Friday Fictioneer Challenge: Write a 100-word story based on the photo.
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Friday Fictioneer photo prompt. Copyright Jan Wayne Fields
Soup Spoons
Tim started setting the table on Monday. That’s when he noticed he didn’t have any soup spoons. The bus ride to Crate and Barrel took over an hour each way. While arranging his shiny, new spoons, he discovered his plates and bowls were chipped. Next day, back to the store for a whole new dinnerware set. Two days later: napkins, goblets and flatware.
Friday evening he surveyed his new, complete table setting. He was ready for his guests. His phone rang: “Dude,” Rod said, “about dinner tonight. We stopped at George’s and we’re having pizza. Wanna come over here instead?”
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It's a long story ... 
Isn’t that always the way?
Thanks for introducing me to Friday Fictioneer Challenge. I was so caught up in the writing late Wednesday night that I convinced myself it was already Thursday night and I had to post immediately. Felt a little silly when I realized what I’d done, but at least I made the deadline. 🙂
The window time frame really is a week, to add your link to the inLinkz page (found at the bottom of Rochelle’s post). Do not fret! Some people post their stories starting on Wednesday, the day the photo posts. I post mine on Friday.
aww I feel so bad for him… that was rude.
Well written
Bummer…rude people for not giving earlier notification.
Poor Tim. That’s the last time he’ll try to set a nice table.
All that effort for nothing. Some people are so rude. Poor Tim!
Sometimes our efforts go unnoticed, that’s for sure.
Poor guy. Well, at least he has tableware for the next time. Well done, Tresha. 🙂 — Suzanne
Maybe he’s learned something about life… and his friends.
Sometimes life ignores our plans, large or small.
Immaturity strikes all the time. But on the bright side, he’s ready to do some serious dinners with some real people when the time comes. Good little tale.
Randy
Next time it won’t take him a week to set the table. And maybe he’ll have guests that are appreciative.
Now, if he was my son I’d say he needs to plan a little better and never go shopping without a list – but he probably wouldn’t listen. Fun story.
A little experience goes a long way, does it not?
Dear Tresha.
All that work and expense. At least he has a new tableware. 😉 I enjoyed this one.
Shalom,
Rochelle