The challenge set by Rochelle is to write a short story in 100 words or less
(this is 100) based, on this occasion, in the following photo prompt. An occasion for a-bridge-d flash fiction.
AnElephantCant sort of talked me into entering.
© TheReclining Gentleman – Photo Prompt.
Teetering on the parapet, he hears Kaylee on auto-repeat, ‘Stop seeing Roberta or I stop seeing you!’
He switches that off thinking about his job. He hates it, but should he take the new opportunity?
Oops, no … cars. Should he get rid of his beloved sports for that more practical saloon …?
Not important. His life of uncertainty is ending – finally, a firm decision.
Now, should he fling himself down into the cold waters far below, or under the wheels of the speeding traffic on the other side? Or …?
An example of how to indecisively split an infinity.
Colonialist's Blog 
a good one…
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Welcome to FF!
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Many thanks! I will be back. In fact, after misreading dates, I wrote another one on the previous picture prompt thinking it was the latest – it has now been mothballed.
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Well you never know you might get it to fit another prompt sometime.
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I’m impressed by the cleverness of story, and commenters.
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Cleaver.
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I hope the ‘a’ crept in on its own, or you may be entertaining ideas to split my skull! 🙂
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A clever fella like you, never.
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You’ve just split my numb mind with your instant waters under the bridge.
(Well. I could have better I guess. Inspiration just jumped over the bridge)
(With a banji rope. I’m just waiting for her to stop dangling down below)
Nice story Col.
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Doing the splits can be painful!
A bungee rope would have been a good way to leave the story up in the air.
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I will not split more hairs. Bon dimanche en famille.
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So funny. I just love it. You just left him dangling there like a preposition on the end of a sentence. Indecisiveness is a problem up with which many of us have to put.
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Very apt. Of course, I never lets my language to go fault. 🙂
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Decisions, decisions. 🙂 Split infinite works perfectly.
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I can’t decide what to intelligently say to that! 🙂
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No pressure.:D
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Grammar lesson and suicide attempt: now that’s what I call multi-tasking!
Good piece.
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Some of the grammar I see does make me contemplate suicide – but I think murder is the better option.
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Like the last line as well. Indecisively split an infinity.
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I couldn’t resist splitting that infinitive as well!
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Love the end.
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One shouldn’t really end such stories with a comment, but I couldn’t resist it!
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Love the title ~ it fits his life of indecision perfectly.
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It was a split decision between that and ‘Split Decision’, but:
(a) The latter is the title of an amazing novel just launched from the stable I am part of, and
(b) I’d effectively used those terms in the story.
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Dear Colonist,
I’m pleased that you allowed AnElephant to talk you into joining us this week. I hope it won’t be the last time. (Although I’d caution you about pink pachyderms, hard to take them seriously 😉 )
Indecisive about infinity is pretty indecisive. Good one.
Shalom,
Rochelle
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Pink pachyderms usually do require considerable alcoholic intake to conjure!
One thing he did do was to quite decisively split an infinitive! (For those who missed that.)
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