Friday Fictioneers – Write a 100-word story based on the Photo Prompt image above by PHOTO PROMPT© Rochelle Wiseoff-Fields
A Problem Shared
Bob sat at the end of the bar, away from the noisy crowds. Ted the barman, finished wiping a glass and walked over to him.
“Tell me all your troubles, Bob.”
“What? Why?”
“Because if you tell me yours, maybe I won’t feel so bad about mine.”
“What? All of them?”
“How many have you got?”
“A few…” Bob pouted, “where do I start?”
“At the beginning…wait, hang on. How long will it take? I go for lunch soon.”
“My daughter is marrying a moron, that’s the main one.”
“Matters of the heart are tricky.”
“He’s your nephew, though!”
“Ahh..tricky indeed!”
Thanks for reading
Fleur's Fables 
Dear Fleur,
I had to look up drongo. Although the context in your story made it pretty clear. 😉 I suspect this conversation is going to be longer than Ted bargained for. Two good ones for the price of one. 😀
Shalom,
Rochelle
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Yes, Drongo is a typical Aussie slang expression, sorry. I will try and keep the expressions more ‘universal’ in future 🙂
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It wasn’t a complaint. 😊 It’s fun to learn expressions from other countries.
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Poor Ted may need to find another barman to confide his own troubles too! 🙂
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I could easily see these two in an Irish pub for some reason. 🙂
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One man’s drongo is another man’s nephew – awkward!
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Hahaha! Good point! 🙂
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Very funny. ‘Drongo’ is just the perfect word here. And I love the last line too.
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Thank you, Margaret!
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Haha! That’s brilliant!
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Thank you, Mason 🙂 The complexities of family romances…lol
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Ha indeed!
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