This post was created in response to Rochelle’s post: FRIDAY FICTIONEERS.
Each week she sends out a writing prompt in the form of a picture and her contributors must come up with a 100 word story.
You can read my story “Lost And Found” below.
The stories of Rochelle’s other contributing writers can be found at her blog
http://rochellewisofffields.wordpress.com/2014/03/25/28-march-2014/
Merrit wound his way through the tangled forest praying with every step that he would find the lost sheep. Father had promised Merrit could keep the profits from the wool if he could be responsible for the newborn. Of course Merrit had lost the lamb and with it his father’s respect.
The boy wiped a tear from the corner of his eye.
“Unmanly” he cursed.
A wail pierced the dale. Alarmed Merrit ducked under a snarl of vine-trees and moved into the clearing. There nestled in the soft down of the missing lamb was a babe.
Lillie-Put 
Its a sweet tale.
Thank you!
Hoping and praying I will be able to write like you someday, Pastor J. Even a fraction of what your writing creativity is would be a big plus for me. I liked this a lot.
Thanks Deb but you are just as creative as me. It is all about messing with the words. All the exercises we do like 100 word stories, poetic forms and 500 word essays from story prompts are exercises that sharpen wirting. It probably 10% talent and 90% practice.
I’m pretty sure you have way more than 10%, Pastor J!
Lovely tale. Well done.
Thanks Sandra!
I hope he doesn’t lose the baby… A lovely little tale.
Thank you! Merrit is a good soul at the center of things. I am sure he will do his best!
Your is 100% talent! Very well done! Thanks for the entertaining read! Nan 🙂
Well thank you for saying so.
Awww…that is so sweet; from beginning to end.
Thank you Dawn.
Loved it! 🙂 Nicely done.
Thank you!
And therein lies a tale (or a tail or both.) Nicely done! Biblical feel about this or is it just that I’m reading this on Sunday and you’re a pastor 🙂
janet
It could be either. However I am a big believer in the fact that you cannot write outside of your own personal influence.
is the “babe” a newborn lamb or a human baby? i can’t be sure, but both are interesting.
Oh I hadn’t even thought of another lamb! That would be an interesting twist and a way to build on Merrit’s spirit of capitalism. I think the future tracks with more complexity if it is a human baby.
Dear Joe,
Please forgive the tardiness of this comment. It seems in the last week’s hustle and bustle I missed a few. Glad I came back and read your story. Lovely tale. Good for Merrit’s diligence.
Shalom,
Rochelle
Thanks Rochelle!