Thursday, January 30, 2014

Burn Baby Burn

Copyright -Claire Fuller

It’s the craving that hits you in the middle of work.  Making you nauseous, dizzy and shaky.  It’s hard to concentrate and irritation sets in.  Carpet making be damned! Who made this rule of no smoking at work?  I don’t care if your pile is produced by techniques similar to those used in making velvet or chenille.  Least interested in your Renaissance architectural and floral patterns. 

I KNOW HOW TO SMOKE WITHOUT MAKING A MESS.


I burn with rage and turn to an empty workshop.  I must leave again.  They won’t ever believe my explanation of a spontaneous exothermic reaction.

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Written for Friday Fictioneers. Word Count : 100

20 comments :

  1. That was one way of smoking.. Great reaction here.

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  2. Anonymous1:32 pm

    Burning with rage as well as wanting to smoke. :-) More than just the rugs are combustible.

    janet

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  3. Self combustible? The carpets perished and he survived! That was some divine justice.

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    1. Sometimes we are like this only. Thanks for reading Purba.

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  4. Loved his defiant voice.

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  5. Anonymous6:01 pm

    ha, cool response to the photo. :)

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  6. You spotted the Axminster then. Nice take on the prompt.

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    1. Thanks Sandra, I see you got the carpet making reference then :-)

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  7. Dear Subroto,

    Explosive. Nice one.

    Shalom,

    Rochelle

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  8. Thank you Rochelle.

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  9. Ha!ha!The morons have no idea now,do they?Well,greener(or smokier?) pastures beckon-no probs ;-)A great take on the prompt Subroto:-)

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  10. Anonymous6:56 am

    Excellent characterisation in this one. I like it. And it made me laugh. Spontaneous exothermic reaction indeed. Worth a try. :)

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  11. Anonymous10:59 pm

    Eerie! Creepy! and Great!

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  12. Thanks for your comments Nan

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