It is time for another sharing of flash fiction with FRIDAY FICTIONEERS.
This is the place where 100 authors come to share 100 words regarding a photo which Rochelle our hostess chooses and posts 0n Wednesday.
This week we are honoring Sandra Crook who is one of Rochelle’s regular contributors. Sandra has won First Place in Flash 500. You can find Sandra’s work at her blog HERE.
Congrats Sandra!!!
And now on with the show!
Photo by: Erin Leary
Beyond the Lilys
By JE Lillie
Elon looked out across the lake to the village from which he had been exiled. The lights from each hearth were just coming to life. He glowered in jealousy as he wrapped himself in the rags that were his only clothes, while warming his hands by the smoky peat fire.
The baby cried softly at his mother’s breast and Elon passed a gentle hand over his son’s brow. He looked lovingly into his wife’s eyes.
“Kathleen I promise ye we will not starve and I will make ye a new home here beyond the lilys.”
In my imagination this is one way in which my family could have obtained its name.
Lillie-Put 
Oh, I love this.
Thank you.
What a beautiful story of faith believing knowing it will become sight one day, Amen!
Thanks Deb. I imagined the fear my ancestors may have felt at being forced from their home.
Very nice.
Thank you.
A fascinating piece of speculation. You do have an interesting name. I like how you’ve built the mood of your poor, exiled characters.
Lovely, Joseph. It would no doubt be interesting to meet the first family that carried our last name and how it came about. Well done. 🙂 — Suzanne
And since my middle name goes back so many generations (8 in direct line that I know of) and is so prevalent among male members of the Lillie clan I chose to make it the first name of our imagined progenitor.
Great imagery and use of the prompt. I liked the idea of it being the genesis of your family name.
Thank Erin. I have often wondered where it all began and figured it had to be something like this…a pond of lilys or the field of lilys our coat of arms has a swan on a field of daylilies.