The probing light didn’t break her desperate silence but it did reveal her silent secret.
This 15 word story was inspired by the photo prompt from Ronda Del Boccio courtesy of Rochelle’s always fun Friday Fictioners Challenge AND Sammi’s challenge to write about “silence’ in exactly fifteen words. For me, the photo and the idea of silence seemed a perfect match, so here we are …. 🙂
Tina Stewart Brakebill 
At some certain level of compression, a story becomes a poem. I believe you’ve squeezed the words to that point
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True. But it still tells a story (of sorts) 😉 And Sammi set the 15 word limit! 🙂
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Nicely put together, Tina. I see the silence here too..
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Thanks. 15 words was a fun challenge!
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Very nice.
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Thanks 😊
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A lot in this.
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Thanks 😊 15 words can say a lot.
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Not usually a fan of multi-prompts but you did this one so well!
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Thanks! When I saw the photo I immediately thought “someone’s hiding. Someone’s got a secret.” Just seemed a perfect fit for Silence.
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It did fit perfectly!
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A perfect match indeed. Well done!
Susan A Eames at
Travel, Fiction and Photos
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Thanks 😊
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I also do not care for multiple prompt posts in general, but this one worked.
Makes me wonder what you might have done with 100 words.
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It’s a secret 😉 (and thanks)
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This is very poetic but I want to know her secret now. 🙂
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😊😎 I’ll never tell …
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