Copyright © [Surabhi Parashar] [2026]. All Rights Reserved. This is my response to this week’s photo prompt by “Friday Fictioneers”. Nonna’s house looks eerily quiet without her. Salt and Pepper loved playing with bells. They are everywhere; I don’t know why. Something just moved! The bell on this shelf is a lever! It opened something….
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At the Turret
Copyright © [Surabhi Parashar] [2026]. All Rights Reserved. This is my response to this week’s photo prompt by “Friday Fictioneers”. A Scottish castle seemed like a perfect escape. Her vision of the perfect romance was merely a chimera, a vain hope. Todd was never supposed to be… They spoke of soulmates and forever love, but…
THIS WAY – THAT WAY
Copyright © [Surabhi Parashar] [2026]. All Rights Reserved. This is my response to this week’s photo prompt by “Friday Fictioneers”. Nina opened the curtains. Stepping out for her morning stroll, she felt exceptionally restless. It wasn’t that Sam got an unusual diagnosis or Brick invested all his money in a stupid business venture. Melissa was…
Holiday Detour
Copyright © [Surabhi Parashar] [2026]. All Rights Reserved. This is my response to this week’s photo prompt by “Friday Fictioneers”. It felt like Indian summer, but Jess and Levi wanted to make the best of their holiday. Jess loved to roam, and Levi was an architect. This Spanish town definitely checked all the boxes for…
The Knotted Message
Copyright © [Surabhi Parashar] [2026]. All Rights Reserved. This is my response to this week’s photo prompt by “Friday Fictioneers”. Popé’s runner started his journey on a full moon day. The Gobernador had spread soldados in every nook and corner of San Juan Pueblo. People called him “Running Deer.” He knew every bend in the…
The Good Witch: A Spell of New Beginnings
Copyright © [Surabhi Parashar] [2026]. All Rights Reserved. Vieux-Port de Montréal was always a major tourist attraction. The cobblestone streets of the old stone town magically transported visitors to the 18th century. But ever since Cassie Nightingale opened her boutique and inn there, it became even more enigmatic. She inherited the Château from her great-grandmother….
The Good Witch
Copyright © [Surabhi Parashar] [2026]. All Rights Reserved. It’s almost Friday, and time for my “Friday Fictioneers” story. Vieux-Port de Montréal was always a major tourist attraction. The cobblestone streets of the old stone town magically transported visitors to the 18th century. But ever since Cassie Nightingale opened her boutique and inn there, it became…
Operation: No Barbecue
Copyright © [Surabhi Parashar] [2026]. All Rights Reserved. It is Saturday morning, and Ryan doesn’t have to go to kindergarten today. Bryan is still eating his breakfast, squished into his high chair as always. He is such a slowpoke. He kicked his soccer ball and was planning to play with the water hose. When he…
The Clue
Copyright © [Surabhi Parashar] [2026]. All Rights Reserved. Detective Brown was standing in Mr. Bennett’s lavish house. No one required his services for a long time. His last case was 5 years ago, when Mayor McCallion herself honoured him with a plaque in front of the press. Gloria Bennett, the daughter of the city’s wealthiest…
What We Carry Forward
Copyright © [Surabhi Parashar] [2026]. All Rights Reserved. Here’s my response to this week’s photo prompt by “Friday Fictioneers” and my 100-word story to go with it. Today we gather to hear Grandpa’s will, all of us back in the old farmhouse. I wonder if this is what he wanted, one last reunion. None of…
