Friday Fictioneers – Write a 100-word story based on the Photo Prompt image above by © J Hardy Carroll
Flying the Flag
“I really am frightfully bored here,” Agnes whinged pompously.
“Come now, it’ll be Spring soon. That tree outside always makes you miserable.” Cedrick patted her down.
“I’d rather be a gleeful ghost, …hey! What’s that?”
“Where?”
“There. On the floor.”
“Looks like a flag.”
“Well, I’ve just found my new toy!” Agnes threw it over her head.
“It’s a bit wobbly, that guillotine did a rough job.”
“It was blunt!”
In the next room, Perry and Nick searched.
“Where’s the flag, we need it for Australia Day.”
“I know, it’s here somewhere.”
A blur of blue and white flashed past Nick.
“Arrgghh!”
Thanks for reading
Fleur's Fables 
I recognise that flag! This was a good bit of fun, well done.
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Thanks so much, Mason, I’m glad you enjoyed it. I tried to incorporate today’s national holiday with a couple of aristocratic, cheeky ghosts.
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You did it well, too.
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Thanks!
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Even the ghosts are partying
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Thanks so much Neil, it started off as 2 aristocratic ghosts bumbling about in the building, but as I was a bit stuck, Mason kindly suggested bringing the Australian flag into the mix to honour our public holiday yesterday. What a great idea! Credit to him 🙂
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i wonder how long Agnes and Cerdric have been around for!
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I wonder! Thanks, Iain 🙂
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Agnes appears to be having fun, even though they chopped her head off.
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Hank you James. Yes, it’s a bit of dark humour/tongue in cheek or whatever. I was thinking of John Cleese doing the ghost in Harry Potter. The way some ghosts in HP lift their head up like it’s on a hinge.
Agnes is determined to have fun, wobbly head ir not, I think.
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Well done. This is fun and interesting story.
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Thanks so much, Bill 🙂
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Great story 🙂
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What fun! I enjoyed this. Well done.
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Thank you so much 🙂
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Well, at least Agnes is no longer bored. Fun and spooky story!
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Thanks so much, Brenda 🙂
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Dear Fleur,
I guess there’s a lot to be said for a good clean cut. So much neater. Nicely…um…done.
Shalom,
Rochelle
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Oh dear, yes poor Agnes. The guillotine just popped up as I imagined her with a wobbly head. I’ve seen a few Harry Potter movies lol
Thank you, Rochelle 🙂
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