The Friday Fictioneer Challenge: Write a 100-word story based on the photo.
Photo copyright Rochelle Wisoff-Fields
The Shootout
“Anything from Mrs. Kravitz?”
“Nothing. Everyone else on her street saw or heard the shootout but she saw absolutely nothing! She has these fancy-schmancy glazed windows blocking her view. Her husband had them installed, she told me, to keep her from being nosy. I don’t think she likes them.”
As the detectives drove away, the neighbors heard the sound of breaking glass. They had created a betting pool to see how long the glazed windows lasted with Gladys, who had made it her business to know everyone else’s business. Her neighbor from across the street, Darrin Stephens, won the pool.
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With thanks and apologies to Gladys Kravitz of Betwitched (1964-1972).
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Better than breaking the window, she might have got a Video camera, then she would not have missed anything. Replay: I liked this very much. Mike
If she had only thought of that ahead of time!
This is fabulous! 🙂 great story, well done!
LOL! I’m wondering how many people *recognized* Gladys!
Hard to guess, but when I saw the photo, I immediately thought of her.
Poor Gladys. So misunderstood. Kinda of like that joke about your dog telling you that you’ll be sorry for telling them to shut up when the postman really does kill you.
Funny
Tracey
oh and the Bewitched song is playing in my head and my nose itches
Thanks for that
Great remembrance of “Bewitched”, Tresha. I loved that show. Very funny about the bet regarding the window and Darrin winning it. Well done. 😀 — Suzanne