PHOTO PROMPT © Dale Rogerson
Another sunrise.
Another day.
Another month on unemployment.
Another year has come and gone.
The dogs are a year older or nine years older in dog year.
My hair has gradually turned gray.
My car has long been repossessed by the bank, leaving me riding the bus.
The only thing left is this old house I inherited from my great-aunt and very soon, I will lose that too. I have sold it to get myself some funds.
Who knows when that will happen. Who knows when luck will change for me. Who knows when I will once again gain employment.
(100 words)
Each week, Rochelle Wisoff-Fields-Addicted to Purple hosts Friday Fictioneers where we’re challenged to write a piece of flash fiction in 100 words, more or less, based on the picture above.
Bleak, poor bloke he seems hopeless
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He sure does. I hope things change for him/her soon.
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This was so sad! 😦
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I agree.
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You chose an effective structure to tell your story of unemployment. Bleak stuff.
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Thank you.
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A poignant write full of questioning and great sadness. A good 99 words.
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Thank you.
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Your’e welcome.
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How sad. You’ve done a really good job of setting a mood.
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Thank you, I wrote from personal experience, as I had a similar experience recently.
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You’ve captured the mind of an unemployed person so accurately. It is heart breakingly accurate. Beautifully written. Thank you for sharing.
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Thank you.
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I was unemployed for a while & you’ve captured the inner thinking very well. Nicely written.
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I was unemployed for about three months earlier this year and I felt the same way. It was a very sad time.
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Well done! Thank you for sharing. I guess people don’t really know what being unemployed is like until they’ve experienced it. (At least that’s what I am learning these days.) You’ve captured the struggle quite beautifully.
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Thank you and I completely agree. People won’t understand what’s it’s like to be unemployed until it happens. I went through that struggle for a few months early this year and I don’t ever want to experience that again.
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