Photo by Lora Mitchell
Soren held the candlestick high as she crept down the scarlet hallway of the Library of Fact and Fantasy. She paused every few seconds to listen to the sounds around her before she continued. It wouldn’t do to be caught roaming the hallway at night, not since her sister, Sage, had done it and been imprisoned in stone. She’d even lost a wing during the stoning, which was doubly bad. After all, what good was a fairy that couldn’t fly?
No, this injustice needed to be righted and fast. It was the reason she and the rest of their siblings dared the halls at night. They’d find the executioner and bring her to trial or they’d all be turned to stone trying.
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This week Write on Edge challenged us to use Clue as inspiration and add the words “library, scarlet, and candlestick” to our stories.
The picture centered above was the #FridayFictioneers prompt hosted by Madison Woods.
As always I welcome constructive criticism. Please, share your thoughts in a comment.
Thanks for stopping in!
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09/23/2012 at 2:49 am
I love fantasy like this. You used the words perfectly.
09/23/2012 at 5:56 pm
Thanks, Anastacia!
09/22/2012 at 11:18 pm
Great take on the prompt. How brave of her to go lurking in those dark, scarlet hallways looking for the executioner. Wonder what she intends to do once she finds him/her before he/her turns her into stone.
09/23/2012 at 12:15 am
I don’t know yet. Maybe she will show me.
09/21/2012 at 11:05 pm
I just love this Sam, very well done!
09/22/2012 at 11:07 am
Thanks, boomie!
09/21/2012 at 2:27 pm
Ooh, I quite enjoyed that. Love the image you used with it too.
09/21/2012 at 5:05 pm
Thank you. It’s an excellent image. Madison Wood really inspired me this week.
09/21/2012 at 1:17 pm
That’s a story I’d happily read! And that’s quite a statue; I can see why it drew something interesting from you.
09/21/2012 at 5:03 pm
It really is! I wish I knew where it really was.
09/21/2012 at 12:12 pm
that picture is so odd and intriguing. I couldn’t think of anything to do it justice so I’m passing this week. Love you little story. It looks like one that could develop into more
09/21/2012 at 12:17 pm
I do odd and intriguing, LOL. Thanks for the vote of confidence.
09/21/2012 at 10:43 am
I love how you fit this into a quick piece. I think it’s fun and flighty, and yet heavy, too. The broken wing made me sad. And the picture did, too. Well done!
09/21/2012 at 10:57 am
yeah its sad for me too, but there’s got to be a point to it. Maybe whatever Sage is to do in the story is better done broken than whole.
09/21/2012 at 10:25 am
Lovely! What a fascinating word you have opened. I am full with questions – can the faeries only exist in the library? is there someone/someones who order the executions? what is so special about the library at night?
Always love a piece that leaves me wanting more!
09/21/2012 at 10:30 am
Those are great questions!!
09/21/2012 at 9:48 am
This definitely feels lilke part of something much bigger, Sam. I hope you come back to it. Great writing – I’m right in amongst those books already and totally behind Soren in her quest. I think “It was the reason” might flow more cleanly that “This was the reason”, mainly because you’ve already used this in the previous sentence.
I’m over here: http://elmowrites.wordpress.com/2012/09/21/friday-fiction-breaking-the-backs-of-angels/
09/21/2012 at 10:21 am
You’re right. it does flow better that way. Thank you! I did come back to it, with another piece along a different vein. Hopefully the next few prompts will further the story along.
09/21/2012 at 9:38 am
I am quite intrigued by the library and the secrets it must hold. This has potential to develop into something more!
09/21/2012 at 10:21 am
I’m intrigued too, and hope that it doesn’t go too far in the Pagemaster realm.
09/21/2012 at 9:17 am
Ooo. I love the National Museum of Natural History. That is a great building! You have a great opening to an intriguing story. Even if you don’t get to it right away – revisit this. I’d love to read more!
09/21/2012 at 9:19 am
Oh! Thank you!
09/21/2012 at 8:52 am
Very good. As has already been said, there are definite germs of something larger there. NB. I subscribe to the theory that three-winged angels fly with a sort of helicopter motion.
09/21/2012 at 8:53 am
Oh nice theory!
09/21/2012 at 7:28 am
Good luck to them!! I agree with the good use of “stoning.”
Just a very small thing–you either want “executioners” to go with “bring them to justice” or “bring him (or her) to justice” to go with a single executioner.”
09/21/2012 at 7:54 am
Good catch.
09/21/2012 at 6:52 am
Nicely done! And now I want to know more.
All the prompts fit together well.
09/21/2012 at 7:57 am
I was considering doing more. It definitely has possibilities!
09/21/2012 at 6:27 am
I would love to read more of this!
09/21/2012 at 7:57 am
Perhaps there will be more, but dare I start yet another WIP with the 5 I still have unfinished?
09/21/2012 at 5:13 am
Fascinating take on fairies and certainly a different way of looking at “stoning.” Thanks for the trip to the library. Nicely done.
09/21/2012 at 7:57 am
Thank you!
09/21/2012 at 2:37 am
Your fairies sound very brave. I love the idea of the Library of Fact and Fantasy!
09/21/2012 at 2:38 am
PS My story is here http://anneorchardwriter.wordpress.com/2012/09/21/friday-fictioneers-partys-over/ if you have time to visit.
09/21/2012 at 7:59 am
The image of the National Museum of Natural History comes to mind, only its a library filled with facts and fantasy. Well, in my head it’s more than that. Maybe I will have an opportunity to reveal it. Thanks, Anne!