Friday Fictioneers is hosted by Rochelle Wisoff-Fields who provides us with a photo prompt. Each week’s challenge is to write a 100-word story inspired by the photo. Click here to play along or just read more stories.
No audio this time. Blame it on the rain. No. It’s a time issue. Maybe I’ll record it later. Maybe not.
Blame It On The Rain
Their parents told them not to play in the park. Rain was imminent. They didn’t listen.
The children laughed and played as the first drops began to fall. When the downpour hit, they wanted to go home, but it was too late. They’d get soaked. There was nothing they could do but hide under the covering and wait for the storm to pass.
Some said the rain washed the children away. The more logical demanded they were taken. Still, others posited that they ran away.
The mirror world only shows up when it rains. The sun closes the portal.
NobbinBlog 
Those portals are tricky
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They can, and the way they just come and go as they please is truly uncivilized.
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It looks like the Pied Piper has upgraded his methods to abduct the children.
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Children catch on. One has to switch it up every once in a while.
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I think your muse and mine have been chatting. This would make a great premise for something longer!
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I think they chat a lot without deciding on much. I’ll put this in the long list of stories to expand. Thanks, T.
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Good idea. I wish I created a list. So many little flash stories I have forgotten.
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Another good reason to stay indoors when it rains.
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Exactly. Who wants to get wet and pulled into a parallel mirror universe?
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But who will ever stop the rain? Well done.
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Not the mirror world. They need it for portals. Thanks.
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Perfect, spooky tale for October! The “mirror world” seems like maybe it’s full of children 🙂
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Unless they’re lured over there to be food. Thank you.
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Wow! I’m glad I know that now! Great take on the prompt. kids will be kids, for sure.
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It’s important to get that PSA out there. We can’t have people just walking around slipping into alternate universes. Thank you.
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Love the concept of the reflection being a portal. Great creativity!
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Ooh! What a great story!
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Ooh! Thank you.
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Thank you. The reflection and empty playground sent my muse off to a world of whimsy.
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Great tale for this spooky month 🙂
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Thank you.
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Ah! You and I had similar ideas about that sinister shiny stuff. I hope it’s a happy place there for the children, and maybe they’ll find their way back home the next time it rains…
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I don’t know. They have to walk upside down all the time. I imagine that would be fun at first but get old fast. I’m on my way to check out yours.
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I loved this! A very clever ending.
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Thank you.
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Hopefully the children catch on to that and come back when it rains “there.” If it rains “there” at all. Oh, dear…
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Maybe the rain there falls from the puddles to the sky. Which comes first? The puddles? Or the rain? I’m not sure that makes any sense.
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Dear Nobbin,
A spooktacular tale to go with a rather desoate prompt. This feels like it could be the intro to a longer piece. I do miss your audio. I understand about busy.
Shalom,
Rochelle
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The more comments I read, the more I realize there is a lot more here that could be explored. Thank you, Rochelle.
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Thank you 🙏
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