Post 1617. Wednesday January 17
*The observant among you may have noticed that after 12 years at Blogger I’ve switched Keith’s Ramblings to WordPress. I’m still learning so please excuse any mistakes I may make!
“A ghost train” shouted Billy”
“Oh no!” shouted Molly.
“Coward!” he yelled climbing into car twenty-two. With a jerk, it entered the unknown.
Molly ate a burger whilst waiting for an ashen face Billy to emerged but there was no sign of car twenty-two or any other cars.
An anxious-looking ghost ran from the tunnel. “What’s happened?” Molly asked.
“Something terrible Miss” he replied.
“Where’s Billy?”
There was a tap on her shoulder; she spun around and there he was. His biggest fright of the day was seeing blood-red tomato sauce dribbling from Molly’s open mouth!
“It broke down and we had to walk out the back. Fancy a ride in a teacup?”
Thanks to Rochelle at Friday Fictioneers for hosting and J Hardy Carroll for the photo prompt
You had the tension in this one. I was holding my breath. Well done.
Boo! Cheers Irene.
A not so spooky explanation that managed to give her a fright! Nice chuckle Keith.
Delighted to have amused you Iain!
Dear Keith,
Billy’s a prankster, isn’t he? Loved this one with the misdirect.
Welcome to WordPress. I made the switch 5 years ago and never regretted it. Personally I think it’s more user friendly.
Shalom,
Rochelle
I was up most of last night to make sure my new site was ready for my favourite prompt of the week! Thanks, Rochelle.
I’ve never regretted the move, Keith. I don’t think you will, either, Keith. 😉 There is a learning curve for sure. I once spent hours with the background.
Oh, you had me going on that one! So glad Billy didn’t come back as a ghost 🙂 And welcome to WordPress. You’ll love it.
So was Molly! Thanks so much
Nice chuckle.
Nothing like a chuckle now and again! Cheers Trent
Phew! Suspense till the end! All’s well that ends well 🙂
Burger & tomato sauce make great company!!!
They do indeed! Thanks so much Anita
You left me with a smile on my face, Keith. I could just see the ketchup dribbling down Molly’s chin!
Not a pretty sight! Delighted to have amused you Penny
Glad it had a happy ending. Welcome to WordPress. I think you’ll find it a better experience than Blogger in most ways.
WordPress does not want to let me comment. This is another try.
Finally. Cute story.
….and bingo! It worked! Thank you for persevering Denise
I enjoyed the image, of the ghost running. I feared the worst.🙂
As did Molly! Cheers and thanks for reading.
Ha ha – cleverly done, Keith!
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Thanks so much Susan.
I love the suspense that turns into being nothing. So well written.
Better that than the alternative! Cheers Longname.
Snappy little ghost story. And congrats on the transition to WordPress.
Thanks so much Sandra. Right now it seems like I’m a foreign country!
Great dialogue. Lovely fun story.
I’m delighted you like it. Thanks so much.
What a fright! Thankfully you’ve given us a false alarm. i was holding my breath.
Selfishly speaking, I’m really glad you’ve switched. It’s always been a pain to leave comments on Blogger/ Blogspot sites and I can never get automatic feedback.
Ah I loved this! Great minds 😉
Great minds indeed! Cheers Bettina.
That had more than one twist in it! Nice one 🙂
…and a turn or two! Thank you, Jane.
🙂
Definitely the teacups for me!
It’s nice over here, I like what you’ve done with the place 🙂
I’d rather a wine glass. but they do rides in them! I’m pleased you like my new home Annalisa.
Love it, I needed a happy ending.
They are a bit short in supply this week! Thanks Bjorn
Welcome to wordpress! Boy the tension rackets up on this one–and then whew!!
Haha! Whew indeed. Cheers, and thank you.
While i waited for the other shoe to drop, you pulled out a nice surprise!
Rather a nice one than the alternative! Thanks, Mimi – be over at yours later.
Welcome to WordPress! It is so easy to use…
As for the story, that was fantastic!
I’ve been putting off moving across for years – if only I had done it sooner! Delighted you enjoyed my yarn Dale.
I hear ya! And Yes, I did!
well, well… i was led astray again. great ending, though.
Mission accomplished! thanks plaridel.
Ha ha ha ha ha. What a brilliantly crafted work of misdirection! Loved it.
That’s so kind of you Anurag, thank you.
Phew, a happy ending after all!
Looks like we needed one this week! Thanks draliman
Lovely story, Keith.
Welcome to WordPress. I am happy, I would have to type the comments only once, now on.
…which is exactly why I made the move! Suddenly I’m receiving comments from people I regularly visit but have never commented on mine!
Billy sounds a lot like my husband and Molly like me. Such a prankster and clever clever writing again, Keith! Loved the tension in this story and the happy ending at the last. Phew..all´s well that ends well 🙂 Cheers!
You two sound a bundle of fun! Thanks so much for your generous words Tina
🙂
Glad it ended well. Gripping read.
Welcome to WP, KR.
Cheers YS!
A scary story that ends happily – nice one! Why did you switch to WordPress?
Thanks, Elizabeth. I changed because I was becoming increasingly aware that WordPress users were experiencing difficulty leaving comments. That is borne out by the fact that after just 36 hours or so on board I’m receiving comments from people whose sites I’d visited regularly but they’d previously never commented back. On the negative side, Blogger was far more flexible than WP when writing new posts but I’ll just have to accept that!
Ah – I wondered if it was because the speed on Blogger had dropped. I use Blogspot and when I press Publish ton my reply to comments it now takes ages to work.
That was the very thing that srurred me to make the move. I can thoroughly recommend it.
LOL. I had to read twice to see that is was red from her mouth rather than his.POV shift threw me, but only for a minute.
Welcome to off-site WordPress. I’ve had Blogger, on site WordPress and off site WordPress. I like off site the best, but reading their FAQ id pretty rough. Let me know if you get stuck on anything.
I’m pleased it only took a minute Alice! Thanks for your thoughts on WordPress. It’s beginning to make sense, but I’ll take up your offer if I find myself in a jam!
An entertaining story- for me – about the thrills and the Wizard of Ozedry of fairgrounds – the mechanics and the magic side by side. Nice one.
Beautifully put if I may say so! Thanks so much.
I too started on Blogger. Moving to WordPress was the best thing I ever did. It took a while to get used to it, but like Rochelle said it’s much more user friendly, both for the blogger and those who wish to leave comments.
As for your story, I really got a kick out of it. Good one, Keith.
I’m already reaping the rewards of moving! After 12 years at Blogger such a move was bound to prove a bit of a challenge, but I now think I should have done it ages ago. I’m delighted you enjoyed the story, thank you.
Well, you totally had me anxious and fooled, right up to the end — nicely done! Hope you like WordPress. Being selfish here, but I certainly like being able to comment normally on your page for the first time!
Not selfish at all! I knew commenting on Blogger was becoming a nightmare and it cost me dearly. This was the main reason for the move. Better late than never! I’m really pleased you liked the story Joy. Thanks.
I’m surprised Blogger hasn’t made it easier to comment, given all the people I know who complain about it and those who have, like you, moved from the platform for that reason.
Nice surprise, Keith.
Smart move to WP. I started on Blogger too and made the same move.
Thanks Ted. I’m certain I’ve made the right move.
Haha what a riot. I was never brave enough to go on the ghost train as a nipper. I do now though, all the time, those other sky leaping rides are far scarier! Great story, Keith.
I’m with you Kelvin! I’d rather have my feet on the ground. Cheers
Not selfish at all! I knew commenting on Blogger was becoming a nightmare and it cost me dearly. This was the main reason for the move. Better late than never! I’m really pleased you liked the story Joy. Thanks.
Suspenseful for sure! I enjoyed reading your story, well-written. So much said in only 100 words. =)
Well, here’s another 4….thanks so much Brenda!
Great story Keith. I enjoyed a lot. Molly is such a scaredy cat!
Tell me about it! Cheers Meena
That was great Keith. Loved the ending. I’m still smiling.
Smiling back at ya’ Dan! Cheers.
Ha! Ha! I think you tricked everyone, great twist in the end.
I’ve been thinking of changing over to the dark side too, as it seems many people just don’t post comments in a blogger site. Some misplaced loyalty is keeping me from doing it. Can you really get all your blog across?
I felt exactly the same after 12 years at Blogger. All I will say is, the number of comments I’ve received on this FF post is my highest ever by far! I chose not to transfer all my stuff across, instead I’ve put a link back to Blogger in my new sidebar, but to answer your question, yes you can and it is simple. Go to ‘settings>other>back up content’ and you’ll get a file in your documents folder to import to WordPress. QED! It’s not as dark over here as you’d think!
There was tension in this story, Keith but a happy ending. I liked the parts about the anxious-looking ghost and dribbling tomato sauce. 😀 — Suzanne
That’s very kind of you Suzanne, thank you.
Whenever you commented on my posts you’ve kindly put a link to yours on Blogger, which I appreciated. But I rarely commented because it was such a pain in the butt. Very happy you’ve moved to WordPress. Once you get used to it, I think you’ll really like it.
Without question, it’s the best thing I’ve ever done blog-wise. The proof is in the numbers – never before have I received the quantity of comments this post has attracted. Blogger folk, follow me follow…! Cheers Fandango.
Good one, Keith. You had me afraid that he’d come out a ghost!
Welcome to WordPress! If you ever need help, give a shout-out, but I think, for the most part it’s pretty user friendly.
Now that would have been scary! Thanks your offer to assist. .So far I’ve managed with trial and error but if I get stuck I’ll take you upon it. Cheers Sascha
#1…I am impressed with the number of comments. Way to go Keith!
The blog looks great. Good luck. I always have such a problem commenting on WordPress so I will see how this goes.
Have a great week!
It the greatest number of comments I’ve ever had, so I’ve clearly made the right move! Some WordPress user don’t allow Blogger comments which is why I came up with this link insert after my comment –
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Thanks for dropping by Barbara.
Lovely. Billy’s matter-of-fact explanation is such a contrast to his earlier enthusiasm.
I guess it was a bit of a letdown! Thanks so much Sarah.
Uh-oh, if a teacup were to break down that could be really scary. Cute story!
I can think of nothing worse! Thanks for dropping by.
Great gentle tale. Enjoyed it. Twice.
Thank you so much Patrick
Had us fooled there, thinking something awful had happened! Nice tale Keith
Mission accomplished! I’m pleased you liked it Lynn
🙂
I dared you to go on a ghost train with me once and you wouldn’t!
I swore you to secrecy!
Fun story!
Thanks so much Dawn