You might like to use this week’s image to inspire a completely new story, with a word count I’ll leave to your discretion, but try to keep it micro please 🙂 You can also carry on the story you started last week with the painting (La Porte by Henri Duhem) to inspire the next episode. I chose this painting at random out of a dozen or so images I’d picked out as writing prompts, so I’m crossing fingers it works as a follow on to last week.
Post the link to your story in the comments and do say if you’re inviting a critique from the readers.
Jane Dougherty Writes 
I know how you feel 🙂
My imagination loves the paintings you choose. Thanks for another great prompt! Got something here: https://fantasyraconteur.wordpress.com/2016/07/15/the-anchor/
Thanks for the reminder about asking for critiquing. I keep forgetting! I will put up a post it note to that affect.
This proves interesting, I could rescue the earlier narrator from the bracknell rockery, have a goal — the gate; send Dr. Teagarten in or out the door, or start something new or completely stand alone. The cogs shall term.
Get those cogs rolling!
As you will see, I need your help and the help of the participants too.
Together we’ll create a masterpiece 🙂
I hope you can draw and paint. I’m not very artistic, 🙂
I leave that to the experts 🙂
Here you go. I have no idea what is going on. I’m hoping Dr Teagarten isn’t responsible.
https://fmmewritespoems.wordpress.com/2016/07/15/the-gate-microfiction-challenge-5-for-jane-dougherty
I couldn’t focus on work today, so I wrote this instead. Comments always welcomed.
https://merrildsmith.wordpress.com/2016/07/15/microfiction-challenge-the-gate/
Hi Jane, hope you have a good weekend. Here are my thoughts:
https://summerstommy.com/2016/07/16/microfiction-challenge-5-the-door/
I wrote this a stand alone fantasy, but I keep feeling I should finish the 2 travelers or perhaps let Dr. Teagarten step through the door/gate. Help! Critiquing welcome. Also goes over 200 words — yikes, I must confess.
https://phylor.wordpress.com/2016/07/16/jds-microfiction-5-the-door-mynedfa/
hi Jane, here’s an ottava rima and a prose 🙂
https://ladyleemanila.wordpress.com/2016/07/16/microfiction-challenge-5-the-door/
Hi, Jane! I am more than open to kindly but truthful criticism!
https://writersdream9.wordpress.com/2016/07/16/nearing/
At a technical level, I couldn’t fault it. As a story, religious themes don’t do it for me, but it’s purely subjective and doesn’t detract from your attractive use of language and metaphor.
Thank you, Jane. I we all have different ideas, huh? It’s great that you are open enough to read!
We don’t all have the same spiritual beliefs, but that doesn’t matter, as long as we don’t inflict them on other people 🙂 You write good prose, and that’s all that matters here 🙂
I never want to inflict my beliefs on anyone. In fact it’s against my religion. 🙂
Then it’s an admirable one. If there’s one thing that gets up my nose it’s the jehovahs and Mormons who do the door to door with their pamphlets and their subscription forms!
We are forbidden to proselytize.
Not Christian then. I had the idea you belonged to an eastern religion.
Yes. I’m a Baha’i.
I’ll have to look that one up 🙂
Part 2. This story just flowed Jane. No work at all! Have a lovely weekend! -Kat
https://kmmyrman.wordpress.com/2016/07/16/seasoning-part-2/
Dear Jane, thank you again for the opportunity. Here is my submission, perhaps still at the window and this time seeking La Porte. http://engleson.ca/?page_id=7771
https://phylor.wordpress.com/2016/07/16/microfiction-challenge-5-the-door-passage-to-seann-choille/
is a revised version of my story, taking into consideration your suggestions. It does set up my 2 travelers, and perhaps will bring their story towards a conclusion. I’m leaving the other version up, too, just for comparison.
Thanks.
The Gate to Happiness
https://rivrvlogr.wordpress.com/2016/07/17/the-gate-to-happiness/
Critique welcome, Jane.
I did 🙂
https://methodtwomadness.wordpress.com/2016/07/18/junk-mail-art-the-door/
Yes! finally wrote and posted! critical feedback appreciated, but being late and taking into account your busy-ness, I won’t mind if you give this one a miss 🙂
I’m sitting at the dining table surrounded by boxes that need sorting through, rubbish from the cellar and the shed, a dog, bags and boxes waiting to be filled… A few minutes reading stories is very welcome 🙂
Did you ever get back to the sorting? 😊
I sorted a whole box of kitchen utensils and even found some useful things!
well done! ours is over stocked but you never know when you need a corer to make stuffed zucchini or a mini grate for nutmeg etc etc…
I say useful, that’s a bit of an exaggeration. They’re more ancient and useless but decorative…if you like that kind of thing 🙂
decorative is sometimes necessary even if not useful 🙂
Thank you for the endorsement 🙂
No problem 🍴🍴🍴