2,148 people are missing after a flash of white light appeared in the sky Tuesday. Area woman Whitney Miser captured the moment on film at Splasher’s pool. “One minute my son was doing the backstroke, and the next he was gone!” she told channel 7 news. “It’s coincidence I took the picture at the exact moment it happened.” She hopes the financial reward for the photo will make up for losing her son. Local resident Leonard Fibber reports every member of his church is missing, though he doubts it was the rapture as a big silver disc fell into his cow pasture the same day. “It’s a big’n,” Leonard says. “Big enough to hold all them people that’r missin’.” Channel 7 is unable to confirm this however, as Leonard has a big rifle and will not let us onto his property.
—————————————————————————————————————————Friday Fictioneers: 100 word stories inspired by a photo that Rochelle Wisoff Fields posts every week. This week’s photo courtesy of Rochelle Wisoff-Fields.
Lovely last line
Thank you, Neil 🙂
Ha, love the style of this. Especially like the financial reward making up for the loss of her son 🙂
Thanks, Iain!!
There is definitely something amiss in the town. Hope your reporter gets some answers
I loved this one, Rachel! Talk about an outside of the box take!
it looks like it’s just the beginning. more people will be gone including the guy named leonard. by then, channel 7 folks would have a field day. 🙂
Love this, Rachel.
Still laughing.
Terrific take and so different from anything else this week! Well done.
Rosey, a joke and some wine!.
I’m hope Whitney can sell her photo. It would be terrible to lose your child and not even get paid for it…
Nice story. Great news channel. Will reward for a picture really make up for the missing son? I liked the characters in the story. Everyone was unique.
Dear Rachel,
I’d love to see that photo and I don’t think I’d believe anything Leonard says. Good one. You left me wanting to know more
Shalom,
Rochelle
Miser and Fibber. They surely live up to their names 🙂 Good one, made me smile.
Love the names! A very creative take on the photo. =)
Love your news cast. brilliant take on the prompt.
I think the aliens will get away with their captives… wonder what’s the purpose… devouring their flesh, scientific experiments or maybe just for breeding…
Some of the news you hear on TV is almost as odd and ridiculous as this story, Rachel. I especially liked the part about the farmer with the big rifle. Wouldn’t you know someone like Mrs. Miser would get a picture and be thinking of the money even when she lost her son? Funny in a dark way but still funny. Well written. 🙂 — Suzanne