Day: December 13, 2017

#100WW — First Class

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Christopher had never flown in first class before. Each time he boarded a plane, he’d walk through the first class cabin on his way to the cheap seats and wonder what it would be like to fly in first class. But he didn’t fly enough to earn upgrade miles and he couldn’t afford to buy a first class ticket.

So he was thrilled when told that, due to an overbooking on his flight, he was being seated in first class. Once in the air, the flight attendant took Christopher’s drink order. He sat back and enjoyed his rum and Coke.

(100 words)

Written for today’s 100 Word Wednesday prompt from Bikurgurl. Photo credit: John Luke Laube

Friday Fictioneers — The Inheritance

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The strangest item Hal received as part of the inheritance from his grandmother was the large, outdoor lamppost with the ornate globe on top. The steel straps securing the globe atop its rust-covered post, along with the small brass medallions and the crown on top, were displaying the patina of long exposure to the elements.

Hal was confused by the bequeath. He lived in an apartment and had no lawn on which to install the ornamented lamppost. But wanting to keep it, he contacted a metalworker friend of his and had him convert the outdoor post into a floor lamp.

(100 words)

This post is a twofer. It’s written for today’s one-word prompt, “inheritance,” and also for Rochelle Wisoff-Fields’ Friday Fictioneers prompt, which I usually don’t post until Fridays. However, I decided to go with that today, as I found synergies between the word prompt and the image. Image credit: Sandra Cook.