It’s time for Rochelle Wisoff-Fields’ Friday Fictioneers again. I apologize to my fellow fictioneers for having been a dawdling reviewer. I had so much work that I was too tired in the evenings to even read. This will go on for another week or three, but I’ll try to read as many of your stories as I can, I love this part of the Fictioneers routine, it is so interesting to see all the sparks of creativity one picture can ignite, and to have a little chat with the authors.
The task for the Friday Fictioneers is to write a story: beginning, middle, and end, in 100 words or less. You can find all the Fictioneers’ stories when you click on the Froggy. Please read, comment, and if you like, join the fun. Everyone is welcome.

Come Away With Me
There is an adage, ‘The eyes are the windows to the soul.’
This here is a wild soul–untamed and free. The black eyes are like tunnels: dark, dangerous, and irresistible.
I watch the creature through the only window to the world my soul has. Watching me in return, its sharp beak comes closer and makes me flinch back. But instead of demanding favours—offered and accepted many times in the past—it brings me a feather.
“Come away with me,” the crow whispers with a husky voice.
I accept the gift. Amidst a flurry of black feathers we fly.
(100 words)
The title comes from this song. I’m having far too much fun with matching titles to my favourite songs.
Featured Image: Fliegende Krähe mit Feder, Frauenwinkel bei Hurden am Zürichsee 2011-11-17 14-49-42.jpg. By Roland zh (Own work) [CC BY-SA 3.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0)%5D, via Wikimedia Commons
Beautifully done. An excellent take on the prompt.
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I’m glad you like it, thank you.
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I love both your piece and Norah: well done.
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Thank you. 🙂
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Dear GAH,
Lovely take on the prompt and kudos for not taking it literally.
Shalom,
Rochelle
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Thank you, Rochelle, and happy birthday!
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Lovely story, and great take on the photo.
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Thank you. 🙂
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This is very dark fantasy. Makes me shiver. Well done.
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Good catch. I tried to keep it open to different interpretations. Thank you.
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Such a lovely shivery story! (And I love crows! And I love the idea of flying away, and leaving the world behind.)
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Me, too. Especially since I’m a bit stressed down atm. Thank you!
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And it’s darkly romantic, too. Very nice!
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Wow, poetic. I loved it.
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Thank you. 🙂
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Glorious words with striking moments like these two lines: “This here is a wild soul–untamed and free. The black eyes are like tunnels: dark, dangerous, and irresistible.” I really like them alot. Very nice interpretation fo the photo prompt.
Isadora 😎
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Thank you. It’s always good to know which words work. This part, and the end, is my fav too.
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Your words and Ms Jones’ song in perfect harmony! Love it,
Rosey Pinkerton’s blog
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I’m glad you think so, thank you.
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This take is really a wide angle perspective. Great job.
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Hehe, thanks for the punny review.
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So romantically poetic.
Quite enjoyable read.
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Thank you.
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Awesome! I can feel the flight and hear the sound of the wings! 🙂
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Thank you for the lovely review. 🙂
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I do like that song and your piece was poetic and mysterious.
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I find her voice so relaxing, especially when I’m stressed out. Thank you! 🙂
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This has to be some story to convince us all to fall in love with a crow!
You have drawn us in to the imaginative world of this tiny story.
Lovely take on the prompt!
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This makes me very glad. I’m always a bit worried my characters are boring. Thank you for your lovely review. 🙂
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This has a real mystical feel, Gah. I like the flurry of black feathers at the end. Very nice!
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Thank you. 🙂
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Lovely images and feel to this. I love the ending – it really captures the enticement of escaping into a world of fantasy.
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Thank you Margaret, this is what I wanted, glad you read it like that.
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This read to me in the rhythm of a Norah Jones song. You have created some beautiful imagery here. I love the mood and tone you’ve set.
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Thank you, I’m glad you like the mood. I usually think about the title after the fic is finished, and then song titles come to mind. I’m glad you think the two fit together.
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You did a great job matching up the song title to the piece.
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Love the song to go with this…sets the mood perfectly and enhances it, I think.
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Thank you. I love the song, too. I’m glad you think it enhances the mood, it doesn’t always work.
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I liked this story a lot. We have crows here and my husband’s caregiver feeds them. They come back every day for more and are smart. She saw one dipping the food in water before eating it. I call them her pets. 🙂 — Suzanne
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Thank you, Suzanne. Yes, crows, and all the other birds in that family are extremely intelligent, they can solve complex problems.
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Great poetic feel to the story and the ending is open to different interpretations which makes it more interesting.
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That’s what makes reading the comments so much fun. 🙂 Thank you.
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Loved it. Starting with sinister overtones and ending on an ethereal, romantic note. You made me want to fly away with the crow too. Great song.
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Thank you. 🙂 Great that you want to fly away, too.
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Very nice. In the end I relate to the crow as the American Indians might, as something positive and wise. Such a privilege to be gifted a feather and flight.
… And that Nora Jones song is awesome
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I see crows as positive, too. I like watching them, they are also highly intelligent birds. Thank you. 🙂
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