The Friday Fictioneer Challenge: Write a 100-word story based on the photo.
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Photo copyright Jan Fields
The Music Room
Lawrence thought his arms were going to fall off; they were so achy from carrying his son around. He just had to put him down, even if for a few minutes. The crib was in the bedroom where his wife was sleeping, exhausted. He couldn’t go back in there.
Opening the top of the cabinet, Lawrence gently lowered his son into it. Slowly, softly, he picked out a few notes of Praeludium No. 1 on the spinet. His son’s cries diminished. The more Lawrence played, the more his son relaxed. By the end of the piece, the baby was asleep.
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To read other Friday Fictioneer stories based on this photo, select the smiley blue frog.
The soporific power of soothing music. Delightful.
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If only that’s all it took for all of us to sleep so easily!
Clever take on it.
Sweet and clever take. Igniting passion, healing, calming, music can do it all.
Music and art, as old as humanity itself.
What a sweet story! I liked it a lot.