Photo by Laura Mitchell
Professor Darling was startled from his work when his colleague, Professor Barrie, burst into his office waving a sheaf of papers above his head.
“The evidence is rock solid!” Barrie shouted, nearly hopping from foot to foot.
“Eh, what?” Darling carefully placed his pen down on his desk. “What are you going on about?”
“This!” Barrie waved the papers again. “Look here,” he dropped a paper on the desk. “Geologic make up.”
Another paper. “Carbon dating.”
And another. Barrie whispered in a frenzy, “DNA sampling.”
Darling glanced at the papers, picking each up in turn. “These are all from the same sample?”
“Sample?” Barrie grinned. “I should say so. It’s from the latest ‘statue’ to be recovered from Pompeii.”
Darling was confused. “The one with the wings?”
“Yes! Look at the DNA report again.”
Darling’s eyes widened in shock as he read the report again. “This isn’t human,” he muttered. “It’s not even…”
“It’s not anything we’ve seen before,” Barrie was quivering. “Faeries do exist.”
Trying my hand at the Friday Fictioneers picture prompt for the first time this week. 100 words, more or less, based on the picture.
Hmmmm, wonder where those names came from??
Nice job!
Yes, I wonder…
Clap your hands, we now have hard proof that we can believe in fairies.
*clap!*
Wonderful, wonderful names! I do believe in fairies, I do!
Thanks for reading!
Short and sweet. I like it!
Thanks, Krista!
Very nice
. Mine is here if you get a chance
http://boomiebol.wordpress.com/2012/09/20/orisa-oyinbo-friday-fictioneers-921/
Thanks! I’m going to read everyone’s entries this weekend.
good job… I liked the idea of the statue being some(one/thing) from Pompeii.
Thanks! It’s the first thing I thought of when I saw the picture.
Imaginative! Loved the twist at the end. Did they find fairy dust in the DNA sampling?
They found evidence of faeries, yes. How? I don’t know. I just make this stuff up.
Ah, I found you! Thanks for your comment on mine.
Very much enjoyed this tale of discovery
Thank you!
Not to take anything away from your story, I really did enjoy it, but it makes me think of the Santa Claus M&Ms commercial, “They do exist!”
LOL! I guess it does! I never made the connection.
well, DNA evidence wasn’t available at the time of THE barrie and darling, but who says it isn’t their descendants? well done.
Yeah, I never said what time period it was/is – and does it matter? No way! It’s fiction! I can do what I want! LOL
certainly can.
I believe in fairies, I believe in fairies, I believe in fairies!
Great story; faith is such a power and I love the character names. The slapping down of paper after paper is fantastically described and really draws us into the tension of the piece.
I’m over here; http://elmowrites.wordpress.com/2012/09/21/friday-fiction-breaking-the-backs-of-angels/#comment-2116
Thanks so much! I’ll be visiting your piece over the weekend.
Clever fairy tale . Loved the Pompeii angle. Terrific take on the prompt.
I missed this earlier. So fun!