Copyright Rochelle Wisoff Fields
“You’re doing it wrong. Any witch worth her salt knows eye of newt always goes in before wolf’s bane.”
Calliope put down the book she was holding and turned around. She cut her eyes at the large black spider watching from the web.
“Fine.” She set the book under the web. “You do it then.”
“Gladly,” said the spider, positioning itself on the book. Calliope moved quickly and slammed the book closed then opened it again. She extracted a leg from the page, dropped it in the pot, then brushed the rest of the crushed body into a jar.
“Now that’s how you do it!” A smile lit her face as she swept the web away.
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The picture above was the photo prompt this week for the #FridayFictioneers writing prompt hosted by Madison Woods.
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09/19/2012 at 2:11 am
You know what they say? Too many cooks…. This was a lovely slice of life from the witch’s kitchen. Something that I loved was the saving of the rest of the spider’s body in the jar. A nice touch that you could have overlooked and I’m sure others will, but that added so much to the tale through atmosphere and attention to detail.
Aloha,
Doug
09/19/2012 at 7:31 am
It was nice to have you notice. After all, a witch never knows when a recipe will call for a spider leg again.
09/17/2012 at 8:40 am
Good, good. Ha.
09/17/2012 at 8:42 am
09/17/2012 at 4:05 am
Witch scores 1 against the spider’s 0! Well done!!
09/17/2012 at 8:19 am
haha. Perhaps her familiar will choose a different form next time.
09/16/2012 at 3:02 pm
Excellent Sam! The smart-arse spider gets his comeuppance! Nobody likes a back seat potioneer!
Chris
http://chriswhitewrites.wordpress.com/2012/09/16/the-daughters-song/
09/16/2012 at 5:55 pm
I think this is my favorite comment ever. It’s awesome.
09/16/2012 at 11:29 am
Nice one – well done.
09/16/2012 at 5:56 pm
Thanks, Antonia.
09/16/2012 at 12:26 am
Cute and clever? Blech! Who needs cute and clever? Well, ok, it works as cute. And it works as clever. And probably as a bit of a cautioary tale, too, so I guess it works. Period. Nicely done.
09/16/2012 at 1:44 am
Thanks, Paul.
09/15/2012 at 11:30 pm
never thought i’d have sympathy for a spider. thanks!
09/16/2012 at 1:44 am
I never expected anyone to feel sympathy for it! LOL
09/14/2012 at 9:31 pm
Why that sneaky little witch! I’m humored.
09/14/2012 at 11:43 pm
That’s fantastic! Thanks for the inspiring image!
09/14/2012 at 5:06 pm
A very clever and witty story, well done. Loved it
09/14/2012 at 5:07 pm
Thanks!
09/14/2012 at 4:54 pm
Very clever, both you and Calliope. Everything worked well and the story flowed beautifully.
09/14/2012 at 4:57 pm
Ah, great! Thank you so much.
09/14/2012 at 4:51 pm
Twisty, twisty. Nicely done!
09/14/2012 at 4:53 pm
Thanks, Eric. Congratulations on the comic book, by the way!
09/14/2012 at 4:41 pm
Very clever!!!
09/14/2012 at 4:43 pm
Glad you enjoyed!
09/14/2012 at 4:18 pm
OMG, I can’t believe you made me sympathetic to the spider, hahaha! Great little story. Always like witchy stories to begin with, but this one was excellent.
09/14/2012 at 4:36 pm
Wow! What a wonderful compliment! Thank you!
09/14/2012 at 3:53 pm
Hilarious! Loved it. So cute and clever.
09/14/2012 at 4:35 pm
Thank you, thank you!