When the seagulls follow the trawler…

Posted on October 4, 2013 by MrBinks Posted in WritingTagged 100 words, creative writing, flash fiction, microfiction, sea, short stories, short story, squawk

Written, once again, for Friday Fictioneers, A photo prompt each week designed to tease out some imagination using 100 words.

“Stand still, Colin” squawked Barry, “this isn’t going to work if you keep flapping around!”

“gggg bbllgggghhh cccoooorrrr” gargled Colin, ushering his friend down from on high.

“ugh, what now?” sighed Barry, as he flew down from Colin’s head and hopped restlessly across the pebbles.

“I can’t see, my SSQQUAAWW throat hurts from this sodding seashell and to top it off – you stink of fish! Tell me again SSQQUUAAAWW why we can’t use the Heimlich ma….”

“ssh ssh sssshhh!!” Barry whispered, wrapping a slippery, salty wing around Colin’s beak. “We can’t say that any more or they’ll sue us”.

7 thoughts on “When the seagulls follow the trawler…”

October 4, 2013 at 10:05 am Reply
Sandra says:

🙂 Aww, I like the idea of seabird rescue. And Barry is a perfect name for a seagull and a hero at that.
1. October 4, 2013 at 10:14 am Reply
  MrBinks says:
  
  Thanks. At first I had no idea what to write about, so glad something came out 🙂
October 4, 2013 at 10:37 am Reply
dmmacilroy says:

Dear Mr. Binks,

You are twisted. (In a good way.) Nice story.

Aloha,

Doug
1. October 4, 2013 at 10:50 am Reply
  MrBinks says:
  
  That may well be the fairest comment I’ve ever received.
October 4, 2013 at 11:24 am Reply
lingeringvisions by Dawn says:

Well..THAT was interesting 😉
October 4, 2013 at 5:02 pm Reply
sustainabilitea says:

You’d think as fast as they gulp, this (well, perhaps not this, but at least choking) would happen more often. 🙂

janet
October 4, 2013 at 8:36 pm Reply
Linda Vernon says:

Haha! A modern day version of Heckle and Jeckle!