Its that time again as I’m sure many of you already know, thank you Rochelle for setting the Friday Fictioneers up again for this week, I notice the photo is provided by your good self too, so its a Rochelle sandwich with my awful prose in the middle.
So on my marks get set….
GO!!
Unprecedented rises of atmospheric allergens prompted the International Toxicology Curtailment for Humanity (ITCH) to ban certain practices.
In what many have seen as a long overdue, sensible break from tradition; the Ring-a-Ring-o Roses dance has replaced organic for laminated and removed the need for pockets full of posies.
Due to irreversibly poor Global air quality in this heightened allergenic age, flower production is restricted, bee numbers are dangerously low, food growth and choice have plummeted, Dances using flowers have been driven underground.
Hay-fever resistant, Morris manned surreptitious Antihistamine labs are popping up in the shadows holding the sufferers to ransom.
Ha!! 100 words on the nose once more!
This rather dystopian tale started off slightly differently but my dog malting continuously and my sneezing continuously led it into an unexpected direction, hope you enjoy people!!
I loved the covert antihistamine labs manned by Morris dancers
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Why thank you Neil, thought they’d be the ideal protagonists!
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We are heading in that direction when flowers will be replaced by synthetic variety.
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You never fail to disappoint, although my kids will be disappointed they are now outlaws…
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the morris dancers? They are always on the outside looking in, living on the outskirts of society..
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I heard bees are being poisoned by crop sprays. Might be a solution for bugs in the now, but the future looks dire.
Liked the style of writing. Different.
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Thank you, I always try to make light of serious issues, it’s a coping mechanism, we’ve screwed the earth for our kids, anyone can see so!!
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Absolute madness!
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So, that’s what morris dancers are for – I’ve always wondered!
Click to read my FriFic tale!
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Hah, about time for ITCH, but these criminal Antihistamine labs are a disgrace. Who says dystopian stories can’t be funny? Wonderful.
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Thank you so much! Dystopia is coming and I’m just trying to lighten the mood!!
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Quite a horrifying world you paint here, Morris dancers holding citizens to ransom, secret flower dances and such 🙂
I always enjoy making up acronyms which spell out a relevant word!
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Thanks, I suffer from an allergy to my dog which is most irritating, my eyes itch, hence… thanks for reading glad you liked it!!
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Dear Shrawley,
As an allergy sufferer, I sympathize. These roses do require an occasional dusting, though. 😉 ITCH is hilarious! You never fail to entertain. 😀
Shalom,
Rochelle
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Thanks Rochelle, I enjoyed it this week, remember though, you’re the inspiration!!
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this is as funny as it gets. well done. 🙂
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A dire society to live in. And a unique take on this week’s photo prompt!
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Why thank you very much, you are too kind!!
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Glad you liked
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Thank you, I try really hard rather than a stream of consciousness, I’ve kept a theme of kids nursery rhymes, fairy tales, silly poems for my entire FF Life and it gets harder to mine those nuggets within kids fiction, it’s a kind of irrational expectation on my part to carry on!
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Entertaining read.
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Thanks much appreciated!
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That’s four sneezes since reading your story. Thanks for that! But I enjoyed it really, especially the morris men and their clandestine chemisrty!
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Brilliant thanks!! Aatichoo!!
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Ha.. I do hope we never have to take such drastic measures…
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