WHODUNNIT?
Colonel and Mrs DuCole lived outside
Nether Mills in the Manor, which was a large house, but not large enough for
them to share harmoniously.
Gerald played golf badly, his daily
failure to reduce his handicap rendering him evil-tempered, and he hated Mildred’s
collection of china. Every surface in the Manor was crammed with breakables,
ranging from priceless porcelain to mass-produced pottery.
The day Gerald scored twenty over par
he snapped, striking Mildred over the head with a souvenir from Clacton-on-Sea.
Their gardener phoned the police-station.
“I know who did it – the Colonel in
the library with a candlestick.”
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Yeah, yeah, I know - it's corny, but I've had a busy week. I am within reach of uploading my book A Volcanic Race to Amazon and as it's my first venture into self-publishing it has been a tad stressful!
This week's Friday Fictioneers photo prompt comes from Sarah Ann Hall and was published on Rochelle's blog https://rochellewisoff.com/
Lol!
ReplyDeleteGlad you liked it, Annalisa!
DeleteI thought it would be putter on all the breakables. Great read.
ReplyDeleteThat would have been a less violent reaction.
DeleteThat was what I expected as well,
DeleteThanks for the chuckle ��
ReplyDeleteThanks Linda - enjoy your weekend.
DeleteHaha, excellent vignette. Good luck with the self-publishing, it will be worth all the effort!
ReplyDeleteIf I can get CreateSpace to accept my document, which has been edited - professionally - to within an inch of its life!
DeleteI like your description of the Manor
ReplyDelete"which was a large house, but not large enough for them to share harmoniously." What a great way of telling us that no house would have been big enough for them to share harmoniously!
Thanks Penny - I've known a few couples who couldn't inhabit neighbouring towns without fighting!
DeleteHa! Love it!
ReplyDeleteThanks Helen x
DeleteDear Liz,
ReplyDeleteAll the clues were there. I laughed out loud. Well done.
Shalom,
Rochelle
You found them all, did you?
DeleteCorny, but it made me laugh!
ReplyDeleteSusan A Eames at
Travel, Fiction and Photos
Thanks, I think!
DeleteHah!
ReplyDeleteWas that a laugh too, Patsy?
DeleteLOL. It may have been corny but it raised a laugh and I didn't see it coming.
ReplyDeleteGlad it surprised you, Irene.
DeleteIs the gardener calling to report the devastation to Mildred or the fine china? Either way, Gerald needs to be locked up. Good one. - Russell
ReplyDeleteThanks Russell!
DeleteI have a feeling that Gerald will not be believed.... (for good reasons)
ReplyDelete'It wasn't me, Constable,' doesn't hold much water when you're caught with the victim's blood spattered all over you.
DeleteThis was corny. And funny!
ReplyDeleteYou're the second one to tell me it's corny. I will have to do better next time.
DeleteIt is corny but funny. Great words though and descriptions, just a groan at the ending. Made me laugh, thanks
ReplyDeleteThanks for commenting, Michael. I'm still waiting for someone to notice the corniest bit - the Colonel's surname!
DeleteCorny or not, it had me laughing. Loved it.
ReplyDeleteThanks sarah.
DeleteLOL...too funny!
ReplyDeleteCheers Dawn!
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