PHOTO PROMPT © Jennifer Pendergast
Heads Up!
Blinding light, then nothingness. Awakened, telestrated, mouthpiece of the gods.
Hear us!
Life’s a free ticket to ride yahtzee roll. Doesn’t mean you should ghost your way through. Cranium and seek clues to our strategy. You’re on a battleship against darkness, surrounded by sharks. Our monopoly on Fate may be neutralized. Recognize the bull. Sorry, but there is no way to shatter it without risk. Be not robot, mind sanitized into impotence. Be not panda, fuzzy, rigid, and endangered.
Pull yourself out of the near-boiling soup pot.
Step away from our simulation and scatter.
We’re hungry cosmic bears. Stop feeding us!
[101 words]
Notes: I made a list of most of the games and other objects I noticed in the image and started it from there. I did not know what telestrations meant and looked it up in a dictionary, where I found the following:
A telestrator is a device that allows its operator to draw a freehand sketch over a moving or still video image. Also known as a video marker, this device is often used in sports and weather broadcasts to diagram and analyze sports plays or incoming weather patterns. The user typically draws with a finger, stylus or pen on a touchscreen or graphics tablet. From the touchscreen or the tablet, the drawing signal is communicated to the telestrator, which overlays the video image with the drawing and outputs the combined signal for broadcast or display.
This gave me some direction.
I became a transmitter for this one. I pray we heed the advice!
Rochelle Wisoff-Fields is the host of Friday Fictioneers.
Tao Talk 
What an interesting journey you have taken us on today, part game part nightmare, and I am not at all sure which part won out!
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It’s all telestration’s fault ;)
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This was an empowering entry. I almost stood up to cheer when I got to this part: “Be not robot, mind sanitized into impotence…”
I also liked the many connections to the photo items and enjoyed the mini lesson in telestrations.
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Thank you so much for the feedback! Glad you enjoyed the story.
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:)
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The gods of dice speak through you
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Thanks, Neil.
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Step away is very good advice. (K)
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You are brilliant! I love what you did with this here, using the game titles. Fun, fun, fun!
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Dale, glad you enjoyed the story, thanks, girlfriend <3
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Absolutely, GF! 💞
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Amazing story, Lisa. So imaginative.
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Thanks, Will!
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that was quite unique
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Thanks, Nandini!
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you outdid yourself today. what a creative use of the prompt. :)
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Thanks much, Plaridel :)
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What a cool take on the prompt. There is a lot here to love. Way to go, Li!
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Susan thanks :)
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I really do enjoy your writing.
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<3
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Dear Lisa,
Very clever, my dear. Very clever indeed. :D
Shalom,
Rochelle
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Rochelle, thanks so much, glad you like the story.
Shalom,
Lisa
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You’re most welcome, Lisa. :D
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Oh my, that’s good!
What an interesting footnote – I’ve learned something today!
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Thanks much. Yes, once I saw that definition, my mission was clear ;)
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That’s funny! We have Telestrations. It’s basically “The Telephone Game” except that you do drawings instead of whispering in someone’s ear. My younger kid loves it!
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I bet that would be a fun game to play. When my granddaughter gets a little older I can get it for her.
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It’s great when you have a bunch of pre-teens hanging out.
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You had me at yahtzee ! :-D
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LOL
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Fun and creative use of the prompt :)
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Thanks, Linda. Glad you like it :)
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Ah, the games we play until it hurts.
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Thanks for reading and your comment, James, yes.
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Isn’t it interesting how we both chose to use the names of the games and both came up with such different pieces? It shows how creative the HUMAN mind is!
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Yes, it is, and yes, it is! Thanks for reading and your comment.
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We had the same idea, more or less. Good write, Lisa!
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Thanks much, Nancy. Now I gotta check out your story.
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You always have something different to bring to the FriFic table. You did well here, it took me a second to realise what was going on.
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Sandra, I appreciate your kind words. Thank you very much <3
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Excellent and creative take on the prompt. 5 stars from me.
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Russell, I’m humbled. Thank you <3
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I love this so much. Went from ‘huh?’ to ‘Yay!’
We’re hungry cosmic bears. Stop feeding us! – so much this, this should be our SM mantra.
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<3
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Clever.
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Thanks, Dawn!
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Bahaha clever! So many games! May the dice gods forever roll in your favour!
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:)
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Love how you played with the game names here! I thought about doing that and decided it was too hard, so it’s really exciting to see someone succeeded!
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Jen, thanks much :)
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Wow! This is great! I loved it! <3
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Thanks much, I liked how it turned out.
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