100 words!

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I’m in my flying saucer, I’m having such fun! It’s only a single-seater, so it’s quite inconspicuous. I bet you can’t see me. Oh, you can, ‘hello’!

I see all sorts from up here. Nige from number nine slipped into Nellie’s next door earlier. Pretty Polly was perched on her patio, she’s not the prude I perceived her to be, I’ll say no more! 

Oh look, there’s Doug digging a hole. I’ve not seen his wife for ages, you don’t think … phew, he’s planting a tree!

Thirsty work flying a saucer, time for a cuppa. Stand clear, down I come. Weeeee!

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Click Froggie to look down at the squares!

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Thanks to Rochelle for hosting Friday Fictioneers.

PHOTO PROMPT © Rochelle Wisoff-Fields

46 thoughts on “100 words!

  1. Suzette Benjamin's avatar Suzette Benjamin February 25, 2026 / 13:56

    Great point of view story Keith. I love what you saw in the prompt photo!

    • Keith's Ramblings's avatar Keith's Ramblings February 25, 2026 / 16:20

      Thanks, Suzette, it was the first thing I noticed when the pic popped up!

    • Keith's Ramblings's avatar Keith's Ramblings February 25, 2026 / 16:21

      Thanks Neil, I had a feeling there would be quite a few dark takes so I went the opposite way!

  2. James Pyles's avatar James Pyles February 25, 2026 / 15:24

    You had me at, “she’s not the prude I perceived her to be.”

    • Keith's Ramblings's avatar Keith's Ramblings February 25, 2026 / 16:22

      She surprised me too, James, you should have seen her!!!

  3. Sadje's avatar Sadje February 25, 2026 / 15:32

    Haha! A UFO 🛸 is great for spying on the neighbors.

    • Keith's Ramblings's avatar Keith's Ramblings February 25, 2026 / 16:23

      There’s so much we don’t know about them! Thanks, Sadje.

      • Sadje's avatar Sadje February 25, 2026 / 16:32

        Yes, we can only assume, but you can say with confidence as you’ve experienced it 😀

  4. Kritika Maheshwari's avatar Kritika Maheshwari February 25, 2026 / 18:08

    This is fun. Enjoyed reading 🙂

  5. Lisa or Li's avatar Lisa or Li February 25, 2026 / 19:09

    Such a mood-lifting story, Keith. Reminds me of the time my son and I were eating lunch outside on the lawn by his workplace parking lot. I heard a sound, looked up, and there was a drone, watching (listening to?) us. I gave it the finger and it flew off lol

    • Keith's Ramblings's avatar Keith's Ramblings February 26, 2026 / 16:12

      Haha, good for you, I’m guessing they got the message!

      • Lisa or Li's avatar Lisa or Li February 26, 2026 / 23:51

        Probably some kid just testing out his birthday present…

  6. Nancy's Notes 🖊️♬'s avatar Nancy's Notes 🖊️♬ February 25, 2026 / 20:35

    Hahaha! I saw it too, dear Keith! This is much funnier than any UFO story I could have written. Cheers! 🛸

  7. Christine Goodnough's avatar Christine Goodnough February 25, 2026 / 20:46

    You’ve derived quite the adventure from that prompt! I suppose you had binoculars along?

  8. Unknown's avatar Anonymous February 25, 2026 / 20:55

    A fun piece and a jolly trip around the neighbourhood.

  9. messymimi's meanderings's avatar messymimi's meanderings February 25, 2026 / 22:17

    Now we know why we don’t want drones flying over our homes. This is a really funny one, though.

    • Keith's Ramblings's avatar Keith's Ramblings February 26, 2026 / 16:49

      We certainly don’t, I have to put up with helicopters too!
      Thanks, Mimi.

  10. Will's avatar Will February 26, 2026 / 01:32

    That was amazing, Keith. Great fun!

  11. beth's avatar beth February 26, 2026 / 02:01

    you’ve been on a whirl around the hood

  12. gc1963's avatar gc1963 February 26, 2026 / 02:19

    You can do well with a drone …it will save you the thirsty flight !! 😂😂😂😂

    Flying saucer to snoop around… that’s wicked Keith!

  13. justjoyfulness's avatar justjoyfulness February 26, 2026 / 11:27

    What a fun piece! I’m sure the govt. would be interested in said saucer 🙂

    • Keith's Ramblings's avatar Keith's Ramblings February 26, 2026 / 17:02

      Bit of a squeeze getting two of us in, but worth the effort!

  14. Dale's avatar Dale February 26, 2026 / 18:05

    How fun this is, Keith! Of course, you picked an interesting piece of the photo (you smart guy, you).

    • Keith's Ramblings's avatar Keith's Ramblings February 27, 2026 / 16:47

      One tries one’s best to be different from the rest – oh look, I almost wrote a poem!

      • Dale's avatar Dale February 27, 2026 / 16:55

        Yes, indeed! It is always fun to be the one who succeeds as you did this week 🙂

  15. Inside the Mind of Isadora's avatar Inside the Mind of Isadora February 26, 2026 / 19:31

    Whimsical write, Keith. I can just imagine the fun of seeing things without anyone knowing. HAHA

  16. rochellewisoff's avatar rochellewisoff February 27, 2026 / 12:54

    Dear Keith,
    What a cute story. Thanks for taking us along for the ride. 😀
    Shalom,
    Rochelle

    • Keith's Ramblings's avatar Keith's Ramblings February 27, 2026 / 16:54

      I’m pleased you liked my simple little tale, thank you!

  17. Ange's avatar Ange March 1, 2026 / 12:56

    🤣 great story Keith – and I’m so happy to now realise that it was you up there so my character doesn’t have anything to worry about – you’re just a peeping Tom alien👽😃

  18. Dawn M. Miller's avatar Dawn M. Miller March 1, 2026 / 17:28

    Such fun! I loved this one Keith. It made me LOL.

  19. Michele Bianchi's avatar Michele Bianchi March 1, 2026 / 18:10

    That was fun as always. I especially, appreciated the alliteration

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