I wanted to post some other stuff this week, but I’ve been a bit under the weather so I spent my time sleeping instead. Sorry to those of you whose posts I haven’t been commenting on. I’ve tried to read some of them but again, I chose sleep instead. The following is another Friday Fictioneers story from the photo prompt by Madison Woods.
Be Warned
Mountainous beings, they are. Large, slow, and dumb as dirt.Despite their misgivings, they are blessed with one saving grace: a near inexhaustible supply of power.
When I last had the unfortunate displeasure of crossing paths with one of the bloody sods, I nearly paid for it with my life. It took every ounce of my strength and double that in courage to bury my blade in the ravenous beast’s eye socket.
Should you happen upon an ogre, you’d do best to run like your life depends on it, for it most certainly does. Evil, devilish things,those ogres are.
Adam Ickes 
May 31st, 2012 at 8:38 PM
Sickness, bummer! Hope you’re starting to feel a little better. I shall endeavor to steer clear of ogres henceforth. Great story. 🙂
My attempt: http://unduecreativity.wordpress.com/2012/05/31/the-beautiful-hush/
June 1st, 2012 at 7:29 AM
Starting to feel better. Not 100% yet, but getting there. Steering clear of ogres is wise, though not always practical in our fast paced world.
May 31st, 2012 at 8:45 PM
Haven’t met an ogre yet. After that, I don’t really want to meet one. Mine’s at http://marilynkaydennis.wordpress.com/2012/06/01/madison-woods-friday-fictioneers-waiting/ if you want to have a look.
June 1st, 2012 at 7:30 AM
Sometimes you don’t have a choice. Sometimes the ogre comes to you whether you want to meet it or not. Though, you should count yourself lucky that you haven’t yet met one!
May 31st, 2012 at 8:56 PM
Hope you are feeling better. I hate being sick! Loved the story! Very nice! Here’s mine: http://theforgottenwife.com/2012/05/30/friday-fictioneers-1-june-2012-the-conquerer/
June 1st, 2012 at 7:42 AM
I hate being sick too. Starting to feel better though. Hoping to be back to good by Sunday. I’ve both a 5K race and a hockey game that day so I’d really like to be back at 100%.
Glad you liked the story. 🙂
June 1st, 2012 at 9:03 AM
Good Lord! You do like to push yourself! Looking forward to hearing how the run went and the hockey game!
May 31st, 2012 at 10:25 PM
Hope you are better! This was really good, made me wonder about the ogre for a bit, inexhaustible supply of power. Thank goodness he managed to bury that blade in the socket, but then something makes me think that you hadn’t killed that ogre yet.
http://writersclubkl.wordpress.com/2012/06/01/friday-fictioneers-monochrome-silence/
June 1st, 2012 at 7:46 AM
I have a feeling this guy hasn’t seen the last of that particular ogre. Unlucky for him, ogres tend to hold grudges.
June 1st, 2012 at 10:09 AM
Thought so…. 🙂 good story!
May 31st, 2012 at 10:55 PM
They really are, freakin’ ogres.
I liked how your flash here had the ring of a story being spoken, maybe fireside, with some animated sword jabs for effect, and me tilted back on a wooden chair smoking a pipe.
June 1st, 2012 at 7:48 AM
I was picturing a traveler in a pub telling tales of his adventures when I wrote this. I think I might visit him some more. He’s a rather interesting fellow.
June 1st, 2012 at 2:41 AM
Hope you’re feeling better soon – too little sleep and sickness do not a good combination make 😦 Enjoyed the ogres though, just shows you never know what you’ll find in a mountain.
Here’s mine: http://womanontheedgeofreality.com/2012/06/01/friday-fictioneers-too-near-the-sun/
June 1st, 2012 at 8:01 AM
Ogres are everywhere. I’ve learned that most offices have at least one. And you can almost always find one at a little league field “coaching” his son’s team. Horrendous asses, the lot of them.
June 1st, 2012 at 8:10 AM
It’s dreadful how they seem to have multiplied at an alarming rate … 🙂
June 1st, 2012 at 8:13 AM
It really is! I swear those things are as bad as rabbits.
June 1st, 2012 at 11:52 AM
or rats ….!
June 1st, 2012 at 2:49 AM
Ha! I love the tone of the speaker! Great job! http://kaitlinandmichaelbranch.com/2012/06/01/friday-fictioneers-5/
June 1st, 2012 at 8:02 AM
Thanks! Glad you enjoyed it. I was channeling a traveler in a pub recounting his adventures to the locals when i wrote this. He’s a very interesting chap. I may have to visit him again sometime.
June 1st, 2012 at 4:46 AM
I wondered why you didn’t comment on my story last week. You’re forgiven. Loved the story. Of course when you say ogre, you couldn’t possibly mean Shrek, right?
Here’s mine http://www.rochelle-wisoff.blogspot.com/2012/06/kiss-me-sailor.html
June 1st, 2012 at 8:03 AM
Nah, Shrek is the exception to the ogre rule. Shrek is one of the few good ogres out there.
June 1st, 2012 at 7:42 AM
I hope I never run into an ogre but I’m sure they’re out there. Great post. http://karmicdiva.wordpress.com/2012/06/01/friday-fictioneers-530-via-madison-woods/
June 1st, 2012 at 8:08 AM
They most certainly are out there. You’ve probably run into many without even realizing it. Sometimes they blend in with the rest of us.
June 1st, 2012 at 9:52 AM
I hope you feel better.
I love the way you set this up, it was brilliant!
http://whimsicalquestsofacuriousmind.blogspot.com/
June 1st, 2012 at 9:59 AM
Ha, I don’t know if I’d say brilliant, but thank you for the ego stroke. 🙂
I’m starting to feel better. A couple more days and I think I’ll be back to normal.
June 1st, 2012 at 10:16 AM
The only ogre I know is Shrek, and he turned out to be great, like your story. Mine is here: http://readinpleasure.wordpress.com/2012/06/01/fridayfictioneers-my-pilot/
June 1st, 2012 at 11:05 AM
Shrek is a kid’s ogre. Real ogres are far less lovable than the big green galoot.
June 1st, 2012 at 11:20 AM
At first, I thought the mountains were the bad guys. I expected the knife to be used to flatten the top of the one we see. But then on the second reading, I figured out the creatures were just mountain dwellers. I kind of liked the idea of the mountains coming to life. It worked for me!
Mine is here: http://erinleary.wordpress.com/2012/05/31/flash-friday-fiction-3/
June 1st, 2012 at 11:26 AM
Mountains coming to life is an interesting idea. I may have to think on that one for awhile and see if it takes me anywhere.
June 1st, 2012 at 11:31 AM
Hope you’re feeling better now. You certainly taught us a lesson here, very vividly and with style. I hope I never have to put it into action!
Thansk for your comment on mine, here for your fans: I’m over here: http://elmowrites.wordpress.com/2012/06/01/friday-fiction-guilt-trip/
June 1st, 2012 at 12:50 PM
Better than I was a few days ago, but still not top notch. Should be there in a few more days.
I’m glad you enjoyed the story. I like the character telling this story, though I fear he may be a bit of a drunkard.
June 1st, 2012 at 2:44 PM
First off I hope you are beginning to feel better. Second, this story is a tale of woe meant to scare young children into staying off the mountains at dawn and dusk, right? Because that’s what I got from it. I pictured a wizen old traveler talking to teenagers around a huge fire. I liked it. Here’s mine: http://remakingme-atiyatownes.blogspot.com/2012/06/friday-flash-fiction-start-day.html
June 1st, 2012 at 2:52 PM
I pictured a traveler getting drunk in a pub and recounting tales of his adventures (maybe trying to score a lovely lady for the evening) while I was writing this, so your assessment isn’t too far off.
June 1st, 2012 at 3:13 PM
Dear Adam,
I enjoyed your story and the feel that it was related in a darkened tavern by a hearty travelled from the Wild Lands over a pint of beer. Well done.
Now, about your illness. I could not help but think of the germs you temporarily harbor as tiny ogres, for surely they are. Gather yourself and sink your blade into each and everyone of their eyes. Then rise and write more. You produce good stuff!
Aloha,
Doug
For fellow travelers –
June 1st, 2012 at 3:22 PM
I must admit, I’m a bit disturbed (and at the same time intrigued) by the idea that there are tiny ogres running willy nilly throughout my body. I’m not sure I have a blade small enough to stick them in the eyes, perhaps I’ll have to settle for loping off their heads.
June 1st, 2012 at 4:02 PM
Ah Adam! The blade is your mind and your will. Stick them in the eye and then cut off their heads for good measure. Find your mind with the thought that they are NOT welcome. Kill them all!
Aloha,
Doug
June 1st, 2012 at 3:58 PM
Loved this metaphor. I read and reread it. Good job! Illness is a mountain as all too many know. Here’s mine. http://jemcogdell.blogspot.com/2012/06/flash-fridayfictioneersbeauty-in-eye.html
June 5th, 2012 at 8:41 AM
Glad you enjoyed it. Thanks for reading!
June 1st, 2012 at 5:03 PM
Nice. I imagine this story being told in a dark tavern, by a man whose not completely sober, with one or two scars. You’ve given the character a really clear voice.
Mine is over here: http://pinionpost.com/2012/06/01/gradens-climb/
June 5th, 2012 at 8:42 AM
You’ve imagined it spot on. That’s pretty much exactly how i imagined it as well.
June 1st, 2012 at 6:44 PM
If those things I thought were mountains are really ogres I won’t be treading there, not even softly! Good job!
June 5th, 2012 at 8:44 AM
You should be safe treading on mountains. The story teller was just trying to make ogres seem larger than life by comparing them to mountains.
June 1st, 2012 at 11:09 PM
I wish I had more words to tell you how much I enjoyed that, but all I can say is: Good job!
http://www.unfoldingmyth.com/fridayfictioneers-life/
June 5th, 2012 at 8:44 AM
Thanks! I’m glad you liked it.
June 2nd, 2012 at 5:32 AM
I’ll be sure to look out for those ogres. Good story.
Mine can be found at: http://logo-ligi.com/2012/06/01/the-standpoint/
June 5th, 2012 at 8:45 AM
Don’t look too closely or you’ll start seeing them everywhere, disguised as humans.
June 5th, 2012 at 4:04 PM
lol
June 2nd, 2012 at 12:12 PM
Ogres. Run. Check. I liked your narrative voice as much as the content, and it’s good to listen to your body and get the rest. I do hope you’re feeling better.
Kathy
http://notforallmarkets.wordpress.com/2012/06/02/690/
June 5th, 2012 at 8:47 AM
Thanks for reading. I’m glad you liked the narrative voice. This guy has been begging to come out and tell a story for awhile. I decided to let him 🙂
Feeling a lot better than last week but the sickness is still clinging on for dear life. Slowly going away though.
June 4th, 2012 at 5:32 PM
After the first paragraph I assumed the mountain-sized behemoth was going to be a dinosaur, and after the second I was all set to go off on you for harming such a magnificent beast. Then I reached the end, and my anger evaporated. Far as I’m concerned, ogres are fair game.
Here’s my entry. I had two goes, but I like this one better.
http://jaykayel.wordpress.com/2012/06/04/myth-confirmed-100-word-flash-fiction/
June 5th, 2012 at 8:49 AM
I have to a agree with you, most dinosaurs don’t deserve a blade in the eye, but as we know, there are exceptions to every rule.
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