November 2: Flash Fiction Challenge

Posted on November 4, 2016 by

Thanks Charli.
Why not nip over to Carrot Ranch Communications and have a read?
https://wordpress.com/read/feeds/12307624/posts/1211164605

flash-fiction-2nd-novemberHer Daddy had promised a special pet for her 16th birthday, but this was what she got, a boring field trip to some out of town shack store called ‘The Flying Monkey’.
No cute marmoset, no Justin Bieber capuchin, not even a stuffed chimp.
Some birthday this was. Her friends had all been given cars for their 16th, but her Daddy couldn’t afford one. A pet monkey had seemed a cool alternative.
Passing her a pair of overalls, the burbling of an engine made her turn.
The Flying Monkey was a plane and her present was a flying lesson!

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About pensitivity101

I am a retired number cruncher with a vivid imagination and wacky sense of humour which extends to short stories and poetry. I love to cook and am a bit of a dog whisperer as I get on better with them than people sometimes! We have an elderly dog called Maggie who adopted us as a 7 week old pup in March 2005. From 2014 to 2017 'Home' was a 41 foot narrow boat where we made strong friendships both on and off the water. We were close to nature enjoying swan and duck families for neighbours, and it was a fascinating chapter in our lives. We now reside in a small bungalow on the Lincolnshire coast where we have forged new friendships and interests.
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9 Responses to November 2: Flash Fiction Challenge

  1. scifihammy says:
    November 4, 2016 at 7:15 pm

    haha Awesome! 🙂

    Reply
  2. Irene Waters 19 Writer Memoirist says:
    November 5, 2016 at 4:29 am

    It sure does work. Wonderful flash and totally unexpected. Guess her friends are going to be the jealous ones now.

    Reply
  3. Charli Mills says:
    November 5, 2016 at 4:54 am

    Love where you took this one! The Flying Monkey is a plane; that’s great! Good build up of the unexpected, too.

    Reply

  4. Pingback: When Monkeys Fly « Carrot Ranch Communications

  5. Norah says:
    November 9, 2016 at 10:31 am

    Wow! That’s some birthday present – not a car, but a plane!

    Reply

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