It’s time to write another piece for Friday Fictioneers! Thank you to Rochelle Wisoff-Fields who hosts this venture. Each week Rochelle chooses a photo prompt to inspire writers to produce a 100 word piece of flash fiction. Do use the link to her blog if you are interested in joining the group. It’s a great way to get involved in writing.
PHOTO PROMPT © Sandra Crook
Something in the air
Henry had never been keen on visiting stately homes so it was with some dismay that he found himself on a stag night in one of these formidable buildings.
He shuddered as he felt a sense of others who passed through open doors, walked along passages and slipped up and down stairs with feet that made no sound on the floor. The place was filled with people as silent as the paintings on the walls.
No-one else saw or heard a thing but it was clear to him that there were more guests in the house than had been invited.
Edith M. Field 
Maybe he’ll be taken by the ghosts to their own celebration
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Such a great idea! Thank you for this plot suggestion. It has started me thinking . . . !
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I love the description of the ghostly inhabitants. Good story
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Thank you for your response. I’m glad you enjoyed the story.
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great scary story
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Thank you!
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Dear Edith,
Subtle and spooky. Well done.
Shalom,
Rochelle
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Dear Rochelle
Thank you for your appreciative response.
Best wishes
Edith
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Wonder if Henry is a ghostly visitor himself? Spooky story.
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Now that’s an interesting thought! Thank you for sharing it with me.
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Oh, poor Henry…I wonder if he can walk through walls now…well done.
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I wonder! Such an interesting idea. Thank you.
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Maybe they’re not guests but spectral inhabitants.
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I like that suggestion! Thank you.
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Nicely understated ghostly tale.
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Thank you. I’m glad I didn’t ‘overdo’ it.
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I’m certain this old building would have that feel to it.
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I’m glad you sensed it too! Thank you, Iain.
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‘The place was filled with people as silent as the paintings on the walls.’ That’s a great line!
Henry must have been acutely sensitive to the paranormal.
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Glad you liked that line. Thank you for letting me know. I’m sure you’re right about Henry . . . !
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That was eerie. Nicely done, Edith.
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Glad you enjoyed it, Varad. Thank you for letting me know.
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I don’t think Henry is entering into the SPIRIT of the stag party, is he.
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Hahaha! I like what you did there!
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Oooooh, ghostly but somehow not creepy. Just matter-of-fact. I like that.
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Thank you. I’m glad you think I struck the right balance.
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Excellent, I too took a similar route in spirit because I saw no one in the picture.
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Thank you for your response. It is interesting that we had similar thoughts about putting a story together. Great minds . . . !
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Ghosts like parties too – especially if there are spirits to drink! Nice one Edith.
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Hahaha! Thank you for this comment, Keith. Great fun!
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Lovely, I do like the sense of the peace in these old houses – as if you are an intruder into the past. Nice lift in the story.
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Thank you for your response. I’m glad you enjoyed the story.
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Now that’s some Flash fiction! I liked the line “The place was filled with people as silent as the paintings on the walls”. It seems his stag night will turn into something. Enjoyed the story Edith.
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Thank you for letting me know you enjoyed the story. I’ve a feeling there will be some unexpected developments during the stag do!
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He may have something interesting to talk about at the wedding.
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I’m sure he will. Thank you for your comment.
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Really eerie.Loved this, Edith.
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I’m glad you enjoyed my story. Thank you for letting me know.
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this is eerily silent tale. Myth says that the ghost’s feet do not touch the ground and hence the silence.
https://ideasolsi65.blogspot.in/2018/03/the-villa.html
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That is very interesting. Thank you so much for your response and for sharing the myth with me.
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Sounds like his antennae are finely tuned into realm of spiritual beings. It actually makes me more concerned for those who don’t know what’s going on around them. I’d hate to be somewhere surrounded by ghost watching me without knowing they were there. Well, who knows. Perhaps that’s already the case.
xx Rowena
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Perhaps it is the case! An interesting idea – you’ve got me thinking now! Thank you so much for your response.
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That same idea cropped up in a stalker scenario read in a flash. We’re looking out through our eyes, but certainly I don’t feel anyone’s watching me. Yet, if we are looking out, they are looking in. Hopefully, the they doesn’t include ghosts and crazed stalkers. I’m quite happy to pass under their radar!
xx Rowena
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I’ll join you under their radar! You bet!
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Lucky him:) But seriously, I love the image of ‘people’ as silent as the paintings. Well done.
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Thank you very much!
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