Last week was one of those weeks best forgotten. I did no writing but lots of driving and listening, to mainly boring people, talking about mainly boring topics. I missed my Friday Fictioneers fix, like lots of others I look forward to Wednesday when the email from Rochelle drops in my inbox and I wonder in what direction the photo prompt will take me. The photo this week is courtesy of Jennifer Pendergast -hmmm
Genre: Horror
Word Count: 100 words
Busy Bees
The giant bee at the entrance attracted local newspaper headlines.
GIANT BEE LANDS IN HONEYPOT
HONEY, I GOT STUNG!
Alice ignored them and carried on with her work.
The giant bee was the idea of the PR-savvy graduate, foisted on her for the summer.
Alice ignored her too, and went to talk to her bees.
“She’s a problem, but we can’t have too many questions asked.”
“Buzzzz,buzzzzzzzzzz?”
“Just as you wish.”
That night as Alice drank the golden elixir, which she had done inside one shape or form for three hundred years, the hives were empty.
The swarm was forming.
PS – I needed an extra word, so I hope the hyphenated PR-savvy is allowed.
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Haha love this story. She’ll definitely create a buzz of activity for a while to come
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Oh yes I think things will be buzzing for a while 🙂
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No fate is too dreadful for the pushy intern. 🙂 Nice one Dee. Loved the conversation.
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You listed this as “horror” and left room for many “what-comes-next” possibilities for the ending of this story. Nice job.
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Yes, I wasn’t sure about the ‘horror’ tag, but felt it was more than ordinary fiction but not sci-fi, so horror seemed to fit the bill
Thank you for reading vb
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To Dee or not to Dee, that is the question. I think the PR-savvy (correct, BTW) intern is about to suffer the stings and arrows of outrageous fortune and the bees of an outraged Alice. That stings-ks. Sigh. Can’t seem to help it this morning.
janet
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Oh you’re really buzzing today!
Great comment, The Bard will be happy! 🙂
Dee
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Yikes! I loved this. But I’m glad it’s only a story! ;D
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Thank you Linda, me too!
🙂
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I think PR-savvy is fine. An interesting mystery forms here…
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Thank you Jennifer and thanks too for the amazing photo, gave us a lot to think about this week
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I see the correlation between your week and this story. Whether you meant it or not; Alice.
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Well it was a bit of a strange week..
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ooooh I like it. Just enough mystery to leave the reader wanting more 🙂
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Glad you do, wasn’t sure about it, but it seems to have worked.
Hope you’re well and enjoying your coffee…
Dee
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Oooooh, very creepy! But creepy in a good way!
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It was a bit different for me, but glad you liked it Jan
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Alice Bee-comes the Queen?
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Could be….(sorry)
Thanks Joe
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“drank the golden elixir” is a great mood setter. Nice job.
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Thank you, tasted good….
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Nice story. I certainly enjoyed.
Thank you for sharing.
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Thanks, I’m glad you liked it.
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As jan mentioned, a creepy take. A creepy, wonderful, inventive take!
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Thank you Troy 🙂
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I knew I wouldn’t make a good intern. Great story!
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Thank you Jackie, good to hear from you 🙂
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Dear Dee,
A spooky take on the prompt, and I wonder if it has not taken place many times over the life of the planet. Good job.
Aloha,
Doug
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Dear Doug
Thank you as always.
I think there is something about bees that bring out the spooky/strange stories.
Take care
Dee
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AHHH! Head for the hills!!!! Quite good.
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Yes definitely.
Thanks for reading Kent
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Beware aged apiarists! Good story, that must have been some week you had! 😉
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Brilliant!!!
Yes it was not a week to be happy with (sorry it’s catching)
Thanks for reading
🙂
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Sometimes those kids right out of school need to be stifled a bit just to curb their enthusiasm, but I fear Alice may be taking it a bit too far.
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Think you’re probably right on both counts 🙂
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