeys!
Nice story,
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I think there are people and places that have inspired all of us bloggers… Thanks.
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Words fail me,… but not you. Great tribute
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Thanks. Sometimes a person may be gone, but reminders of their presence still felt.
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I like your take Trent
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Thanks, Sadje
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