The Incident
People swore you could still hear the screams, even after several levels of government poured money into the restoration project. But the tunnels restoration and beautification could not make-over the memories and nightmares. Local residents simply avoided using it. Even newcomers stopped after hearing of “the incident”.
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Great hook, Janet. I’d be curious what this leads up to and where it goes.
Thanks for the comment on my story.
Siobhan
Thanks Siobhan.
A place imprinted by dark events…creepy.
Here’s mine:http://teschoenborn.com/2012/04/13/friday-fictioneers-3/
What is it about a tunnel that inspires “creepy?”
I am with siobhanmuir…I want to know the rest of the story!
http://swthink.blogspot.com/2012/04/michael.html
(I don’t know the rest yet). Be right over to read yours.
Love that you left whatever the incident is, up to the readers. Nice,
Yes, and I imagine everyone will think of something different.
Such suspense; there is more that need to be told, a tragedy that took the town by storm and surprise, leaving dark memories and after taste of the ‘incident’. Do continue, please.
Thanks for the stop over.
Your welcome. It’s nice to meet you.
When I saw today’s photo on another blog, I was looking forward to seeing what you’d come up with, as I thought it might be something like this. Wonderful! Think of the possibilities for “the incident” you’ve got roaming in our minds.
**insert scary laugh here**
Evocative. Want to know more about what happened before the restoration project. Here’s mine: http://furiousfictions.com.
Thank you, I shall be right over to read yours.
Spooky!
Dear Janet,
The ‘Incident’ was well done. Oh, the images your unspoken event will conjure up in your readers. And you didn’t even have to describe it. Clever, you.
Aloha,
Doug
http://ironwoodwind.wordpress.com/2012/04/13/bermuda-triangle-summer/
Thanks Doug. Sometimes less is more. I think everyone will imagine something different.
Too bad the officials couldn’t repair and renovate the pain and memories of “the incident”.
The lack of details with the event gives different meaning and perspective depending on the reader. This could be a start of a longer story.
I guess there are just some things time and government money can’t heal. Thanks for stopping by.
I really need to know what happened here – a great taster for something else.
http://www.writewords.org.uk/archive/28707.asp
I guess you know by now I like to leave people guessing!
Oops, wrong link. http://castelsarrasin.wordpress.com/2012/04/13/a-place-to-die-for-friday-fictioneers-13-april-2012/#comment-1199
The screams and “the incident.” You left us wanting more. Great job.
You’ve read mine but for others–my story, “Shell Shocked,” is here: http://www.banterwithbeth.blogspot.com/
I have a tendancy to leave it hanging. Thanks for coming by.
Love the title. Intriguing. I want to know more.
The title jumped into my head first (not really sure why) and then I build the story around it.
this is when someone says, “but….but…..but……..how can you stop there?”
You can only do so much in fifty words. Thanks for coming by.
I want to know what happened. Nicely done
Sorry, those files are classified.
Hmmm . . . makes we wonder if the government had something to do with it. Getting them to pour money into something is not easy. Great job of leaving us hungry for more.
Yes, once the government starts throwing money at something you know they’re up to something.
Yes! Just like Lady Macbeth’s “damn spot,” some things don’t disappear. This was a great take on the prompt – funny that most have been equally as nefarious this week. I guess we are all a little afraid of the dark…
~Susan (http://www.susanwenzel.com/)
Susan, I love the Lady Macbeth reference, you’re right.
It sounds so ominous….
Here is mine! On the lighter side~
http://susielindau.com/2012/04/13/high-hopes-150-word-flash-fiction/
It’s good to have a balance of light and dark
The nameless horrors are always scarier than the ones spelled out–and what need to spell it out? Everyone knows.
Good point.
I agree with Doug. You left it for us to fill in the blanks and it worked.
Here’s mine: http://wp.me/p1Tjpv-a5
Thank you. I”m glad.
Man, what happened in there??? Good job!
Oh, the classic horror pitch! An oldie but a goodie! I thought this was a great flash fiction. Kudos!
http://littlewonder2.wordpress.com/2012/04/12/friday-fictioneers-halfway-bridge/
Thank you for the compliment. I appreciate it.
Wonderful piece. Glad you left it hanging in suspense. Got our imaginations running waiting for the next episode. Here’s mine:
http://www.triplemoonstar.blogspot.com
I wanted to know more – this felt almost like a pitch rather than a story itself. But either way, I would definitely read the rest. You’ve got me hooked!
I’m over here: http://elmowrites.wordpress.com/2012/04/13/friday-fiction-the-tunnel/
Wonderful introduction. I love to know more about ‘the incident’
Mine’s here
http://tollykitsjourney.wordpress.com/2012/04/13/flash-fiction-story-1-for-fridayfictioneers/
I think “the incident” is described in Lindaura Glamoura’s story! Dark and mysterious, Janet. I can’t think of a Hall & Oates song to describe it…
No, neither can I but I wish I could.
Loved “even after several levels of government poured money into the restoration project” — really sad we didn’t get to know what “the incident” was
Made me want to know about the Incident. Nicely done.
http://shirleymccann.blogspot.com/2012/04/nightmare.html
Now THIS is a story I want to hear more of — masterful and tantalizing!
Without even knowing what happened, I know it was scary. That was great buildup in a few words.
Short and Sweet… now, what was the incident! Definitely got my interest.
http://tedstrutz.com/2012/04/14/100-words-flash-friday-fictioneers-the-underpass/
sounds like an everyday tourist experience where I come from!
scary, but yr usual fine job/ thanx again
Wow. Loved it. The mysterious “incident” is instantly ominous, made more so by the government attempting to bury it with renovations. The locals avoiding it and hearing the screams just makes it even more eerie.
http://garybaileywriting.wordpress.com/2012/04/13/134/
Hey….I love the pic and the wee story that accompanies it! What a great idea…….
what’s the incident? what is the creepy story behind it?