The yard behind the orphanage had a post-diluvial character, with old chairs haphazardly scattered about in the overgrown grass, as if deposited by an ancient flood. With aplomb, Timothy surveyed the landscape. Sneaking past Ms. Trindle while she activated her credit card had been easier than he’d expected.
Glancing around, the boy felt assured that nobody was in the vicinity. No bullies, no patronizing orphanage staff, nobody. Smiling, he pulled a napkin from his pocket and unwrapped it to find the tasty tidbits of food he’d pilfered from the adults’ fancy breakfast.
This piece of flash fiction was written in response to:
- The Sunday Muse #257;
- Fandangoโs One-Word Challenge: ‘vicinity’;
- Ragtag Daily Prompt Saturday: ‘food’;
- Word of the Day Challenge: ‘diluvial’;
- Your Daily Word Prompt: ‘tidbit’;
- The Daily Spur: ‘activate’;
- Sammi Coxโs Weekend Writing Prompt #309: ‘aplomb’
The Skeptic's Kaddish ๐ฎ๐ฑ 
I so enjoyed this flash fiction David! A wonderful write my friend!
๐๐๐ป Carrie ๐๐ป๐ ~ thanks so much
Good at what he does but a shame he has to do it.
๐ค๐๐ป Keith ๐๐ป๐ค ~ exactly
Very creative.
๐๐๐ป Brandon ๐๐ป๐
Hip Hip Hooray for the Lad! Well done.
๐๐๐ป Helen ๐๐ป๐
great flash fiction weaving this together David! ๐
๐ค๐๐ป Cindy ๐๐ป๐ค ~ thank you so much
Nice one. Happy Sunday David.
Much๐love
๐๐๐ป Gillena ๐๐ป๐
Master in his trade
Collecting the crumbs
Beautifully woven words
๐๐๐ป Abi ๐๐ป๐ ~ kind as always
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You are welcome
Wishing you a glorious Sunday
I must charge my phone now
Taking a short road trip.
Blessings
So very eidetic!
๐๐๐ป Muri ๐๐ป๐ ~ thanks!!
Very impressive, David!
๐๐๐ป O’Nika ๐๐ป๐ ~ thanks!
Smart boy!
๐ ๐๐ป Kerfe ๐๐ป ๐ ~ I know, right!?
Sweet and sad. ๐ This phrase stood out: “deposited by an ancient flood”
๐๐๐ป Michele ๐๐ป๐ ~ thanks!
Really wonderful usage of some tricky vocabulary (if you ask me).
๐๐๐ป Luanne ๐๐ป๐ ~ aw, thanks! Interestingly, I had the most difficulty with ‘activate’ – I had to think about that one
~David
It definitely takes great aplomb to pull that off! โค๏ธ
๐๐๐ป Nancy ๐๐ป๐ ~ yes, indeed!