#FF — Just One More!

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Just One More!

A slamming door wakes me. I open my eyes to a mosaic of a thousand images. Was I having a stroke? I go to turn on my side to sit up and feel my leg tethered. I try to say “what the!?” but all I do is buzz. Looking at my leg I see a spindly black stick, sprouted with rough hairs, stuck on a brown sticky film.

How has this come to be? Have I been reincarnated? Enchanted?

I buzz, squirm, struggling to free myself and catch my wing in goo.

One grain of sugar before I go, please!

[100 words]

Rochelle Wisoff-Fields is the host of Friday Fictioneers.

33 Comments Add yours

  1. This is excellent writing

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    1. Lisa or Li's avatar Lisa or Li says:

      Robbie thanks very much.

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  2. Sadje's avatar Sadje says:

    Oh poor bee 🐝

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  3. Are you like the proverbial fly on the wall, Lisa?

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    1. Lisa or Li's avatar Lisa or Li says:

      In this story, on the fly strip. I like how Sadje sees it better, she is a bee, wanting one more grain of sweet pollen.

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  4. James Pyles's avatar James Pyles says:

    “Welcome to my parlor.” -Spider

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  5. Violet Lentz's avatar Violet Lentz says:

    What a spot on description! Bravo Lisa!

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  6. plaridel's avatar plaridel says:

    may they grant her last request. she deserves it.

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    1. Lisa or Li's avatar Lisa or Li says:

      Thanks, Plaridel. You’re right, nobody deserves to wake up to that!

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  7. memadtwo's avatar memadtwo says:

    Much more imaginative than any of my dreams…(k)

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  8. authorfleurl's avatar authorfleurl says:

    Wow! This is brilliant writing! I didn’t figure it out until I got to the wings. Bravo, this story gave me a buzz 😉🐝🪰🕷

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    1. Lisa or Li's avatar Lisa or Li says:

      Fleur happy that it entertained you as much as it entertained me to write it.

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    1. Lisa or Li's avatar Lisa or Li says:

      :) next time round

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  9. James McEwan's avatar James McEwan says:

    A bee caught on insect tape. I was thinking of the fairy stuck on top of the Christmas tree. What was I thinking?

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    1. Lisa or Li's avatar Lisa or Li says:

      James, let it bee whatever you imagine :)

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  10. Chris Hall's avatar Chris Hall says:

    Ooh, clever, clever! Buzz…. buzz!

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    1. Lisa or Li's avatar Lisa or Li says:

      hee hee! Thanks, Chris.

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  11. GHLearner's avatar GHLearner says:

    It’s amazing what you saw in the picture (I zoomed in and tried to find a fly… 😂) – excellent writing, poor fly though. What a shock to be reincarnated into a fly, and caught on these cruel fly traps. Or maybe the person deserved it…

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    1. Lisa or Li's avatar Lisa or Li says:

      Gabi, I love your musing on the deeper significance of what may be going on with the story. I immediately noticed all of the lines criss-crossing the image and thought that’s what a fly’s vision must look like (and probably other insects also.) Thanks for reading and your thoughtful comment.

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  12. No sticky tape! It’s too damn cruel! 🐝

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    1. Lisa or Li's avatar Lisa or Li says:

      That’s what *she* said!

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  13. Dear Lisa,

    What a way to come back. A bit Kafka-ish. Well done.

    Shalom,

    Rochelle

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    1. Lisa or Li's avatar Lisa or Li says:

      Rochelle, now that you mention it…
      Thanks much,
      Shalom,
      Lisa

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  14. Laurie Bell's avatar Laurie Bell says:

    Ooooooo that’s not gonna end well. A dream or reality? Scary

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    1. Lisa or Li's avatar Lisa or Li says:

      Thanks for reading and wondering, Laurie.

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  15. Nobbinmaug's avatar Nobbinmaug says:

    Oh no! How are you going to do Jeff Goldblum? He’s an American treasure! 🪰

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    1. Lisa or Li's avatar Lisa or Li says:

      lmao. Not sure if you saw the original movie with Vincent Price but that little creature yelling help me is the stuff of (lingering traumatic) nightmares.

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      1. Nobbinmaug's avatar Nobbinmaug says:

        A few months ago, I planned to watch them all over a few nights. It was one of the few times I knew exactly what I was going to watch before I sat down. I opened Max, and they were all gone. So, no, I haven’t seen the original. Someday! Someday!

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