Friday Fictioneers: Garden Alchemy
This one has got me thinking and whilst relaxing in Bulgaria and concentrating really hard on having a good holiday, my mind has been on other things. Questions such as which sun bed should I sit on, which pool should I sit at and when should I go for lunch. It’s an easy dilemma to have and not easy to snap out of. Anyway I’ve woken up this morning after another late night with a story fully formed, The “where are they now Children characters for the past theme” is still running; see what you think!
Thanks to Ronda del Boccio for the photo prompt today
Relatively Recalcitrant Mary Mary has had to switch her gardening activities after an enquiry found Cockle shells being mass produced in exploitative sweat shops in North Korea.
She also had her silver smithing licence revoked after a search of her foundry found the pretty maids were being held as forced labour on a linear production line to manufacture the silver bells, previously thought to be created by some sort of horticultural alchemy.
Outside court an uncommonly beautiful line up of protestors waved placards and burned the clothing of servitude, their daily working attire.
Mary Mary has yet to comment.
Well, thats it; 99 words, and I’ve really enjoyed this one.
Keep on keeping on
This is the sort of news I want to be reading! Great bit of investigative journalism!
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Thanks for that, I enjoyed writing it!
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That’s huge fun!
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Thanks, the story arrived ready formed I just had to find the correct words!
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Wonderful, always knew there was something dodgy about that Mary Mary 🙂 The holiday sounds pretty good too.
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Thanks, she was some kind of witch I think. And yes Bulgaria is wonderful.
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I just knew there was something contrary about Mary!
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Ha ha – great little read! Have fun in Bulgaria. 🙂
Susan A Eames at
Travel, Fiction and Photos
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Wonderful! You made me laugh 🙂
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Thank you so much, I like to try to make it swift and funny
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Love how you do these! Loads of fun…
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Thanks Dale, I’m loving the challenge!
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Fun stuff
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Dear Shrawley,
Hilarious take on the prompt! Bravo!
Shalom,
Rochelle
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Thanks Rochelle I’m really enjoying the challenge!
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Bravo, you exposed the contrary to that little Miss Mary! 🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼
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Thanks Brandy, it needed doing, she was getting away with awful stuff!
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Really fun story!
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That villainous Mary Mary is going to be serving time, I think (possibly together with Parsley, Sage and Rosemary).
I enjoyed your story!
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Brilliant! And like Penny I think Mary Mary is off to jaily jaily.
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they will be burning More than clothes when they find out Just What lengths Boris J got to in his Naked ambition .. see .. https://www.theneweuropean.co.uk/top-stories/gavin-esler-changed-my-mind-on-brexit-1-5644402
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Bravo, nicely done.
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Thank you kind sir
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Wonderful!
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thank you, much appreciated!!
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[…] may not be a bad idea to refer back to Garden Alchemy which is where we last met Mary […]
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