June 6, 2022, prompt: In 99 words (no more, no less), write a story that features stone-stacking. How does the activity fit into a story? Who is involved? What is the tone? Do the stones have special meaning? Go where the prompt leads! Click here for details.


Secret Of The Stones – by Hugh W. Roberts

“These stacked stones are where I buried Fluffy.

When I cried, Fluffy comforted me.

When I had nobody to talk to, Fluffy would always listen.

He was a big part of my life, but he shouldn’t have told me to keep our secret.

Things got a bit out of hand when I told my teacher, Mrs Price, the secret.

Fluffy got angry, so I had to kill him.

Now I come to the stacked stones and talk to him every day.

It’s a good job. Fluffy is only an imaginary friend; otherwise, we’d both be in lots of trouble.”

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Written for the 99-word flash fiction challenge hosted by Charli Mills at the Carrot Ranch.

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43 responses to “Flash Fiction Friday – Secret Of The Stones”

  1. KL Caley avatar

    Brilliant story, love the darkness to it, leaves the mind wondering. KL ♥️

    1. Hugh W. Roberts avatar

      I’m glad you saw the darkness in this piece of flash, KL. That’s what I was hoping readers would pick up on.

  2. Natasha Ruhwald avatar

    Oh, interesting. I wonder what the secret was? I’ve probably watched to many horror movies, but part of me suspects Fluffy was actually real, in some sense.

    1. Hugh W. Roberts avatar

      That was precisely where my line of thought was going when I wrote this piece, Natasha. We’re on the same wavelength.

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