Gary and the Scarecrow

Welcome to The Spot Writers. The prompt for this month is to write a 100-word piece using the five words: harvest, glow, iron, paint, clock.

This week’s contribution comes from Chiara De Giorgi. Chiara is an Italian author and currently lives in Berlin, Germany. She writes fiction, with a focus on children’s literature and science fiction.

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 Gary and the Scarecrow

by Chiara De Giorgi

During the annual pumpkin harvest, Gary knocked down a scarecrow, brought it home, called it Tom, and played cards with it. Then, he started to paint the iron gate a nice shade of sunset glow, and Tom was there, holding the paint can. It was not easy to get the right hue, and as the clock struck midnight, Tom dropped the can on Gary’s foot. When his father heard Gary screaming, he went out to see what was happening, and Gary told him about his day with the scarecrow.

“My boy,” said his father, “you’ve been daydreaming again.”

The end

 

 

The Spot Writers:

Val Muller: http://www.valmuller.com/blog/

Catherine A. MacKenzie: https://writingwicket.wordpress.com/wicker-chitter/

Phil Yeats: https://alankemisterauthor.wordpress.com/

Chiara De Giorgi: https://chiaradegiorgi.blogspot.com/