Snow globe

PHOTO PROMPT © Dale Rogerson

Nolly, the gnome, reclined on the bench. Life was good. For one thing you get all the dazzling, fluffy beauty of snow. Without the cold. Nolly shivered at a memory of frostbite on his large nose. He allowed his eyes to wander along the treetops to the clay-tiled rooftops where the perimeters began.

Perimeters of dome proportions that he couldn’t ever cross. Still, better than a November garden.

Beyond the perimeter, approached a dark shadow. Nolly gripped the bench tightly knowing the quaking would end soon enough. And all the tiny snowflakes would tumble gently over him in glorious splendour.

100 words

My first post for the decade! Nolly is a miniature garden gnome, of fairy-sized proportions, who has been up-cycled as a decorative feature in a snow globe.

Perhaps you will spare a thought for the inhabitants of your entrancing ornament the next time you shake it. 😉

Written for Friday Fictioneers hosted by Rochelle Wisoff-Fields, where the challenge is to write a story in 100 words or less. Click the frog to submit your own flash fiction and read what other’s have written.

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Responses

  1. neilmacdon avatar

    A delightful confection, Fatima

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    1. Fatima Fakier avatar

      Thank you, Neil 🙂

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  2. Colline avatar

    How original. I enjoyed reading this viewpoint.

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    1. Fatima Fakier avatar

      Coming from you, that means a lot. Thank you, Colline.

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  3. Iain Kelly avatar

    Sounds like a good life – if he can cope with the shaking! Charming tale 🙂

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    1. Fatima Fakier avatar

      Thank you, Iain!

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  4. rochellewisoff avatar

    Dear Fatima,

    What an imaginative and enchanting piece. Happy Friday Fictioneers New year.

    Shalom,

    Rochelle

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    1. Fatima Fakier avatar

      Happy Friday Fictioneers New Year to you too! Thank you, Rochelle!

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  5. Keith's Ramblings avatar

    I’ll never shake a snow globe fiercely again! A great take on the picture Fatima.

    Here’s mine!

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    1. Fatima Fakier avatar

      Glad to have changed your perspective, Keith!

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  6. msjadeli avatar

    Cute idea for the prompt 🙂

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    1. Fatima Fakier avatar

      Glad it delighted. Thank you, Jade.

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      1. msjadeli avatar

        You are very welcome.

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  7. theministryofshrawleywalks avatar

    Oh I love this, really well done!!

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    1. Fatima Fakier avatar

      I had an inkling that it would please the minister of fairytales herself 😉 Thank you, so pleased you enjoyed it.

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      1. theministryofshrawleywalks avatar

        It does please the minister HIMSELF!!

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  8. James McEwan avatar

    I like the uplifting idea of enjoying the snow, like all gnomes do – after all they live outside.

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    1. Fatima Fakier avatar

      I can only imagine what snow feels like. Having never experienced it. Luckily, Nolly the gnome filled me in 😉

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  9. granonine avatar

    This one leaves me smiling. I love the idea of the snow globe for this prompt 🙂

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    1. Fatima Fakier avatar

      Thank you! I was mildly obsessed with snow globes as a child so this was fun to write.

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      1. granonine avatar

        I’ve always loved them, too.

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  10. pennygadd51 avatar

    What a delightful and inventive take on the prompt! I love the line “He allowed his eyes to wander along the treetops to the clay-tiled rooftops where the perimeters began.” Perimeters is such a good description for the boundaries felt by someone inside the globe.

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    1. Fatima Fakier avatar

      Thank you, Penny 🙂 I’m glad you picked up on that word choice.

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  11. susanmehr avatar

    I enjoyed your POV and great description.

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    1. Fatima Fakier avatar

      Thank you, Susan.

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  12. Dale avatar

    What a wonderful and whimsical take, Fatima. I loved it.

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    1. Fatima Fakier avatar

      Thank you, Dale.

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  13. Lynn Love avatar

    A really charming idea, Fatima. I hope Nolly enjoys his ‘retirement’ in the globe

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    1. Fatima Fakier avatar

      He is having a ‘blizzard’ of a time, it seems!

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  14. Russell avatar

    What a great take on the prompt!

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    1. Fatima Fakier avatar

      Thank you, Russell.

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  15. Tannille avatar

    Cute. I hope he doesn’t get bored!

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    1. Fatima Fakier avatar

      That might be an issue at some point…

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  16. Eugenia Parrish Author avatar

    Nolly’s got it good if he can just hang on. What an absolutely unique little story!

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    1. Fatima Fakier avatar

      Thank you, Eugenia!

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  17. Sascha Darlington avatar

    Poor Nolly! I hope he’s got a good stomach! Lovely story…unless Nolly is being held captive by a treacherous witch….

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    1. Fatima Fakier avatar

      Not a captive. Although that would have been a good plot!

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