Back to the earth
Saturday Centus this week has a different feel. We have been given a picture as a prompt. The same rules apply that we have only 100 words to write a piece.
‘What did you say these were?’
‘Pumpkins’
‘Can we eat them?’
‘I suppose so.’
‘Ouch! Too hard for my beak! What’s the point?’
‘Well, apparently, in the States, they grow them then pick them, cut faces out of them, stick a candle in the middle & put them in their windows.’
‘Why?’
‘Well, it’s for something called Halloween and it has something to do with witches, ghosts & ghouls.’
‘Oh, I see. So what will happen to THESE? Obviously no-one fancied having these grotty ones in their windows!’
‘They’ll go back to the earth I suppose. Come on, start flying!’
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I found this week’s prompt quite difficult but others have done a great job so do go & read them over at Jenny Matlock’s blog!
Must be those northern birds huh :)~Ames
OK, I missed the whole alien thing even though I read it again. I thought it was crows talking to each other.
No matter. Who or whatever was talking helped give us a great read combined with your always creative and talented word crafting.
Thank you for linking.
I didn’t intend aliens but then I suppose it is down to the readers. It was a hard one!
This was a clever twist on the prompt! I like this very much. It’s been interesting to see where everyone has taken this.
I did find it difficult but was glad to post something!
What a fun and well put together take on this prompt. I like it a lot!
thanks……….cj
Good! Great to see you here!
start flying haha. what a cool unexpected twist.
Tina from
Mummy Diaries
Glad you liked!
That’s such a great perspective. I really enjoyed this piece.
xoRobyn
Many thanks Robyn. Thank you for stopping by!
Ha ha! This was from an original perspective all right! Nicely done, Julia!
Thank you Tom!!
Oh, the tip-off is the “back to the earth” comment. I get it now. I was interpreting that line as the pumpkins decomposing and becoming natural fertilizer.
Sheesh. What a dopey reader I am today.
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You are right again Sue! Not dopey at all!
I must have missed the boat on the alien idea, because I was imagining crows or blackbirds from a different country, due to the “beaks.”
Of course, who’s to say aliens don’t have beaks?
At any rate, it was a unique take on this, and I enjoyed it.
=)
You were right – I was thinkng of birds but aliens is a good idea too! Thank you for popping over to comment!
What a unique take on the prompt. I liked it. Good job.
Thanks Viki!
This is great. I love the perspective. Around my farm, the left overs go the the goats and birds, so I could truly appreciate this.
Mine is here. http://razzamadazzle.wordpress.com/2010/10/03/saturday-centus/
They look so forlorn don’t they! Thanks you for visiting!
Ah yes, it was difficult however the alien take was wonderful. Very creative! Way to go!
Can I own up? It wasn’t aliens – it was birds! 🙂
You found it difficult but came around with really unusual take on the prompt! Imagine how these would look to aliens…hum, a thought. I think it might be really strange that we light up food!
Absolutely! Thanks for stopping by!