Time for another entry in Friday Fictioneers challenge, courtesy of Rochelle Wissof-Fields. If you want to give it a try, check the info on her blog. 100 words more or less, inspired by a photo, here we go….
Copyright – Dawn Q.Landau
Tired. So damn tired. Walking for days, weeks, months…has it been years already? Who is counting anymore? Who is left to count?
When we described the future without us, they wouldn’t listen. When we asked why, they wouldn’t look us in the eyes. They took our rights… Tortured us… Killed us. Now, there is no one else to tell them.
They will catch up eventually. How utterly amazing it will be to see the looks on their faces. The last one. Too old. No more babies.
I am the last Woman of the Earth. And I am ready.
Snow's Fissures and Fractures 
Dear Loré,
Perhaps she’ll meet up with the last man on earth. 😉 Bleak and well written.
Shalom,
Rochelle
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She will. Eventually. And she is ready.
Thank you.
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Dear Lore,
A really good dystopian take on the prompt. Well written and paced.
Aloha,
Doug
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Thank you, Doug. The photo gave me that vibe from the start.
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I’d like to see their faces too! Strong story 🙂
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Thank you.
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There is a good rhythm to this story.
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Thank you, I find that a great compliment.
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It was meant as such.
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You led me to feel the length of the wait, the tiredness, the burden. Well done.
janet
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The trouble is, it could happen. Well drawn if rather stark picture of our possible future!
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We fight the fight every day without even noticing it. I hope we can avoid that kind of future. Thank you for stopping by.
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A great voice here and I can really visualise the group as it travels along.
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It’s interesting how much can fit in 100 words, I am amazed by it week after week. Thank you for your kind words.
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Such a dystopian reflection. Reminds me of the handmaid’s tale,,,
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It’s funny how I didn’t really planned for it to be a dystopian story, but it got away from me. Thank you.
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Quite disturbing, and really well executed.
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Thank you, Sandra. I hope there will come a brighter future.
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Time passes, she trudges on. This has so much “weight” to it. Well done.
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It was such an inspiring photo, I could see all the weight of the years and troubles in her step. Thank you so much.
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Powerful piece. Great job.
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Thank you!
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Wow! Powerful story telling Loré! The first person account of the last woman on earth is so compelling, and makes such great use of the photo! Wonderful.
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Thank you! And your photo is so beautiful, it wasn’t hard to come up with the story.
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Thanks! It was a magical place– filled with beauty and humbling poverty.
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I really enjoyed your take. This type of story is one I like to play with often. When they come for you, who will defend you when everyone else has already been taken away? Very good.
Thanks.
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Thank you. It’s the age old dilemma – to fight for your beliefs or your survival. It seems too often you can’t have both.
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Such a powerful piece, and such a powerful indictment against those who decry, intimidate, harass, molest, rape women!
That was a great, great piece, Lore!
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Thank you so much, I was hoping it would come across as something that is real, that surround us in every day life.
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Strong. Loved the last line 🙂
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Thank you so much. It was deliberately “over the top”, I wanted the reader to feel that she is making her last stand.
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Hit it right on the head then 🙂 nice
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Lore, Let’s hope it doesn’t come to that. She looks almost too tired to care. Well written. 🙂 —Susan
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Thank you, Susan. With the last line I gave the MC a gender, but it could be any living being on this planet.
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Very well written and an amazing response.
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Thank you! And you are right, the comments are amazing.
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Dear Lore, I see you also took the sci-fi route, but with a different twist. I like it.
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Thank you so much! Great minds all that…right? 😀
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Good story, powerfully written. And a warning to those who would enslave, abuse, torture or kill another person, let alone entire generations of people.
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Thank you, I appreciate your kind words. I am afraid those who inflict so much pain usually don’t pay attention to what others say.
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Oh so frightening!
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Unfortunatelly, it is so possible. Thank you for checking out my story.
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My pleasure. Thank you for writing it!
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A very topical story, considering the current global situation. This isn’t futuristic writing, it’s now. That’s what’s really scary about your story. Well done. I suppose. 😉
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Thank you. I understand your last words, sometimes it’s hard to push that like button.
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I do like your story. I don’t like the global situation. Should have made that clear. 🙂
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Great piece, Lore! God rumination and thoughts.
Is she busy tonight …? 😀
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